the torch Fall 2017, Issue 3 | Page 17

Emergency medicine goes far trend will likely continue. At sites like emergency medicine providers, we Baylor Dallas, we have up to 10 How do you like to spend your free time? medication refill visits per hour. If you Free time? What’s that? I am have a chronic disease, like diabetes passionate about my work, and do my more than just a medication refill, incredible children. My wife, Amy, and Through emergency medicine we kids. diseases, referring patients to a early on in their career, empower developing care plans that mitigate sense, I guess you could say I love beyond episodic trauma care. As are in a position to reshape emergency medicine by creating greater value not just for patients, but for providers, hospitals and managed care organizations alike. This is where we really differentiate ourselves. EDs are the front door for population health issues. Currently, 60 percent of primary care is performed by emergency medicine providers. It’s staggering, and that or congestive heart failure, you need best to balance that with raising five you need disease management. I love spending time outdoors with the assist ERs in identifying chronic I also love to find talented people primary care medical home, and them and watch them grow. In that morbidity and enhance the quality of gardening. life for patients and their families. SEPT. 30 & OCT. 1, 2017 | SWIM ACROSS AMERICA (SAA) SEPTEMBER 30 – OPEN WATER SWIM AT LAKE RAY HUBBARD OCTOBER 1 – POOL SWIM AT BAYLOR TOM LANDRY FITNESS CENTER Benefitting the SAA Innovative Clinical Trial Center at the Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center swimacrossamerica.org/dallas FOUNDATION EVENTS THIS FALL October 23, 2017 October 26, 2017 October 28, 2017 GRAND ROUNDS ® GOLF TOURNAMENT CELEBRATING WOMEN LUNCHEON HEALTHY HARVEST FUN WALK/5K DALLAS COUNTRY CLUB HILTON ANATOLE HOTEL Benefitting medical education at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas Helping Baylor Scott & White Health fight breast cancer in North Texas BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER AT JUANITA J. CRAFT RECREATION CENTER give.baylorhealth.com/ grandrounds give.baylorhealth.com/ celebratingwomen 17 Helping Baylor Scott & White fight chronic diseases in North Texas give.baylorhealth.com/ healthyharvest