the health care needs of people in this
region,” says Tim Ols, president for Baylor
Key features
Two additional full-time orthopedic
physicians (increased from two to four)
Expanded space in the cardiology
A second X-ray suite to support
Scott & White – Hill Country region. “As department to accommodate the always, we are dedicated to promoting region’s first interventional cardiologist orthopedic, pain management, and
Additional exam rooms and infusion podiatry departments
the well-being of our community,
and we want the citizens of the Hill
Country to enjoy access to outstanding
specialists and primary care physicians.”
bays in the Cancer Center
Added space to accommodate
One additional full-time Ob/Gyn financial counselors who help patients
physician (increased from two to three) navigate their health insurance benefits
HILL COUNTRY: PHILANTHROPIC OPPORTUNITY
Founding contributors of Communities Connected: Ellen Hower, Cathy Ols, Kay Lowe,
Sandy Olson, Cleo Tapp, Lori Sipos-Mollo, Kathy Garland, and Mercedes Norman
Communities Connected
Baylor Scott & White Central Texas Foundation launches new giving society in
the Hill Country.
ounding contributors of the project or program they wish to support
Communities Connected Circle at Baylor Scott & White Health.
of Giving met for their inaugural
The program continues a legacy
luncheon on Monday, April 29 to hear of community support for Baylor Scott
from local specialists in dermatology & White. Residents of the Hill Country
and pulmonary and sleep medicine at region raised more than $17 million
Baylor Scott & White Health. to support the Baylor Scott & White
Communities Connected brings Specialty Clinic and Medical Center in
together Hill Country women in support Marble Falls, which opened in 2013 and
of quality local health care by providing 2015 respectively.
financial resources to Baylor Scott &
White Health in the Hill Country region.
To learn more about Communities
Donors make individual annual gifts of Connected and how you can get
$500 or more that will be combined involved, please contact Lori Sipos-Mollo,
for greater impact. The group meets foundation specialist for the Hill Country
throughout the year to receive updates region, at (512) 970-2040.
Specialists Dr. Yasir Cheema (Pulmonary and Sleep
Medicine) and Dr. Brian Ransdell (Dermatology)
shared updates on their respective departments at
the Communities Connected inaugural luncheon.
on local hospitals and clinics, hear from
local specialists and hospital leadership,
and ultimately vote to determine the
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THE COMPASS / BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CENTRAL TEXAS FOUNDATION NEWS / SUMMER 2019