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Baylor Scott & White Health news
■ U.S. News & World Report recognizes

11 Baylor Scott & White Health
hospitals
Baylor Scott & White Health has the most
nationally ranked medical centers of any health
care system in Texas in this year's U.S. News &
World Report Best Hospitals list:
* The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano is ranked
#16 nationally for cardiology & heart
surgery.
* Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
is ranked #29 nationally for gastroenterology & GI surgery and #41 for ear, nose, &
throat. High-performing medical specialties recognized as being in the top 10%
of the nation include cancer, diabetes
& endocrinology, geriatrics, nephrology,
neurology & neurosurgery, orthopedics,
and pulmonology. This is the 25th year
that the medical center has been on the
list.
* Scott & White Medical Center - Temple is
ranked #44 in the nation for ear, nose, &
throat. High-performing medical specialties
recognized as being in the top 10% of the
nation are gastroenterology & GI surgery and
pulmonology.
* Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical
Center - Fort Worth is ranked #47 nationally for ear, nose, & throat.
In addition, Baylor Scott & White Medical
Center - Plano is rated "high performing" in the
top 10% of the nation in orthopedics.
Eleven Baylor Scott & White Health medical
centers were recognized in U.S. News' Best
Regional Hospitals category, either by being

ranked or by being rated "high performing" in
common procedures and conditions:
* Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
is ranked #2 in the Dallas metropolitan
area and #3 in Texas. The hospital is rated high performing in aortic valve surgery,
heart bypass surgery, congestive heart
failure, colon cancer surgery, COPD, hip
replacement, knee replacement, and lung
cancer surgery.
* Scott & White Medical Center - Temple is
ranked #7 in the state of Texas. The hospital
is rated high performing in congestive heart
failure, colon cancer surgery, COPD, and
knee replacement.
* The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano is rated high
performing in abdominal aortic aneurysm
repair, aortic valve surgery, heart bypass
surgery, congestive heart failure, and lung
cancer surgery.
* Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano
is tied for #9 in the Dallas metro area and tied
for #23 in the state of Texas. The hospital is
rated high performing in colon cancer surgery
and COPD.
* Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -
Grapevine is tied for #9 in the Dallas metro
area and tied for #23 in the state of Texas. The
hospital is rated high performing in heart bypass surgery, colon cancer surgery, and COPD.
* Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -
Irving is tied for #9 in the Dallas metro
area and tied for #23 in the state of Texas.
The hospital is rated high performing in
congestive heart failure, COPD, and knee
replacement.

UPCOMING CME PROGRAMS
The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is
offering the following programs:
2nd Annual Dr. Matthew L. Davis Trauma Symposium, October 27, 2017, at the Frank
W. Mayborn Civic and Convention Center, Temple, Texas
Cardiology Update for Primary Care, December 1-2, 2017, at the Westin at the Domain
in Austin, Texas
44th Annual Williamsburg Conference on Heart Disease, December 3-5, 2017, at
Williamsburg Conference Center, Williamsburg, Virginia
For more information, visit http://cmebaylor.org/conferences.

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* Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical
Center - Fort Worth is ranked #15 in the
Dallas metro area and #34 in the state of
Texas.
* Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and
Vascular Hospital is rated high performing
in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and
congestive heart failure.
* Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco
is rated high performing in hip replacement.
* Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -
Round Rock is rated high performing in hip
replacement.
* Baylor Medical Center at Uptown is rated
high performing in hip replacement.
"I am proud of the exceptional care teams
at Baylor Scott & White that deserve this recognition for the outstanding care they provide
millions of Texans each year," said Jim Hinton,
president and CEO, Baylor Scott & White Health.
"These rankings and ratings underscore the
trust patients place in Baylor Scott & White
medical centers, whether they are seeking care
for common conditions or highly specialized
treatments."
■ Baylor Scott & White Health and

United Surgical Partners International
join in ownership of Texas Spine &
Joint Hospital
Baylor Scott & White Health and United
Surgical Partners International (USPI) announced a new partnership with Texas Spine
& Joint Hospital in Tyler, Texas. As of August
1, 2017, Texas Spine & Joint is officially part
of the Baylor Scott & White statewide network.
"We are excited by the opportunity to partner
with USPI and this great group of physicians to
serve the people of Tyler, Smith County, and
all of East Texas," said Jim Hinton, president
and CEO, Baylor Scott & White Health. "We
believe this is an excellent way to expand our
high-value integrated delivery network into new
communities throughout the state."
As the integration process continues, bringing the hospital into the Baylor Scott & White
system will further enable physicians and other
caregivers to provide increasingly coordinated care to patients. Providers will be able to
more easily access quality clinical resources,
including a large network of specialty medical
expertise.

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