The Catalyst Issue 17 | November 2013 | Page 2

Robert W. Pryor, MD, MBA President, COO, and CMO, Baylor Scott & White Health The best medicine for all building on a big promise. To bring you the best medical care, W e’re with talented physicians and caregivers working together to give you and your family personalized care. In convenient, comfortable locations that have everything a family needs to ensure their health and wellness. What’s unique about our promise is really very simple: having teams of experts sharing information and ideas to protect and return you and your family to health, whenever you need us. This is the essence of Scott & White Healthcare, which has benefitted patients for many years, including Michele Jesse, Madyson Smithhart, and Sandy Martin—patients you’ll read about in this issue. Now our promise is being brought to life to help even more patients at the new Scott & White Hospital College Station. The new hospital and clinics are wonderful examples of medicine for the future, characterized by high-quality, integrated care that brings the best minds in medicine together working as one, for each one of you. We’re strengthening our promise even further, with our new partnership with Baylor Health Care System to reach more people with high-quality care, supported by medical education and research programs. As Baylor Scott & White Health, we’re combining our resources and expertise, and it’s all for you. We’ve got the best people coming together to help you become healthier. We couldn’t do it without you, some of the best among us. Robert W. Pryor, MD, MBA President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Medical Officer Baylor Scott & White Health Nancy L. Birdwell Executive Vice President and CEO, Scott & White Healthcare Foundation, and Chief Development Officer, Scott & White Healthcare Alfred B. Knight, MD President, Scott & White Healthcare Foundation BRIAN HERVEY Vice President, Philanthropy and Communications Mark W. English Vice President, Marketing Sarah Mackey Associate Vice President, Marketing Maxcey Kite Branding and Communications Coordinator Holly Hallen Consultant P. Brennan & Associates, Inc. Editorial Management Meredith Knight Kathy Lesko Nancy Mills Mackey Jessa McClure Rachel O'Neal Barbara Wray Contributing Writers CLAY Bostian Larry Fields Joe Griffin Gary L. Hansen Photography Korzenowski Design Design The Catalyst is published for friends of Scott & White by Scott & White Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)3, not-for-profit Texas organization. For appointment information, call 800-792-3710 or visit our website, sw.org. Correspondence and inquiries should be addressed to: Maxcey Kite, Branding and Communications Coordinator, Scott & White Healthcare Foundation The Catalyst, 2401 South 31st Street, Temple, TX 76508. SUPPORT SCOTT & WHITE For information about how you can make a gift to Scott & White, please contact the Scott & White Healthcare Foundation. 800-293-4483 | 254-724-2768 foundation.sw.org Send an email to [email protected] ON THE COVER: This painting, titled Medicine in the Brazos Valley, hangs prominently in the new Scott & White Hospital - College Station. To learn more about the painting and artist Benjamin Knox, see page 13. © 2013 Scott & White. All rights reserved. Reproduction by any means of the entire contents or any portion of this publication without prior written permission is strictly prohibited. 2 The Catalyst November 13 | sw.org