a stroke, Dr. Nichols called for an ambulance, which took him to an area hospital.“ I couldn’ t tell the ambulance driver,‘ Take me to Baylor,’” Dr. dePrisco said.“ I couldn’ t talk at all.”
As he recovered, he reviewed images of his brain with the neuroradiologist at the hospital. The scans showed what looked like a normal, healthy brain. At Dr. dePrisco’ s insistence, the neuroradiologist re-did the scans using a process that yielded higher-resolution images. The higherquality images revealed that Dr. dePrisco had indeed suffered a stroke.
“ You can imagine what a surreal experience this was for me,” Dr. dePrisco said.“ It really drove home the point for me, that where you get your health care matters.”
Board Members Meet New CEO
The board meeting also gave members a chance to meet Jim Hinton, the new president and chief executive officer of Baylor Scott & White, who talked with many attendees before the meeting. Jim also concluded the meeting, thanking Dr. dePrisco for his presentation and the Foundation for its support for the system.
“ Organizations like Baylor Scott & White can’ t do what they do if you don’ t do what you do as a foundation,” he said.“ There’ s just not enough money in patient-care revenue to invest in the kinds of technologies that we just saw. Your support and your generosity and commitment to having world-class health care for all our communities is so very critical.”
Dr. dePrisco with his wife, Dr. Nichols, and daughter Trinity
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