Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine is pleased to announce the addition of Chris York, MBA, FACHE, to its senior leadership team as chief operating officer (COO).
"We are excited to welcome Chris to our senior leadership team,"said Doug Lawson, president of Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine. "Chris' wealth of knowledge and experience will benefit our hospital and community as a whole."
With more than 19 years of health care experience, York's most recent role is vice president of surgical services at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He will join the Baylor Grapevine team and work closely with the senior leadership team to enhance strategy, operations, project management and performance improvement.
York earned a bachelor of business administration degree and master of business administration with a focus in healthcare administration from East Tennessee State University. He is a certified healthcare executive and a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. York also serves on numerous health care boards in Dallas and surrounding areas.
"Baylor Grapevine is known for its unwavering commitment to quality patient and family-centered care and I look forward joining the team," he said. "Additionally, my family and I are excited about the opportunity to live in this growing and thriving community."
York will replace current COO Scott Peek who was named president of the new Baylor Medical Center at McKinney. For more information about Baylor Grapevine, please call 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit BaylorHealth.com/Grapevine.
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine is a full-service, fully-accredited not-for-profit hospital serving residents in more than 20 cities throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth region. Focused on being the best place to give and receive quality, safe and compassionate care, Baylor Grapevine works to lead the transformation of health care. The 276-bed hospital offers advanced medical services for cardiovascular services, women's services, oncology, neurology, spine care, orthopaedics, diagnostic imaging, neonatal intensive care, intensive and emergency care.
Baylor Health Care System is a faith-based supporting organization providing services to a network of acute care hospitals and related health care entities that provide patient care, medical education, research and community service. Baylor recorded more than 2.6 million patient encounters, $3.8 billion in total operating revenue, $4.4 billion in total assets and $513.5 million in community benefit in fiscal year 2010. Baylor's network of more than 260 access points includes 26 owned/operated/ ventured/affiliated hospitals, 23 joint ventured ambulatory surgical centers, 50 satellite outpatient locations, four senior centers and 156 HealthTexas physician clinics.
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As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital health platform – MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than 1,200 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White today serves more than three million Texans. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com