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Inside Baylor Scott & White
Jan 13, 2017
Joel Allison didn’t just want a career. He wanted a calling.Born in rural Missouri, he spent part of his childhood in a small four-room house with no indoor plumbing. He woke up early to milk the cows, gather eggs and...
Dec 22, 2016
When Scott Temple first volunteered aboard a Mercy Ship in 2011, he had no idea what to expect. The Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas nurse had been in a patient care environment for years, but never quite like this. “These patients...
Dec 2, 2016
Nikki Vermeer, RN, spent last Christmas an ocean away from her family and working with people she’d never met before.Earlier that month, she stepped outside her comfort zone and onto the Africa Mercy, the world’s largest charity hospital ship, for...
Jun 28, 2016
I feel very fortunate to have grown up with parents who modeled a life of service and generosity. Seeing my parents volunteer and give back to others with their lives so naturally and so continuously made an impression on me....
Jun 22, 2016
Rolando Solis, MD, a newly minted Filipino medical school graduate, boarded his very first airplane ride in Manila en route to a new life in the United States. All he had was the suit on his back, a small suitcase...
May 27, 2016
They say art imitates life, but for artist Debbie Unger of Waco, Texas, it’s part of her life and has been since she was a child. With thousands of strokes of her brush, she creates artwork that encourages all who gaze...
May 12, 2016
Eugene Nadeau had suffered a deep vein thrombosis blood clot in July of 2015, and after some complications, he became ill and was rushed from his home in Minerva, Texas, to the emergency room at Scott & White Medical Center –...
May 10, 2016
You are the caregivers, communicators, patient advocates and decision makers. You are the hand-holders, the voice-of-reason, the 3 a.m. vitals-checkers. You become the around-the-clock best friend by the bedside, the calming voice, the familiar face full of compassion.To many, you are...
Mar 20, 2016
A new community healthcare program is determined to break the generational cycle of poverty by empowering first-time mothers in McLennan County.Founded nearly a month ago, Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) in connection with Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center, helps mothers...
Mar 18, 2016
On a hot summer day, a dog was found roaming outside the hospital at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. When DeLynn, a guest relations manager at Baylor Jack and Jane Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, was notified about the...
Mar 9, 2016
Looking back, I can say that the past year has been an active and awakening year for me as well as for my family. Considering I went from watching television for 4–6 hours each night to running the Tough Mudder in October,...
Feb 19, 2016
In early 2000, Millie Henn’s life would change after a trip to the hospital by the advisement of a middle school nurse where she worked as a counselor at the time. After the nurse noticed Millie was anxious and her blood pressure...
Feb 12, 2016
The idea of adopting children was something I was always passionate about because I came from a family with adopted siblings. My husband had a brother placed for adoption when he was young, but was able to meet him years...
Jan 20, 2016
Just imagine: Your family member is diagnosed with cancer at one facility and needs to receive treatment at another hospital 30 minutes away. On the day of your loved one’s first appointment, treatment is delayed because records from the previous...
Dec 23, 2015
Miguel Ramirez and his friend Sergio Rangel have smiles that light up a room. The two young men and their eight colleagues, all students with developmental disabilities from Garland Independent School District, frequently flash big smiles. As interns in Project SEARCH, these...
Nov 16, 2015
“Passionate” was the word everyone uses to describe Amy Culley. Amy was passionate about making a difference in people’s lives even following a stage IV colon cancer diagnosis in 2012.As part of Amy’s journey, she learned of Baylor Scott & White...
Oct 27, 2015
In 2009, Karen Bailey was admitted to Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas with a severe case of pneumonia. After weeks of additional testing, it was confirmed that she had contracted the H1N1 virus, more commonly referred to as swine...
Sep 7, 2015
By profession, Kearci Smith is an exercise physiologist in The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano’s cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program. Outside of work, she’s a nationally ranked tri-athlete with her sights set on the 2020 Olympics.Although the two worlds seem drastically different, Smith...
May 14, 2015
A tutu, hula skirts, a super hero cape, a clown wig, funny shoes, silly glasses, a hot dog hat, a shark hat for ‘Shark Week,’ lots and lots of bubbles, and, of course, a rubber chicken named Gordon.File all these...
Jan 27, 2015
When I was in fourth grade, I announced to my friends at lunchtime that I wanted to be a gynecologist when I grew up. My friends and I giggled, as we didn’t even know what a gynecologist did.That wasn’t exactly the path...
