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The state of nursing in 2022

March 1, 2022
The pandemic has exacerbated and highlighted a nationwide nursing shortage. Philanthropy is helping Baylor Scott & White Health hire and keep the best. A Nursing Shortage The COVID-19 pandemic has not only highlighted the heroism of nurses but has also brought increased focus to a nationwide nursing shortage. Increased need for healthcare across the country, […]

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COVID-19 in 2022

March 1, 2022
Three Baylor Scott & White experts answer questions many have asked. Baylor Scott & White Health is fighting the pandemic on many fronts—from helping to heal the sickest of the sick to receiving people with life-threatening emergencies and infections in the emergency department, to administering vaccines and information that keep people well. Vaccinations for Personal […]

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New Directions

March 1, 2022
Baylor Scott & White announces Julie Creamer as president. On March 7, Julie Creamer joined Baylor Scott & White Health as its new president. In thisrole, she will oversee the health system’s clinical, operational and informationservices functions. “With decades of clinical and administrative experience…Julie will strengthen our operational excellence and complement our strong leadership team.” […]

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Foundation thanks advisors, honors their stories at Philanthropic Leadership Award Dinner

January 21, 2022
Philanthropic investments in Baylor Scott & White Health help propel programs that give more patients access to promising treatments, bring comfort where needed and save lives in our community.

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Esophageal cancer breakthrough gets FDA approval

June 1, 2021
Dr. Ronan Kelly authors study released in The New England Journal of Medicine on a global phase III clinical trial at 170 sites including Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. The results of a study published in April in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) found that the immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo®), if used […]

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Celebrating Women Plans for In-Person Return This Fall

June 1, 2021
As North Texas begins to slowly open back up, there is renewed optimism over plans to gather together to advance the fight against breast cancer. The 22nd annual Celebrating Women luncheon is currently scheduled for Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel.With the anticipation of celebrating in person again this year, there is […]

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Hamon Charitable Foundation Gift Supports Healthof Community

June 1, 2021
Utilizing peer-to-peer communication, Baylor Scott & White community health workers are reaching across the community to increase COVID-19 vaccinations for people in Dallas. When Siquem Amador, a bilingual community health worker at Baylor Scott & White Health and Wellness Center, called Mrs. J to offer assistance registering online for the COVID-19 vaccine, her call was […]

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Baylor University Medical Center Earns Level IV Neonatal Facility Designation

June 1, 2021
Hospital also designated as Level IV Maternal Care Center, state’s highest designation for comprehensive maternal and neonatal care. It’s big news that will help the tiniest of patients: Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) has earned designation as a Level IV Neonatal Facility from the Texas Department of State Health Services for offering the highest level […]

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Venita Owens, MBA

June 1, 2021
President, Baylor Scott & White and Wellness Center Improving the health of the community, including those who are uninsured or underinsured, is the goal of the Baylor Scott & White Health and Wellness Center. That mission is a motivational driver for Venita Owens, who served as chief operating officer of the center for eight years […]

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COVID-19 Update

June 1, 2021
To learn more, visit BSWHealth.com/COVIDVaccine Since COVID-19 vaccines became available, we have shared that this is our best defense against the pandemic. It protects you and your family, friends and neighbors, and moves us closer to getting back to doing the things we love. Both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for […]

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Accelerating Care to Underserved Communities

June 1, 2021
Helping hands and helping hearts unite The statistics shared in the May board meeting of Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation were enough to make anyone take notice: These phenomenal results are the outcomes of intentional efforts of Baylor Scott & White Health to accelerate care to underserved communities. Through Baylor Scott & White Community […]

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The answer to successfully treating cancer lies within

March 1, 2021
Baylor Scott & White Health fosters transformational immunology research that can lead to earlier diagnoses and novel immunotherapies through the new Texas Immuno-Oncology Biorepository (TIOB).

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