Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Awards and Accreditations

Awards

Baylor Plano Weight Loss Surgery Program as a Center of Excellence designated by the ASMBS
Date Awarded: January 2008
The ASMBS Center of Excellence designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery. The program was created to recognize bariatric surgery centers that perform well and to help surgeons and hospitals continue to improve the quality and safety of care provided.

VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence
Date Awarded: April 9, 2007
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano received a 2007 VHA Leadership Award for Clinical Excellence for acute myocardial infarction treatment and heart failure. The award honors organizations that have differentiated themselves around national performance standards by achieving exceptionally high levels of performance.

Blue Distinction Center^SM for Cardiac Care
Date Awarded: April 23, 2007
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano is a Blue Distinction Center^SM for Cardiac Care as named by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.

Top Hospital in Texas
Date Awarded: 2006
Baylor Regional Regional Medical Center at Plano was recognized as a "Top Hospital in Texas" by the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce.

North Texas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grant
Baylor Plano was awarded a $31,500 grant on March 17, 2007 by the North Texas Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to deliver education, breast health services and digital screening mammograms to an underserved population of women who historically do not seek early detection, prevention, or breast health education.

Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award of Excellence
Date Awarded: May 25, 2007
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano received a Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award of Excellence from TMF Health Quality Institute (TMF), the Medicare quality improvement organization for Texas. The award recognizes hospitals that have improved their initial baseline performance on specific national quality measures related to acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pneumonia.

Nurse-Friendly™ hospital designation of Texas Nurses Association
Date Awarded: September 20, 2007
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano has earned the Nurse-Friendly™ hospital designation of Texas Nurses Association. American Diabetes Association Recognition
Date Awarded: October 29, 2007
The Baylor Diabetes Education Center at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano received American Diabetes Association (ADA) Recognition for another 3 years. Baylor is one of the largest multisite programs in the country. ADA Recognition is necessary for DSMT (diabetes self-management training) reimbursement from Medicare.

Texas Nurses Association’s 100 Great Nurses
Date Awarded: April 23, 2007
The 100 Great Nurses award focuses on nurses’ qualities as role models in leadership, service to the community, compassion as a caregiver, and significant contributions to nursing. The following nurses received the 100 Great Nurses award.
Susan Boryca, RN, CPAN, CCRN
Mary Rust, RN, BS, CCM

Accreditations

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
Date Accredited: January 22, 2005




The College of American Pathologists (CAP) Laboratory Accreditation Program
Date Accredited: April 2007
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) Laboratory Accreditation Program is an internationally recognized program that helps laboratories achieve the highest standards of excellence to positively impact patient care.