Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney

Cardiac emergency care

During a medical emergency, quick thinking and fast treatment are vital to recovery. At Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – McKinney, time is on your side. Physicians on the medical staff are highly trained in treating and caring for guests experiencing chest pain or a heart attack. Reacting quickly and with compassion, the physicians and staff at our McKinney heart hospital provide our guests appropriate emergency cardiac care treatment.

Cardiac psychology

Your psychological health and your heart health are connected. Certain behaviors or factors like depression, stress or loneliness can increase your risk for heart disease. A cardiac diagnosis or recovery from an illness has emotional and social effects too.

Our cardiac psychology services care for you as a whole person. We help prevent and ease the effects of cardiac illness, with the goal of improving your quality of life and overall well-being.

Catheterization services

The interventional cardiologists on our medical staff are highly skilled at diagnosing and treating heart problems with cardiac catheterization. Whether it is a diagnosis for a heart disorder or an emergency treatment for a guest experiencing chest pain or a heart attack, we can help with your treatment options. The catheterization specialists on our McKinney heart hospital's medical staff are leaders in innovative techniques and approaches.

Clinical trials

The Baylor Scott & White Research Institute (BSWRI) has a dynamic research program. Since 2008, nearly 3,000 patients have participated in clinical trials conducted through Baylor Scott & White Heart – Plano. In that time, we have completed more than 50 trials and have 100 active clinical trials. Several interventional cardiologists on Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano medical staff are involved in research and the development of new technologies and techniques to expand and improve cardiac catheterization treatment.

Patients should call 1.844.BSW.DOCS (1.844.279.3627) for a referral to a physician on Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – McKinney medical staff that specializes in cardiac catheterization. Referring physicians may call 469.814.3565 to schedule a patient for evaluation.

Electrophysiology

The arrhythmia specialists on our medical staff are highly trained in all aspects of the heart’s electrical functions, and the Electrophysiology Lab (EP Lab) at our heart hospital in McKinney features advanced technologies to treat a full range of cardiac arrhythmias, including:

• Atrial fibrillation
• Atrial flutter
• Atrioventricular block (also known as heart block)
• Long QT syndrome
• Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)
• Rhythm disorders related to heart failure
• Premature atrial contraction
• Sick sinus syndrome
• Sinus tachycardia
• Sinus bradycardia
• Sudden cardiac death prevention
• Ventricular fibrillation
• Ventricular tachycardia

Inpatient cardiac care

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – McKinney offers outpatient and inpatient services. When you need cardiology evaluation, treatment and diagnostic services, our convenient heart hospital near you in McKinney provides you and your referring physician safe, compassionate, quality care for complex cardiovascular conditions.

Non-invasive cardiovascular care

Advanced cardiovascular imaging and testing is available on an outpatient basis in our Denton, McKinney and Plano locations. Highly qualified technologists provide accurate diagnostic images using advanced and innovative technology.

Cardiovascular services we offer at our McKinney heart hospital include:

• Computed tomography (256-slice Flash CT Scanner)
  • Advanced CT 3D Reconstruction Technology
  • Computed tomography angiography (CTA)
  • CTA Heart/Coronary Arteries
  • CTA vascular
  • Semi-automated maximum intensity projection (MIP) images
• CT cardiac calcium score screening
• Non-invasive cardiology
• Echocardiography (EPIQ 3D Cardiac Ultrasound)
  • 2D and 3D Echocardiography (cardiac ultrasound)
  • Contrast enhanced echocardiography
  • Exercise stress echocardiography
• General radiology services

Outpatient cardiac care

Specialists on the medical staff of Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano and Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Denton offer specialized outpatient care—from disease prevention to diagnostics and management—to heart patients in McKinney through our outpatient services in Plano and Denton.

Supportive palliative care

We offer supportive palliative care services to our patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings to help guide and enhance the experience throughout the treatment process.

Conditions we support at our McKinney heart hospital include:

• Heart failure
• Cerebrovascular accidents
• Cardiac amyloidosis
• End-stage coronary artery disease
• Coronary disease
• Valvular heart disease

Vascular and endovascular surgery

The vascular surgery specialists on our medical staff in McKinney perform open surgery, as well as minimally invasive techniques.

Vascular conditions treated include:

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm
• Carotid artery
• Complex aortic cases
• Peripheral artery disease
• Thoracic aneurysms
• Thrombolysis
• Thrombosis
• Vascular disease
• Venous disease

Concierge and information desk

The hospital’s concierge staff is ready to assist you with directions and answer questions about the hospital. They are also prepared to offer suggestions on dining and hotel accommodations in McKinney and surrounding areas, and they can even provide maps to help you find your destination.

Concierge services are offered in the main lobby. The hours of operation are: 5:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday

Estimate your cost of care

Baylor Scott & White Health is an advocate for greater healthcare pricing transparency and patient affordability. We provide a self-service price estimation tool to help you obtain accurate out-of-pocket expense estimates, along with other helpful resources to help you make more informed financial choices about your care.

Medical records

You can request copies of your medical records by completing an Authorization for Release of Information form and returning to the facility at which you received care.

Patient greetings

Brighten the day of a patient with an eGreeting—a personal message hand-delivered to your loved one.

Recognize an employee

Because our staff cares so deeply for those we help, there are those who often go beyond the call to provide great care.

Spiritual care

We believe total guest care includes attending to one’s spiritual needs. Chaplain services can be made available 24/7 to assist you upon request. To request a chaplain, contact your nurse.

If you need clergy from your faith tradition, chaplains will assist you. Chaplains can also provide you with information about creating a living will and medical power of attorney as well as assist you with these documents.

Vending machines

We offer a selection of snack items and beverages in vending machines conveniently located in the visitor's lounge.

Visitor lounges

There is a designated lounge for visitors. If you are in a large group, we ask for your consideration of other patients’ families when seating is limited. Wireless laptops can be used in most areas by connecting to our visitor wireless network. A special charging station is available for guest use.

The use of wireless communication devices, such as cell phones, notebooks and laptops, can interfere with medical equipment and is restricted in all patient care areas. Please restrict your use of these devices to the visitor lounge and non-patient care areas.