> Right Care, Right Place continued
With few exceptions, Scott & White
physicians, whether they are in Temple or
an outlying clinic, share a common
electronic medical record database.
Patient’s medical records follow them
seamlessly from one physician to another.
“In other systems, when a patient is
referred to a specialist, there can be long
delays in getting the medical record to the
new physician. Many scans and tests get
duplicated. That doesn’t happen at Scott
& White, because we all share the same
database,” says Dr. Pryor.
Community Support is Vital
“As a nonprofit organization, the hospital
system operates on a very narrow margin,
which means we have about four percent
of our revenue at the end of each year to
reinvest in new projects that benefit
patients,” says Pat Currie, chief of hospital
services.
“We are modernizing current facilities
and opening new ones. We also know that
advances in technology will continue.
There is always a new piece of equipment
that can do a better job for our patients,”
says Ms. Currie.
Nancy Birdwell, chief development
officer, Scott & White Healthcare, says
support from Scott & White’s extended
community of friends and donors is
important to the continued growth of this
patient-centered system.
“Without the help of those who
are invested in the work of Scott &
White—friends,
donors,
patients,
community leaders—we wouldn’t be able
to bring new advances to our patients as
quickly, and we are so grateful for their
support,” she says. ■
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THE CATALYST Winter 09
Vision Campaign Supports
Scott & White Growth
The Scott & White Vision Campaign is a $100 million effort that will
advance specialty care at Scott & White and bring care closer to the
people of Central Texas. Phase I raised $50 million, helping to enhance
and fund the new 636-bed Scott & White Memorial Hospital, with the
new Heart and Vascular Institute; the Glenda Tanner Vasicek Cancer
Treatment Center; and the Cancer Research Institute. The funds also
helped build the 72-bed Scott & White University Medical Campus in
Round Rock and the 50-bed Continuing Care Hospital in Temple.
Phase II of the campaign was announced this summer to raise
another $50 million to help build a new Surgical Sciences Building,
the Bone and Joint Institute and the Lake of the Hills Regional Medical
Center. Through philanthropic gifts and community partnerships, Scott
& White’s Central Texas neighbors and other generous supporters are
helping to fulfill Scott & White’s Vision of becoming the most Trusted
and the most Valued name in American Healthcare. This can’t happen
without first providing outstanding medical care throughout the region
with new facilities and expanded services.
“Funds from Phase I of the Vision Campaign helped Scott & White to
grow upward at our main campus, to become the hub of great medicine,
top-notch patient care and innovative research,” says Alfred Knight, MD,
president and CEO of Scott & White Healthcare. “Now, in Phase II, even
as we continue to grow in expertise and technology, the organization is
reaching outward geographically. We seek to bring home to our
neighbors the benefits of our world-class medical center.”
As part of Phase II of the Vision Campaign, the completion of the
Surgical Sciences Building on the Temple campus in 2012 will nearly
double current capacity to meet patient demand. The Bone and Joint
Institute will centralize all orthopedic services, and construction of
Lake of the Hills Regional Medical Center in Marble Falls will bring
sophisticated hospital and specialty care to the growing Highland Lakes
and Hill Country areas.
“Our goal is to empower the people of Central Texas to take control
of their health,” says Dr. Knight. “We can do this by giving them access
to exceptional care in convenient locations, and the tools and resources
necessary to help them make good decisions about their family’s
health,” he says. “That’s what Scott & White is all about.”