LEADERSHIP
to help shape healthcare delivery that meets families’ needs
MEET
THE PRESIDENT
of the Baylor Scott & White Austin/Round Rock Region
hen Jay Fox stepped in
as president of the Baylor
Scott & White Austin/
Round Rock Region in August 2014,
he enthusiastically brought 20 years
of administrative and healthcare
system experience to a team facing
the opportunities and challenges of
a population boom in the greater
Austin area. A skilled leader in
changing times, Mr. Fox had already
spent several years as president of
Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie,
where he was instrumental in the
development and recent opening of
the new $175 million facility, one of
his proudest achievements. Before that,
Mr. Fox was executive director of Our
Children’s House at Baylor, a licensed
pediatric hospital in Dallas, where he
oversaw two facility expansions. So
he is well-suited to lead the Baylor
Scott & White Austin/Round Rock
Region team.
Mr. Fox says the Baylor Healthcare
System and Scott & White Healthcare
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merger has created a wonderful
opportunity to serve more Texans,
as the combined system continues a
shared legacy of delivering the highestquality healthcare services. “I’ve been
very impressed with the leadership
team, the physicians, and the rapid
growth that has happened in such a
short period of time,” he says.
Meeting the needs
of a growing area
People have been moving into the
greater Austin region at a rapid pace
in recent years; in fact, Round Rock
was the nation’s fastest-growing city in
2010. According to more recent Census
Bureau figures, two communities in the
region, Cedar Park and Georgetown,
are among the top 10 most rapidly
growing cities of 50,000 residents or
more in the United States.
As the population increases, so do
its healthcare requirements. Mr. Fox
says the Austin/Round Rock regional
system will broaden services to meet
rising expectations. “We are currently
developing plans to address how we meet
the needs of the growing community.
We have many opportunities to serve
the population, and we’re continuing
to determine what services need to be
developed,” he says.
The Baylor Scott & White Austin/
Round Rock Region’s 200-plus
physicians serve the residents of the
five-county region. Facilities currently
include hospitals in both Round Rock
and Taylor, an emergency medical
center in Cedar Park, and 14 primary
care and specialty clinics throughout
the region. “We’ve been able to recruit
a very impressive slate of physicians,
both primary care and specialty care,”
says Mr. Fox.
Professional and
community service
Mr. Fox is a graduate of Leadership
Dallas, a regional chapter of a
nationwide group that consists of
area community leaders working to