the torch Fall 2015, Issue 3 | Page 17

Baylor Dallas Again Ranked No. 1 in D/FW Eleven Baylor Scott & White Health hospitals have been recognized for 2015-16 by U.S. News & World Report, more than any other health care system in Texas. Four Baylor Scott & White hospitals in North Texas were recognized, including Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas which ranked No. 1 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the third consecutive year, and No. 3 in Texas. “Dallas-Fort Worth is an extremely competitive health care environment with some of the most outstanding health care organizations in the country,” said John McWhorter, D.Sc., chief operations officer, Baylor Scott & White. “So we are certainly honored and humbled for Baylor Dallas to be ranked No. 1 in the Metroplex and for three additional Baylor Scott & White hospitals to also be ranked.” The U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, now in its 26th year, helps guide patients who need a high level of confidence as they face particularly difficult surgery, a challenging condition or extra risk because of age or multiple health problems. Objective measures such as patient survival and safety data, adequacy of nurse staffing and other data largely determined the rankings in most specialties. “Being first in the Dallas metro area affirms the engagement of our caregivers and the talented physicians on our medical staff who work hard to provide safe, quality, compassionate care to every patient,” said Doug Lawson, president ofBaylor Dallas. Baylor Dallas, which has been included in the U.S. News & World Report rankings for more than two decades, was ranked nationally for 2015-16 in three medical specialties: gastroenterology & GI surgery, neurology & neurosurgery, and diabetes & endocrinology. Less than 3 percent of the nearly 5,000 hospitals that were analyzed for Best Hospitals 2015-16 were nationally ranked in even one specialty. “A Best Hospital has demonstrated expertise in treating the most challenging patients,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis at U.S. News. “A hospital that emerged from our analysis as one of the best has much to be proud of.” For more information on how you can help Baylor Health Care System continue to be the best in the Dallas metro area through a gift to Campaign 2015: Baylor Makes Us All Better, contact Susan McSherry at 214.820.3417 or Susan.McSherry@ BaylorHealth.edu. “A Best Hospital has demonstrated expertise in treating the most challenging patients. A hospital that em