another way to prolong the lives of
patients with heart failure.
The future of
transplantation in the new
Surgical Sciences Building
Soon transplants will be performed in
a facility designed around the rapid
innovations and changing needs in
surgery. The transplant program will
begin performing surgeries in the new
Surgical Sciences Building scheduled
to open in 2018 at Scott & White
Medical Center in Temple. Because
transplantation involves many variables,
such as donor organ availability and
matching, scheduling a transplant
surgery can be difficult. With new
operating suites, readily equipped
with the necessary state-of-the-art
technology, scheduling will be more
flexible and surgeries more efficient.
Additional clinical expertise
One of Dr. Kaplan’s goals is to continue
the trend of recruiting “high-quality
people from high-quality places.”
“We’re recruiting, almost on a weekly
basis,” he says. A transplant nephrologist
from Johns Hopkins will be joining the
team soon, and Dr. Kaplan is looking
for someone to help the leaders of
the heart transplant program expand
their efforts. He stresses the importance
of recruiting people who share Baylor
Scott & White Health’s commitment to
patient care. “In the long run, we want
to bring in talented people who also fit
into a culture of compassion,” he says.
Patient care remains at the heart
of all goals, even as the team strives to
make Baylor Scott & White Health a
regional transplant center. “Growth is
good, but only if you can maintain the
highest quality,” Dr. Kaplan says. “We
have to make sure that we’re giving
the patients the excellent care we’re
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