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ALL!
in the more than 100 years of Scott
& White’s history. It set in motion
successive initiatives that today are
helping more people, and have helped
put the Scott & White name among
the nation’s Top 100™ Health Systems
by Thomson Reuters.
It was an ambitious goal to raise
$100 million, and it put a bold plan
into action—one that meant an increase
in clinical expertise in more locations,
more research insights gleaned from
the laboratory bench to be translated
to patients’ bedsides, and an intense
focus on medical education efforts.

Vision Campaign
surpasses
$100 million goal
It also meant that new facilities were
necessary to house advanced services and
an increased number of physicians and
caregivers, many of whom were drawn
to Scott & White for the opportunity
to provide state-of-the-art medical care,
and the promise of the good things to
come from that.
New and existing sources of
philanthropic
support
brought
this dream to life. Donations from
individuals, companies, organizations,
and foundations, as well as planned gifts
from donor estates and trusts, made all
the difference. Countless individuals
and organizations gave from their
hearts, so that all of ours could be lifted.
When the 450-bed Center for

2003 Highlights
- Scott & White receives Level I Trauma designation
- Eye Institute and Pavilion Surgery Center opens
- Texas A&M Medical Education Building at
Scott & White is established

2003

Center for Advanced Medicine
on the Scott & White main campus

Advanced Medicine opened its doors
in 2007, it opened up a new world of
healthcare for thousands of patients
and families. Its completion created
the momentum necessary to build
the Glenda Tanner Vasicek Cancer
Treatment Center, funded entirely
by philanthropy. It also resulted in
building upon the research enterprise,
which was marked by the opening of the
four-year Texas A&M Health Science
Center College of Medicine right
here in Temple, Texas. Increased
funding for research imperatives housed
by the Cancer Research Institute,
the Texas A&M Health Science
Center College of Medicine Institute
for Regenerative Medicine, and the

2005 Highlights
- Robert W. Pryor, MD, MBA,
becomes Chief Medical Officer
- Cancer Research Institute is established
- da Vinci Surgical System is put in place
at Scott & White

2004

2005

2004 Highlights
- Construction of the Center for Advanced
Medicine on the Scott & White flagship
hospital campus begins
- Center for Healthcare Policy opens
- Temple College Simulation Center opens

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