\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeveral health care providers in Cedar Park are expanding existing offices and opening new ones to meet demand from the area’s growing population. Here are four recent updates from local providers.<\/p>\n
1. Baylor Scott & White to expand Cedar Park clinic, bring more specialists<\/a><\/p>\n Baylor Scott & White Health<\/a> is expanding its Cedar Park clinic<\/a>, including adding several new full-time specialists in cardiology, orthopedics and podiatry.<\/p>\n “It’s been very exciting for us to have this expansion since there’s been a huge need for it,” said Dr. Melvin Lau, associate chief medical officer for the Austin metro region.<\/p>\n According to Lau and a BS&W spokesperson, the expansion includes:<\/p>\n 12 new exam roomsExpanded treatment spaceA full-time cardiologistA full-time orthopedistA full-time podiatristNurses, medical assistants and other support staffAllergy shot service2. Ally Medical Emergency Room opening this summer in Cedar Park<\/a><\/p>\n Ally Medical Emergency Room<\/a> will open a new location along the Austin-Cedar Park line this summer, according to a news release from the company.<\/p>\n The facility will be the company\u2019s eighth in the Austin area, the news release states, and will be staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The emergency room will be staffed by board-certified emergency physicians and experienced clinical staff to treat both adults and children for a full range of emergencies, the release states. It will also have imaging technology, including CT, X-ray and ultrasound equipment, and an in-house laboratory for rapid test results.<\/p>\n 3. Ascension Seton Cedar Park uses innovative robotic technology for colorectal procedure in Austin-area first<\/a><\/p>\n A surgeon with Ascension Seton Cedar Park<\/a> performed the Austin area’s first single-port robotic-assisted colorectal procedure, according to a news release.<\/p>\n Dr. Amar Shah, a board-certified colon and rectal surgeon, performed the “landmark” surgery, according to the release. It was a single-port procedure, meaning that only one incision was made.<\/p>\n While robotic-assisted surgery was initially cleared for use in general laparoscopic surgery by the Food and Drug Administration<\/a> in 2000, this technology was recently approved for rectal and transabdominal procedures.<\/p>\n The technology can now be used for a variety of colorectal procedures, including tumor removal, according to the release.<\/p>\n