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CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY PROGRAM
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth ’ s clinical operations team , along with the medical staff of Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Fort Worth , work closely with the cardiothoracic surgeons and the clinical teams of Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth in the care , treatment and recovery of patients needing cardiac surgery . Through collaborative efforts between the two hospital entities for streamlining processes and closely monitoring quality outcomes and patient experience indicators , the Fort Worth cardiovascular program will continue to lead Tarrant County and counties to the west in innovation , research and advancement of complex cardiovascular care . The chief of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth is Gonzalo V . Gonzalez-Stawinski , MD .
In fiscal year 2020 , as the volume of cardiothoracic surgeries increased , the surgeons on the medical staff increased the use of robotics in the operating room for some procedures and for appropriate patients . Robotic cardiac surgery is less invasive with the use of instruments and robotic tools controlled by the surgeon . In addition , a large percentage of the program ’ s valve surgeries can be performed in a minimally invasive manner with a 3-inch incision .
Also during fiscal year 2020 , the Cardiothoracic Surgery Program opened a new hybrid suite , which provides expanded space and options for both cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons . Hybrid suites combine traditional operating rooms with angiographic instruments and allows physicians to provide advanced medical procedures in a minimallyinvasive way with only one surgical intervention .
Total cardiac surgeries –
Fort Worth ( FY20 ):
333
ECMO program
Total thoracic surgeries –
Fort Worth ( FY20 ):
115
Collaboration among all cardiovascular programs and teams led to caring for many complex cardiovascular patients in fiscal year 2020 . In fact , the teams worked closely for patients who received a LVAD that pumps blood in order to sustain the heart , either short-term during a procedure or for up to seven days . Caring for the most complex cardiovascular patients , the teams worked together for patients who transferred to the hospital from all over the region and were deemed appropriate for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ( ECMO ) life support .
Total ECMO – Fort Worth ( FY20 ):
42
TYPES : Venovenous :
26 Venoarterial :
13
ADVANCED HEART FAILURE
ECPR :
3
The Advanced Heart & Lung Disease Center at Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth expanded over the past year to include a multidisciplinary team of cardiologists , surgeons , nurse practitioners and a dedicated heart failure specialist who joined the medical staff in November of 2019 . In order to accommodate the growth in volume , the clinic was moved into a larger area updated with advanced technology .
The Advanced Heart & Lung Disease Center provides a variety of services , including a shared care model for VAD patients living in Fort Worth , medical management of progressive systems , medication optimization , mechanical circulatory support devices and evaluation , genetic testing for a variety of hereditary syndromes and symptoms , and access to clinical trials .
For more information about this center : 817.922.2273 .
U . S . News & World Report Best Hospitals
We are proud of our close collaboration on the Fort Worth campus with Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth . The hospital , a part of Baylor Scott & White Health , is commended for its recognition through U . S . News & World Report . Released in July 2020 :
For Best Hospital : Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth is ranked # 25 in Texas and # 8 in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area
Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth is rated High Performing in Heart Failure
Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Fort Worth Cardiothoracic Surgery Program