(GRAPEVINE, TEXAS – Sept. 18, 2009) – Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine has named Ron Jensen, DO, vice president of medical affairs (VPMA).  In this role, he will oversee medical staff initiatives and serve as a member of the senior leadership team.  He will provide leadership and facilitation of the hospital medical staff to achieve the goals, mission and vision of the hospital and of Baylor Health Care System. 

 Since joining Baylor Grapevine in 2006, Dr. Jensen has held the medical director role in the emergency department, he serves on the physician leadership council and was integral in improving patient satisfaction.  Under Jensen’s leadership the emergency department has improved numerous metrics including: length of stay, left without treatment, door-to-doctor time and patient satisfaction. His leadership helped to secure two Press Ganey awards in 2008 for the emergency department. These nationally-recognized awards highlighted improvements in emergency department patient satisfaction and reduction in wait time initiatives.

Dr. Jensen is highly regarded by the medical staff at Baylor Grapevine and will be a tremendous addition to the leadership team at the hospital,” said Doug Lawson, president. “His new role as VPMA will help to create a more integrated and collaborative linkage between the medical staff and the hospital.”

Prior to joining Baylor Grapevine, Jensen was the emergency department medical director at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana and emergency department assistant medical director at Baylor Medical Center at Garland.  He has also served as emergency department medical director at Baylor All Saints in Fort Worth. He earned his medical degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center and a bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is a decorated Marine veteran.

About Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine

Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine is a full-service, fully-accredited not-for-profit hospital serving residents in more than 20 cities throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth region. Focused on being the best place to give and receive quality, safe and compassionate care, Baylor Grapevine works to lead the transformation of health care. The 233-bed hospital offers advanced medical services for cardiovascular services, women’s services, diagnostic imaging, neonatal intensive care, sleep disorders, intensive and emergency care.

About Baylor Health Care System

Baylor Health Care System is a network of hospitals, primary care and specialty care centers, rehabilitation clinics, affiliated ambulatory surgery centers and the Baylor Research Institute.  One of the largest private-sector employers in Dallas/Fort Worth, Baylor employs more than 18,000 people and has more than 2,700 physicians on its medical staffs.  Baylor University Medical Center, flagship hospital of the system, is a major patient care, teaching and research center for the Southwest. Baylor’s goal in treating all patients is to appropriately address their health care needs from the time they enter the health care system to discharge. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, Baylor Health Care System reported $446 million in community benefit, which includes providing care for charity patients and patients enrolled in government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as the unreimbursed costs of medical education, research and community programs.  Total community benefit was calculated in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 311. For more information about Baylor, visit www.BaylorHealth.com.