Not for Profit Health Agency

Baylor Health Care System is a medical network that services seven counties in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metropolis.   Baylor University Medical Center has a rich history which began with its founding as the Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium in 1903.   Founded as a Christian ministry of healing, Baylor Health Care System exists to serve all people through exemplary health care, education, research, and community service.   As part of their mission, they strive to provide exemplary care to our communities at every opportunity from preventive medicine such as free health education classes and screenings to advanced treatment methods to fight incurable diseases. Their mission also includes providing care to those without health coverage or the means to pay. For more than 100 years, Baylor has operated as a not-for-profit system that uses all revenue over expenses to improve the health of the community through patient care, education, research and community service. In fiscal year 2005, Baylor Health Care System medical centers provided community benefits valued at an estimated cost of $314 million.   Because of its historic mission of service, Baylor exceeds all state and federal legal requirements mandating the provision of community benefit by tax-exempt, not-for-profit health care organizations. Baylor’s community benefit expenditures in fiscal year 2006 reached a record $405.6 million.
Baylor's commitment to physicians and other medical professionals is as strong today as it was in 1903 when Baylor was first established as Texas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium. Through the years, it has emphasized hard work, a personal approach to patient care, and dedication to medical research and the community.   As Baylor Health Care System steps into the future, they continue to provide quality, innovative patient care and convenient, specialized facilities and services.   Baylor Health Care System vision is to be trusted as the best place to give and receive safe, quality, compassionate... [continues]

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