4/18/13 6 p.m. update from Waco on tragedy in West, Texas

April 18, 2013

WACO, Texas – 6 p.m. – Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center – Scott & White Healthcare has been assessing and treating the patients who arrived at our facility and are preparing for the possibility of receiving additional patients as search and recovery efforts continue. Of those we have treated, 28 were admitted, and seven of those [...]

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11:30 a.m. update on tragedy in West, Texas

April 18, 2013

TEMPLE, Texas – 11:30 a.m. Scott & White hospitals in Temple received, and has been treating, five victims from the Wednesday evening explosion in West. Three patients are at Scott & White Hospital – Temple, with two listed as being in critical condition and one is listed in fair condition.  McLane Children’s Scott & White [...]

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Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center update on West tragedy

April 18, 2013

WACO, Texas – During the events of the past 10 hours, the focus of Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center – Scott & White Healthcare has been on assessing and treating the patients who arrived at our facility and on preparing for the possibility of receiving additional patients as search and recovery efforts continue. Of those we [...]

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1:00 a.m. update on tragedy in West, Texas

April 18, 2013

TEMPLE, Texas – (April 18, 2013) 1:00 a.m.  Scott & White has received five patients, three at Scott & White – Hospital, and two at McLane Children’s Hospital. Two of the five patients are listed in critical condition; the other’s conditions are undetermined at this time. A special phone number has been established for family [...]

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Scott & White Healthcare opens new clinic in Pflugerville

March 19, 2013

In order to better serve the needs of patients and the community, Scott & White Healthcare has opened a new clinic in Pflugerville today. Previously, Scott & White had a clinic in Pflugerville located at 1501 Pecan Street.  The new 11,800 square-foot clinic (near the intersection of 685 and Pflugerville Parkway) replaces the Pecan Street [...]

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McLane Children’s rolls out new transport ambulance

March 5, 2013
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When a child is sick or injured, transportation to McLane Children’s Hospital Scott & White can be a critical step to needed care. McLane Children’s now has a new state-of-the-art pediatric and neonatal transport ambulance. The new king-sized vehicle made its official delivery reception on March 4, 2013. Special care features, such as an onboard [...]

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Lung transplant program launched at Scott & White

January 25, 2013
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A Gidding, Texas man is grateful to now be able to draw a deep breath and tell you how nice it is to have a new set of lungs. He was the first patient for the newly established Lung Transplant Program at Scott & White Healthcare. The Scott & White Lung Transplant Program is the [...]

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Scott & White Healthcare to offer cancer services at Hurd Regional Medical Center

December 24, 2012

MARBLE FALLS, Texas – As construction of the Scott & White Specialty Clinic – Marble Falls at the Hurd Regional Medical Center continues with an anticipated opening of June 2013, Scott & White has announced it is bringing cancer services to the facility in a phased rollout. The oncology treatment services, to be housed on [...]

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Baylor, Scott & White to create new health system

December 14, 2012

The boards of Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare have approved the signing of an agreement of intent to combine the strengths of their two health systems to create a $7.7 billion organization. When created, it will be called Baylor Scott & White Health. The announcement was made simultaneously today at news [...]

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VeinViewer looking under the skin at McLane Children’s Hospital

December 6, 2012

McLane Children’s Hospital recently started using the VeinViewer®, a piece of medical technology that projects a picture of a patient’s blood vessels directly on to the surface of the skin. It is a visual roadmap of the underlying veins. In a pediatric health care setting anything that reduces how many times you stick a child [...]

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