Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie Awards and Accreditations

Awards

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

Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award of Excellence
Date Awarded: May 31, 2007
Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie 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.

American Diabetes Association Recognition
Date Awarded: October 29, 2007
The Baylor Diabetes Education Center at Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie 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.

Accreditations

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
Date Accredited: May 2007




American College of Radiology (ACR) Accreditation
Location: Baylor Imaging and Diagnostics Center at Red Oak
Date Accredited:2006
Baylor Imaging and Diagnostics Center at Red Oak received the prestigious American College of Radiology (ACR) accreditation for demonstrating the highest standards in its healthcare practice.

Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists
Location: Gerard Noteboom Laboratory
Date Accredited: May 21, 2005
The Gerard Noteboom Laboratory at Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie is accredited by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP).