Empowering
Our priorities for a healthy future
Like a mighty oak tree, the strength of the Scott & White Healthcare system
has lived for more than 100 years. Our core values include excellence, teamwork,
and innovation, to name a few. They have never wavered, focusing on healthcare
delivery that best serves patients and communities. In a changing healthcare
environment, we must continue to raise the level of healthcare excellence and
stay true to our roots established 115 years ago.
e’re taking another step forward,
embracing opportunities to
serve more patients, in even
more vital ways. Scott & White
Healthcare has embarked on an exciting
five-year campaign. Our goal is to raise
$125 million to grow the branches
of Scott & White’s clinical care, at
our locations throughout the region,
with additional lifesaving equipment
and clinical expertise. The Empowering
Excellence initiative is accompanied
by an academic commitment to
advance the field of medicine and the
promise of medical research, focusing
on healthy futures.
New realities in healthcare reform
and delivery drive our commitment
to growth. But it’s the future of our
patients and the people of Central
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Texas that truly motivates our efforts
each and every day. Because of this, we
continue our work to help achieve the
best possible health for all.
Healthcare is dynamic; it evolves
with new technologies, treatments, and
training. What’s constant is the need to
deliver innovative care with compassion
and convenience. Philanthropy is a
critically important component to help
make this happen; it can take our efforts
to a new level. “A better future emerges
with a strong spirit of collaboration
among our physicians and caregivers,
advocates, patients and their families,
whom we are here to serve. We ask that
you join us in this exciting phase as we
work together to empower excellence,”
says Nancy Birdwell, chief development
officer, Scott & White Healthcare,
and chief executive officer, Scott &
White Healthcare Foundation. “As a
nonprofit organization, Scott & White
Healthcare invests all its resources back
into our communities. But we cannot
do it alone,” she says.
“We will continue to empower excellence,
champion progress, and embrace
innovation in healthcare.”
—Alfred B. Knight, MD