The Catalyst Issue 28 | November 2017 | Page 5

CARE IMAGINED Baylor Scott & White Health is extending its primary care reach throughout Central Texas. We’re continuing a tradition of excellence in patient care by championing legislative efforts, expanding our primary and urgent care clinics, and delivering care in new ways enabled by clinical expertise and technology. ew, enhanced primary care services are building upon the considerable strength and resources of the Baylor Scott & White Health system to care for all patients—from pediatric to geriatric—in a vast geography with an increasing population. Primary care serves as the anchor of the entire health care experience, with teams of dedicated internal medicine and family medicine practitioners and N allied health practitioners all focused on each patient’s overall health and well-being. Primary care physicians serve as the patient’s “medical home” (see issue 22 of The Catalyst to learn more), collaborating with specialists when appropriate to meet the specific needs of each patient, supported by the electronic health records system that simplifies communications among caregivers and streamlines patient care processes. bswhealth.com | Fall 17 THE CATALYST 5