
Community health
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Community Health
March 26, 2025Areas to support in community health Community health: By the numbers We invest in programming that improves health outcomes for all communities within the Baylor Scott & White footprint. Source: 2023 Community Health Needs Assessment Featured stories Learn how generous donors are helping Baylor Scott & White address community health needs in North Texas, empowering […]Learn More Community Health -
Community Care Clinics
March 21, 2025Meeting the needs of the underserved Texas has the highest percentage of uninsured residents in the nation, and in North Texas, thousands of individuals and families face the harsh reality of living without access to consistent, quality healthcare. Many are battling chronic diseases—diabetes, hypertension, COPD—without the guidance of a primary care provider. For uninsured patients, […]Learn More Community Care Clinics -
Street Medicine
March 13, 2025The healthcare crisis among Dallas’ homeless population With an estimated 3,700 individuals experiencing homelessness in Dallas, many face chronic medical conditions, mental health challenges and limited access to consistent healthcare. As a result, emergency departments (EDs) often serve as a primary source of medical care. At Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC), over 10% of daily […]Learn More Street Medicine -
Juanita J. Craft Recreation Center
March 11, 2025A community in need Residents of Southern Dallas face significant health challenges, exacerbated by food insecurity, income inequality and limited healthcare access. In the Frazier neighborhood, the rates of diabetes, heart disease, cancer and stroke are the highest in the city. Additionally, residents in surrounding ZIP codes are three times more likely to suffer from […]Learn More Juanita J. Craft Recreation Center -
St. Philip’s Community Care Clinic
March 11, 2025A county in need In Dallas County, 1 in 5 residents lack public or private health insurance, leaving thousands of families without access to consistent, life-saving medical care. This challenge is especially urgent in South Dallas, where the rates of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and stroke are the highest in the city. Without a regular […]Learn More St. Philip’s Community Care Clinic -
Couple’s donation opens doors for underserved
March 10, 2025Myra and Darwin Smiths’ generous gift will help expand access to genetic counseling and community health worker programs.Learn More Couple’s donation opens doors for underserved -
Making a difference in southern Dallas
September 1, 2024For more than a decade, Baylor Scott & White Health’s Community Care Clinics have provided quality care for uninsured and underinsured patients. To help promote the health and well-being of residents in Southern Dallas, many of whom lack access to a medical home, generous philanthropists have chosen to support the new Baylor Scott & White […]Learn More Making a difference in southern Dallas -
A medical home for the underserved
June 1, 2023Philanthropists Harris and Anne Clark pledged their support of $2.5 million to Baylor Scott & White Douglass Community Clinic – Plano.Learn More A medical home for the underserved -
Having a heart for Hispanic culture
March 1, 2020To address the opportunity for a strengthened connection with the growing Latino population in North Texas, a new Hispanic Heart Group program within Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital was created to provide care with a special understanding of the Hispanic culture.Learn More Having a heart for Hispanic culture