Joint Pain Seminars

Baylor Plano Offers Free Joint Pain Seminar

(PLANO, TEXAS April 1, 2011) Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano will offer a free Joint Pain Seminar on Wednesday, April 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. in Education Room 1 on the Garden Level of Baylor Plano, 4700 Alliance Blvd. To register for a seminar please call 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit www.BaylorHealth.com/PlanoEvents. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas has designated Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement.  Blue Distinction Centers for Knee and Hip Replacement are part of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association’s expansion of its Blue Distinction^® designation. 

“Blue Distinction Centers show our commitment to working with doctors and hospitals in communities across the state to identify leading institutions that deliver better overall outcomes in patient care,” says Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, vice president and chief medical officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.  "With the number of patients undergoing surgeries and hospitalizations for knee and hip conditions growing dramatically, it becomes increasingly important to help these patients and their physicians identify facilities that have experience in comprehensive care with the best outcomes in these areas, including post operative rehabilitation.” 

The selection criteria used to evaluate facilities were developed with input from a panel of expert physicians.  To be designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, the following types of criteria were evaluated.  More information on selection criteria is available on www.bcbs.com: 

• Established acute care inpatient facility, including intensive care, emergency care, and a full range of patient support services with full accreditation by a CMS-deemed national accreditation organization
• Experience and training of program surgeons, including case volume
• Quality management programs, including surgical checklists as well as tracking and evaluation of clinical outcomes and process of care
• Multi-disciplinary clinical pathways and teams to coordinate and streamline care, including transitions of care
• Shared decision making and preoperative patient education 

Baylor Plano offers comprehensive knee and hip replacement services at the Total Joint Replacement Center. For more information or for a physician referral visit www.BaylorHealth.com/PlanoOrtho. 

In addition, Baylor Plano will offer the following classes and events:  

Classes & Free Seminars  

Weight Loss Surgery Informational Seminar
Tuesdays, April 5 & 19
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Presented by Nick Nicholson, M.D, bariatric surgeon

Mammacare® Breast Self Exam Class
Friday, April 8
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Taught by Betsy Booth, Nurse Navigator at Baylor Plano
Education Center, Garden Level 

ImPACT Concussion Seminar
Thursday, April 14
6 to 8 p.m.
Light dinner provided 

Advance Directives and Living Will Seminar Saturday, April 16
9 to 10 a.m.
Presented by Aaron Samsula, M.D., internist
Continental breakfast provided 

Saturday Mammography Services
Most insurance plans accepted.  

Saturdays, April 2 & 16
Women’s Imaging Center
Medical Pavilion II, Suite 100 

Saturdays, April 9 & 30
Baylor Diagnostic Imaging Center at Craig Ranch
8080 St. Highway 121, Ste. 100, McKinney 
Appointments begin at 8:00 a.m.

Health Fairs

Your Health This Month®
Thursday, April 21
Plano Conference Rooms A & B , Garden Level
7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Includes free screenings and health education as well as cholesterol/glucose testing for $10.

Support Groups 

Support for People with Oral Head & Neck Cancer
Tuesday, April 5
Plano Conference Rooms A/B, Garden Level
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Light dinner served. 

Weight Loss Surgery Support Group
Wednesday, April 13
Education Center 1 & 2, Garden Level
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
To register call 469-814-5677. 

Diabetes Support Group
Thursday, April 14
Plano Conference Rooms A/B, Garden Level
5:30 to 7:00 p.m. 

Breast Cancer Support Program
Monday, April 18
Education Center 1 & 2, Garden Level
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Join us as we discuss various topics including nutrition, exercise, stress management, humor and laughter, emotional responses, and recovery techniques such as journaling, art, and relaxation techniques.
Light dinner will be provided. 

Us Too! Prostate Cancer Support Group
Tuesday, April 26
Plano Conference Rooms A/B, Garden Level
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Light dinner provided. 

Look Good Feel Better®
Tuesday, April 19
Plano Conference Rooms A/B, Garden Level
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
This program, held in conjunction with the American Cancer Society, helps patients undergoing cancer treatment feel more comfortable with the changes in their appearance including hair loss as well as skin and nail changes.  

Ongoing Events 

Healthy Steps
Healthy Steps, designed for people of all ages and abilities, uses movement and music to help improve your overall wellness. The free class is offered every Thursday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano in Conference Room A/B on the Garden Level. To register please call 469.814.2550 

Diabetes Self Management Program
The Diabetes Self Management Program offered at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano, assists people of all ages in managing diabetes. Classes are offered at various times. To register or for more information, call 469-814-6896. 

Medical Nutrition Therapy
Appointments and classes offered at various times. To schedule an appointment please call 469.814-4483. 

Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano is a 112-bed acute care hospital committed to serving North Texas residents with personalized care and advanced technology on a beautiful campus with hotel-like amenities and all private rooms. Services at the not-for-profit, fully-accredited facility include treatment for advanced spine deformities at the Baylor Scoliosis Center, neurosciences, orthopaedics, medical and radiation oncology, surgical weight loss, women’s services, gynecology, urology, gastroenterology, pulmonary medicine, sleep disorders, pain management, diabetes management and more. Patients have access to digital imaging onsite at Baylor Plano and at the Baylor Diagnostic Imaging Center at Craig Ranch, an outpatient department of Baylor Plano. The hospital is the first in North Dallas and Collin County to offer minimally invasive robotic surgery for procedures through the FDA-approved da Vinci® S Surgical System.  Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano ranks six on U.S. News & World Report's first-ever Best Hospitals metro area ranking for the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Baylor Plano is also a 2010 recipient of the Texas Award for Performance Excellence and houses an Accredited Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons Commissions on Cancer. Baylor Plano is the only hospital in Collin County and one of six in Texas to be accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. Jerri Garison is president of Baylor Plano. For more information, or a physician referral, call toll free 1-800-4-BAYLOR or log onto www.BaylorHealth.com/Plano. 

About Baylor Health Care System

Baylor Health Care System is a faith-based supporting organization providing services to a network of acute care hospitals and related health care entities that provide patient care, medical education, research and community service. Baylor recorded more than 2.6 million patient encounters, $3.8 billion in total operating revenue, $4.4 billion in total assets and $513.5 million in community benefit in fiscal year 2010.  Baylor’s network of more than 260 access points includes 26 owned/operated/ ventured/affiliated hospitals, 23 joint ventured ambulatory surgical centers, 50 satellite outpatient locations, four senior centers and 156 HealthTexas physician clinics.  

Physicians are members of the medical staff at one of Baylor Health Care System¹s subsidiary, community or affiliated medical centers and are neither employees nor agents of those medical centers, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano or Baylor Health Care System. 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is a Division of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the country’s largest customer-owned health insurer and fourth largest health insurer overall.  HCSC is a Mutual Legal Reserve Company and an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. 

Note: Designation as Blue Distinction Centers means these facilities’ overall experience and aggregate data met objective criteria established in collaboration with expert clinicians’ and leading professional organizations’ recommendations. Individual outcomes may vary. To find out which services are covered under your policy at any facilities, please call your local Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield Plan.