ARC has a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer for ages 6 months and up. Patients can request the vaccine at already-scheduled visits. You can also schedule online at MyChartARC.com or call 512-272-4636. If online scheduling is not available, please check back frequently as COVID vaccine quantities change.
Austin Regional Clinic (ARC) doctors, staff, and leadership are committed to providing our community with high quality convenient care. One of the ways we demonstrate this priority is through our online transparency.
You can review our provider ratings and comments on our web site with the confidence that they are all based on verified visits. We post all patient feedback relevant to the entire visit and only refrain from posting comments that are libelous, profane, or those that risk the privacy of our patients.
The below guide provides details about how we collect and share our patient feedback.
ARC partnered with Press Ganey to collect patient feedback about their doctor’s visit. We gather feedback from text surveys that are sent after the visit. Press Ganey is an independent third party customer feedback company that provides the technology to collect the feedback and display ratings and comments on our web site. All ratings are submitted by actual patients and verified by ARC.
Patients for whom we have a mobile phone number receive a text survey within two hours of checking in for their visit. Patients are asked to complete the survey and provide ratings and comments regarding their experience at different touch points of their visit. We use this feedback to recognize doctors and staff, identify issues we can correct, and enhance our care.
ARC posts all positive and negative patient feedback that is relevant to the entire visit. We refrain from posting comments that are libelous, profane, or those that risk the privacy of our patients.
ARC asks questions that touch on the overall patient experience related to their visit. Anyone seeking detailed information about each question can view the ratings for each specific question on the Reviews tab on the provider bio page on the website. We calculate our provider star ratings based on the responses to question number six below. We calculate our location star ratings based on the responses to all the below questions.
Since more recent data provides a more accurate picture, we require a minimum of 30 patient surveys per doctor in the last 12 months before we post a physician’s rating.
ARC physicians and staff review all comments and act to rectify issues. Since the purpose of the feedback is to allow us to improve the overall patient experience, we display the last 90 days of comments which are the most relevant for the practice.
No. Only patients having an outpatient visit by an ARC physician receive a survey. The results are based entirely from patients who have actually been treated by the physician in our clinics.
Comments are reviewed and approved prior to being published to the website. If a comment contains any personally identifiable information, that information will be removed from the comment.
Accepting new patients ARC South 1st Specialty and Pediatrics Ages seen: 6 - 99 Joined ARC: 2022
Dr. Blunk grew up in El Paso, TX. When he is not working, he enjoys playing his guitar, going to see/hear live music, or riding his bike around the lake. His favorite area locales include restaurants like Quality Seafood, Mongers, or Black’s BBQ, music venues Hole in the Wall, The White Horse, or Sagebrush, and Zilker Park/Barton Springs pool.
I have a passion for language and communication, and wanted to work in a field that supports those interests. Plus, Audiology allows me to directly help people in need. In my practice, I focus directly on the present needs of the patient. This means intense listening and always keeping the stated needs of the patient at the forefront of my practice.
You can protect your hearing with custom-made hearing protection ear molds or ear plugs. Ear molds are custom-made in-the-ear devices that protect your hearing with noise-canceling abilities and channel and amplify sound.
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ARC audiologists can help you find the proper ear protection to keep you going in you're creative environment.
Hearing aids can be customized to your hearing needs and lifestyle with the goal to make your hearing sharper and last longer. ARC offers a 30-day trial period with unlimited visits to help ensure a proper fit.
Hearing evaluations and hearing tests help determine if you are experiencing hearing loss and its severity.
ARC offers a wide selection of hearing protection systems to preserve and protect your hearing. We offer custom and universal fit devices to satisfy your level of comfort.
Audiologic, or hearing rehabilitation and counseling, aims to help you relearn the hearing abilities you may have lost due to hearing loss.
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Rating based on "Did the healthcare provider or doctor provide the care you expected?"
It’s great!!
Dr Blunk was awesome today. He made me feel relaxed & calm. He was very professional and helpful.
Dr Blunk was thorough and explained my test and the results. Confirmed what I suspected was hearing loss. Would definitely recommend him.
Good job
Location, simplicity, professionalism, allowed small service animal with no issues, picnic area for waiting after appointment for ride with autistic child needing a snack Noticed a few details while there: someone cleaning, wet bags for umbrellas, how quickly everyone in waiting area was seen, all patients seemed comfortable, security guard in parking lot ate lunch outside and kept doing his job, surprisingly easy parking lot for right off highway
Dr’s were great.
We are happy to welcome William B. Blunk, AuD, Diagnostic Audiology, to ARC South 1st Specialty and Pediatrics.
August 3, 2022 1 min read
Dr. Blunk is currently accepting new patients.
Children (ages 3-11) Adolescents (ages 12-18) Toddlers (ages 0-2)