CHANGING CANCER CARE IN CENTRAL TEXAS.
the number of cancer
diagnoses in Texas increases,
fueled by a rapidly growing
and aging population, it is now
more essential than ever for Baylor
Scott & White Health to meet our
patients where they live. Bringing
comprehensive, integrated cancer
care expertise to the communities we
serve will ease patients’ overall anxiety
in coping with this difficult disease
and ultimately improve their clinical
outcomes and quality of life.
As
Our model of cancer care
doesn’t just treat the
disease; it enables our
patients to continue to live
as normally as possible.
An unprecedented step
Baylor Scott & White is making a
commitment to Central Texas patients,
young and old, to expand cancer care
services and provide a seamless patient
experience from diagnosis through
survivorship. Patients throughout
Central Texas will have easier access to
our accredited model of comprehensive
cancer care, with standardized services
including our nationally recognized
programs in medical and radiation
oncology, all under one roof and
close to their homes. This model,
already in place at locations in
Temple, Waco, and Killeen, lessens
the burden on patients and their
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families by limiting the need to travel
great distances or toggle between
different healthcare systems for highquality, lifesaving treatment.
“Our goal is to standardize the
patient experience, to offer seamless
access to the highest quality cancer
treatment available whether a patient
enters our doors in Temple, College
Station, Waco, Marble Falls, or
any of our sites in between,” says
Michael Davis, director of the Scott
& White Cancer Institute. All this
is connected through one medical
record, which enables providers in
multiple specialties to work together
for the patient, regardless of time
or location.
The strength of the Baylor Scott
& White system means patients not
only have access to the highest-quality
treatment and survivorship programs,
but also may participate in a wide
array of research protocols and clinical
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