Total number of patient registrations( FY16):
NEARLY6,000
In September of 2014, Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital at Dallas expanded oversight of cardiovascular services to Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth. Through this collaborative effort, Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital’ s clinical leadership operates the interventional cardiac services, electrophysiology services, heart catheterization and electrophysiology labs, including a hybrid procedural suite, as well as the non-invasive cardiology services. All of these services are located on the sixth floor of Building A at Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth, a 574- bed, fully accredited not-for-profit hospital with nearly 2,000 employees and more than 1,100 medical staff.
This effort brings together more than 102 years of historic heart care at Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth with the innovative and dedicated heart and vascular care provided at Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital in Dallas. Together, now known as Baylor Heart and Vascular Services at Fort Worth, the cardiovascular services provided offer a broad array of interventional cardiac procedures and non-invasive diagnostic modalities.
Furthermore, with this collaborative relationship, patients gain greater access to cardiology research studies and clinical trials along with increased opportunities for collaboration between cardiologists on the two campuses. Cardiologists from the greater Tarrant County area have joined the medical staff to assist in the growth of heart care and provide direction for new programs and treatments.
More than $ 3.9 million dollars in capital was expended in fiscal year 2016 for upgrading cardiac care-related technology on the sixth floor.
Technologically-advanced equipment in the cardiac catheterization labs provides comprehensive interventional cardiovascular services for patients including percutaneous coronary interventions( PCIs) such as angioplasties and cardiac stent placements. Electrophysiology procedures such as ablations and implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators occur as a part of the interventional services provided. Finished in late fiscal year 2016, a new EP lab was completed which brings the total number of procedural labs to four.
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth also expanded the diagnostic imaging for cardiovascular care, spending more than $ 2 million for a new 512-slice CT scanner located within the Baylor Scott & White – Fort Worth imaging suite. The CT angiography available with this new CT is an important piece of the care continuum and collaboration for Baylor Heart and Vascular Services at Fort Worth.
Nancy Vish, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, president and chief nursing officer for Baylor Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, stated,“ The expenditure of capital was important in order to provide a technologically-advanced environment for physicians on the medical staff and to assist with upgrades to improve the overall patient experience.”
OUTCOMES 2016
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