[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s a result of a half-million dollar investment, Seton Medical Center Hays is now a full-fledged Level 3 advanced trauma center.

The local area hospital, located in Kyle, was designated as a Level 3 center earlier this spring, which means instead of it being a stabilize-and-transfer facility, Seton Hays can treat advanced trauma patients without sending them to Austin for more advanced care.

Seton Hays had a ceremony to mark the momentous designation June 16 and to specifically ...