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Baylor Scott & White Health news
■ Baylor Scott & White Health opening

Austin-area primary care clinics,
offering app-based care delivery
downtown
In January 2017, Baylor Scott & White Health
announced new clinics in downtown Austin and
in Austin off of North Burnet Road; in November
2016, a clinic was also opened in Southwest
Austin.
Baylor Scott & White Clinic-Austin Downtown
will introduce a series of tech-driven initiatives
never before offered at Baylor Scott & White.
Enhancements include an innovative patient
check-in via tablet, interactive room displays to
track health progress, Bluetooth wireless technology to transfer vitals as they are taken, text
appointment reminders, and more. Remote services include allowing patients the ability to begin
the check-in process prior to arrival, to consult
remotely with nurse staff, and to utilize Pager-
an interactive, on-demand health care app for
use on Apple or Android phones and tablets.
"Each patient has the power to control their
own health path; we're simply a guide along
the way," said Nick Reddy, chief digital officer,
Baylor Scott & White. "Typically in a doctor visit,
you don't have direct visibility to your health records at your appointment. Now, with the exam
room display we are piloting at the downtown
clinic, patients will be able to see trends and
track progress over time. At this clinic, patients
will have a unique opportunity to see first-hand
what we might eventually roll out to more clinics across the state. It will serve as our testing
ground for new, tech-driven processes that will
aim to improve both the patient and caregiver
experience."
■ New family medicine and internal

medicine residency programs to begin
at Baylor Scott & White-Round Rock
A dozen new internal medicine and family
medicine residents will join the team at Baylor
Scott & White Medical Center-Round Rock
and three of its local clinics in July 2017.
These residents will work under the supervision of Baylor Scott & White physicians,
with the internal medicine program directed
by Suneel Vallabhaneni, MD, and the family
practice program directed by Patricia LopezGutierrez, MD. These medical school graduates will help meet the primary care needs
of the community and ultimately may help
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alleviate the shortage of primary care physicians in Central Texas should they choose to
stay after their training.
A recent Travis County community health
needs assessment identified a lack of community-based and preventive care services, as
well as a shortage of providers and safety net
clinics. A continuous increase in local Baylor
Scott & White patient volume and the success
of graduate medical education programs in
Temple further supported the creation of these
two residency programs. Dr. Vallabhaneni anticipates that 30% to 35% of the residents will
practice locally.
Graduate medical education at Baylor Scott
& White's Central Texas division is affiliated
with Texas A&M Health Science Center College
of Medicine and has a longstanding history of
success, with 21 residency programs and 24
fellowship programs. It is one of the largest GME
programs in the country.
■ Baylor Scott & White Health, United

Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and
City of Dallas join efforts to combat
diabetes
A community-based pilot program offered at
three Dallas recreation centers promotes healthy
behaviors among those who may be at risk for
diabetes and other chronic illnesses. Baylor
Scott & White Health, United Way of Metropolitan
Dallas, and the City of Dallas Park and Recreation
Department are collaborating on the Healthy
Cities initiative. The 10-week program led by
community health workers includes ongoing
follow up with participants.

Healthy Cities, provided at no charge, is offered at the Anita N. Martinez Recreation Center,
Cummings Recreation Center, and SamuellGrand Recreation Center. The program builds
on the accomplishments of the Baylor Scott &
White Health and Wellness Center at Juanita
J. Craft Recreation Center, which opened in
2010 and has seen success with diabetes and
healthy behaviors education for southern Dallas
residents.
The program's first 6 weeks teach participants about making healthy lifestyle choices.
The remaining 4 weeks focus on the cooking
and nutrition aspects of healthy living. Additional
highlights of the program include on-site farm
stands with fresh produce (open to the public);
collaboration with the City of Dallas Park and
Recreation Department to offer recreation and
physical activity programs; and text reminders
to participants with healthy lifestyle tips, tools,
and resources.
Following the completion of the current
programs, new 10-week programs will launch
quarterly at each of the three locations. The
program will be delivered in English or Spanish
based on the needs of the community and
audience.
■ Baylor Scott & White Health

increasing health and wellness
options with new medical center
in Pflugerville
Baylor Scott & White Health leaders joined
Pflugerville city officials on February 8, 2017,
to celebrate the start of construction on a new
medical center set to open in 2018. In addition

UPCOMING CME PROGRAMS
The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is
offering the following programs:
Complex Care: Treatment Trends and Improved Outcomes, April 8, 2017, at Baylor
Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, Texas
Management of IBD-State of the Art, April 22, 2017, at Baylor University Medical
Center, Dallas, Texas
Family Medicine Review, April 12-15, 2017, at Doubletree Hotel, Austin, Texas
Everett R. Veirs Lecture and Ophthalmology Conference, May 19, 2017, at Schoepf's
Bar-B-Que in Belton, Texas
For more information, visit http://cmebaylor.org/conferences.

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