Baylor Scott & White HealthTexas Provider Network

See Schedule OHealthTexas Provider Network (HTPN) is a faith-based, nonprofit physician group providing quality medical health care and health care education to North Texas residents since 1994 and is a key component in fulfilling the overall charitable mission of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH). HTPN is affiliated with BSWH, a faith-based nationally acclaimed network of acute care hospitals and related health care entities providing quality patient care, medical education, medical research and other community services to the residents of North and Central Texas. As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas, and one of the largest in the United States, BSWH was born from the 2013 combination of Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare. Today, BSWH has over 1,200 patient access points including 51 hospitals, 590 specialty care clinics, 254 outpatient clinics, 158 primary care clinics, 32 pharmacies, 30 ambulatory surgery centers, and more than 7,000 active physicians. The system also includes a state certified health maintenance organization, the Scott and White Health Plan and the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance accountable care organization both covering over 1,000,000 lives. During the year, HTPN employed nearly 1,250 physicians and more than 420 non-physician providers providing primary and specialty health care services at more than 399 locations throughout the community. HTPN is comprised of 79 primary care sites including eight urgent care, 171+ specialty care centers, 100+ specialty satellite care sites including 7 liver disease outreach centers, one kidney outreach center, 34 cardiovascular care sites, 15 advanced heart failure clinics, 9 hospitalists programs, a family practice residency program and a multi-specialty residency program. In addition to providing access to primary care, HTPN has more than 60 specialty services to meet the health care needs of the community that include bariatric surgery, cardiovascular care, critical care, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, headache, hepatology, neurology, neuro-oncology, neurosurgery, obstetrics, oncology, otolaryngology, orthopedics, orthopedic trauma, pulmonology, psychology, psychiatry, rheumatology, thoracic surgery, transplant services, urogynecology, urology, reconstructive urology and vascular surgery. HTPN had more than 3.6 million patient encounters during the year and provided health care to more than 250,000 new patients. HTPN is committed to offering access to quality health care including providing free or discounted health care to the indigent, the underserved population and persons covered by government sponsored indigent health care and other government sponsored programs. During the fiscal year HTPN provided free or discounted care with an estimated reimbursed cost of more than $19.6 million to indigent patients qualifying under the financial assistance policy. Also, as part of its mission and charitable purpose, HTPN develops, implements and operates innovative strategies and programs that create access to health services, provide equitable care and improves health outcomes for the indigent and the medically underserved population. These activities include wellness programs, community education programs, special programs for the elderly, handicapped and medically underserved and a variety of broad community support activities. Several of these programs are outlined below. The Volunteers-in-Medicine program is HTPN's community service campaign. Since 1998, the Volunteers-in-Medicine program has provided HTPN physicians and staff with opportunities to take part in meaningful volunteerism both locally and abroad. Through a number of innovative programs, HTPN physicians and staff donate time, services, and money to improve the health status of the medically underserved. In FY22, VIM supported the BSW Community Care Clinics by providing $2,000 to support the Food Pantry Program. Additionally, VIM was able to support the Community Benefit Program by donating $2,000 to five nonprofit organizations for a total of $10,000. Physicians volunteered to provide monthly tele-health clinics for refugees seeking asylum along the Texas-Mexico border. Over a 4-month period, 72 virtual encounters were provided. VIM gifted the River Ministry & Mexico Missions $6,000 to purchase medications for the refugees. Dental equipment and supplies were generously donated to start a clinic in Reynosa, Mexico. Physicians, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Community Health Workers, and Chaplains provided virtual education sessions for international colleagues in Honduras and the Mexican Consulates across Texas. VIM offered 25 virtual sessions covering a wide variety of topics, i.e., Chronic Disease Management, primary care, specialty consults, substance dependence and chaplains' education.Since 2001, HTPN has operated a group of charitable clinics known as the Baylor Community Care network. Baylor Community Care clinics are designed to provide primary care access to uninsured and underserved populations served by Baylor Scott & White Health, many following discharge from Baylor Scott & White hospitals. The Baylor Community Care strategy aims to reduce avoidable hospital utilization and costs by providing patients with comprehensive primary care services, chronic disease education, and community-based care coordination. During the fiscal year, the Baylor Community Care consisted of seven primary care sites providing a medical home for approximately 11,170 patients with a total of 40,164 patient visits. Baylor Community Care network continues to provide innovative services to our uninsured and underinsured population that include, Behavioral Health, Medication Management, Chronic Disease Management, and Specialty Care access.Another unique component of the Baylor Community Care network is the home visit program, a program designed to provide home-based primary care and social support services to underserved patients with complex medical and social needs. Utilizing a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, and community health workers, the home visit program is able to assist home-bound patients and their families following discharge from Baylor Scott & White hospitals or on a referral basis from a physician.