PLANO, Texas -- The Baylor Health Care System board of trustees recently approved the development of the Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest, a hospital offering cardiology and vascular procedures, treatment and care in a centralized, accessible location. The full-service heart center will be a partnership between Baylor Health Care System and 86 cardiovascular physicians and surgeons who practice in North Texas. This is Baylor Health Care System's second dedicated heart hospital, and the only dedicated heart hospital in Collin County. On June 7, Baylor will break ground on the new facility.
Plans call for the construction of a 180,000-square-foot, 68-bed facility with a dedicated cardiac emergency department and heliport. The $106 million venture, scheduled to open in January 2007, will be built at the corner of Plano Parkway and Preston Road near Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano. Construction will begin in June 2005.
The Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest will be licensed as a general acute care hospital providing inpatient and outpatient cardiovascular care. The facility will provide cardiovascular outpatient, interventional and surgical services, including non-invasive cardiovascular testing, cardiac catheterization, open heart surgery, peripheral angiography, cardiac and vascular interventions, electrophysiology testing, arrhythmia management and treatment, vascular surgery and 24-hour emergency care.
"The center will facilitate integration of services on the Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano campus for cardiovascular patients and their families, which translates to a timely, efficient, friendly atmosphere and the delivery of quality care to our patients," says Joel Allison, president and chief executive officer of Baylor Health Care System.
As the population of Collin County continues to grow, so does the number of residents age 65 and older. According to Collin County statistical data, this population is projected to increase in Collin County by 56.6 percent between 2004 and 2009.
"The center will be designed to best meet the needs of patients with cardiovascular disease by providing seamless care delivery, focusing on preventive health care and comprehensive cardiovascular disease management in Collin County," says David Brown, MD, a cardiologist on the medical staff of Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano.
Baylor Health Care System's first dedicated heart hospital, the Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, is located on the campus of Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. This facility opened in 2002 to provide care and treatment of heart and vascular patients and specializes in short-term minimally invasive surgical procedures.
Source: Baylor Health Care System