Outcomes 2019 - Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital BSWHHVH_646_2019 Outcomes JOOMAG MOD | Page 63

Working with area churches and YMCAs, wellness fairs and health
screenings were staffed by clinical teams in order to provide heart-
healthy information as well as provide blood pressure screenings
with education on hypertension. The Watson Health Heart Disease
Estimates identified hypertension as the most prevalent heart disease
diagnosis in much of the greater service area. Whether a church
requested heart health information and screenings for an audience of
20 or 200, Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital teams in
Dallas and Fort Worth accepted many opportunities to provide much-
needed hypertension education and blood pressure screenings,
especially in underserved areas. Founded as a Christian
ministry of healing,
Baylor Scott & White
Health promotes
the well-being of all
individuals, families
and communities.
Hands-only CPR education continued to be a mainstay in community
outreach activities in fiscal year 2019. At area employers, churches,
police departments and school districts, hospital representatives
provided hands-only CPR instruction in accordance with approved
guidelines. Hundreds of people across the Metroplex learned this
approach to CPR through the community outreach events in fiscal
year 2019. More than 600 people across the Metroplex learned the
compression-only method. Number of people
who learned the
compression-only
CPR method (FY19)
A shopping center located in the midst of the Dallas market is home
to an enthusiastic group of mall walkers, many of whom are seniors.
While not formally organized, the individuals are striving to improve
their health and well-being through walking the mall prior to stores
opening. Once a week, for two hours on Thursday morning, a small
group of clinical team members travels to the shopping center to
provide blood pressure screening, heart health education and to
socialize with this group.
Community outreach project: Dallas at-risk neighborhoods
Patients with chronic conditions living in the primary service area
for the Dallas hospital accounted for a significant number of Baylor
University Medical Center emergency department (ED) registrations
for patients seeking medical care. These patients’ health issues could
have been addressed by primary care providers (PCPs). An analysis
of this cohort of patients living in the underserved and at-risk Dallas
ZIP codes of 75215, 75216 and 75217, enabled hospital leadership to
identify two primary areas of opportunity: hardwire a process for
the patient to see a community health worker from Primary Care
Connection (PCC) before being discharged from the ED in order
to arrange a follow-up appointment with a PCP for the patient and
reduce the number of repeat episodes of care for this cohort of
patients by tracking their PCP appointment compliance.
>857
People who attended
free Leap for Life ®
lifestyle education
sessions (FY19)
>75
Community outreach
events attended in
Dallas and Fort Worth
communities (FY19)
>917
Screenings completed
in the NorthPark Center
program (CY18)
NorthPark Center project and hypertension education
>600
Community wellness and screening events
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