The Catalyst Issue 20 | December 2014 | Page 9

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER FOR PATIENTS Wayne Anderson of Horseshoe Bay, Texas, is one person very familiar with the integrated care and vast resources of Baylor Scott & White Health. Mr. Anderson has also been a champion of, and has worked tirelessly toward, the creation of the Marble Falls Specialty Clinic that opened last year, and the new Marble Falls Hospital, opening in 2015. Mr. Anderson and his wife, Dottie, moved to Horseshoe Bay from Chicago in 1998, to enjoy retirement and be near family in the Hill Country. The Andersons soon realized how beneficial a complete medical campus available nearby for Hill Country residents would be, alongside the services of Scott & White Hospital - Llano. Over the years, Mr. Anderson has made visits to specialists in ear, nose and throat (otolaryngology), orthopedic surgery, “To help someone really in trouble with a health problem is a huge plus for the community.” and other areas of medicine. When he needed the kind of specialty expertise that was unavailable nearby, he would travel to see those experts, but took great satisfaction knowing Scott & White’s specialty clinic would be up and running in 2013. is more personalized care for our patients, and better communication is a result, because we work together pretty well,” he says. Jack Franklin, MD, a family medicine physician at the Horseshoe Bay clinic, is Mr. Anderson’s primary care doctor. Dr. Franklin coordinates his patient’s care. “I like to say we’re the quarterbacks, who hand the ball off to specialists who care for specific issues, although sometimes we run the ball, too,” he says. He also says that Mr. Anderson is a great example of a patient that Dr. Franklin