Paris Regional Medical Center has signed an affiliation agreement with Baylor Health Care System effectively immediately. Baylor Health Care System is part of the new Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest not-for-profit health system in Texas. With this five-year affiliation, Paris Regional Medical Center will receive advisory expertise, continuing medical education opportunities and enhanced emergency preparedness capabilities.
“For years, we have served patients from Lamar County who have been referred to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas for expanded services,” says Joel Allison, CEO, Baylor Scott & White. “We are excited for this affiliation to further strengthen Baylor’s relationship with the community.”
“We are excited to affiliate with Baylor Scott & White as part of our commitment to improve access to quality care for the people of Paris, Lamar County and the entire Northeast Texas/Southwest Oklahoma area,” says Marty Rash, executive chairman, RegionalCare Hospital Partners. “Baylor Health Care System, now part of the new Baylor Scott & White, is known throughout North Texas as the region’s leading provider of quality health care and we believe that this affiliation will allow us to expand the level and quality of services available at Paris Regional Medical Center.”
The affiliation will mean advisory expertise in areas including cardiology, digestive diseases, neurology, oncology, orthopedics and women’s services (high-risk obstetrics and neonatal intensive care unit services). The agreement also provides for access to ongoing education programs, internship and advanced clinical programs and additional as-needed consultation services.
“The medical staff and employees at Paris Regional Medical Center are delighted with this new affiliation,” says Stephen Grubbs, CEO, Paris Regional Medical Center. “Many of our physicians and clinical staff trained at Baylor Health Care System hospitals, so there is a natural connection and level of comfort with the organization in the event that our patients need a higher level of care. We are also looking forward to sharing best practices so that we can continually improve the level of care and safety we provide our patients.”
Baylor Scott & White selectively affiliates with other hospitals when those hospitals complement its own service offerings and when the affiliation will help to meet the health care needs of a community. Paris Regional Medical Center will continue to be part of the RegionalCare Hospital Partners system.
* based on unaudited fiscal year 2013 financial statements
Physicians are members of the medical staff at one of Baylor Health Care System's subsidiary, community, or affiliated medical centers and are neither employees nor agents of those medical centers or Baylor Health Care System.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Julie Smith, Baylor Scott & White Health
Julie.Smith2@BaylorHealth.edu
972-800-4060
Jeff Atwood, Paris Regional Medical Center
Jeff.Atwood@regionalcare.com
615-844-9800
About Baylor Scott & White Health
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