Baylor Med Ctr At Grapevine

Name :

Baylor Med Ctr At Grapevine

Address  :

1650 West College

Town  :

Grapevine

State  :

Texas

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

76051

Phone  :

817 481 1588

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

janeenbr@baylorhealth.edu

Description

About Baylor Grapevine
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine is a fullservice fullyaccredited notforprofit hospital serving residents in more than 20 cities throughout the DallasFort Worth region Focused on being the best place to give and receive safe quality compassionate health care Baylor Grapevine works to lead the transformation of health care The 256bed hospital offers advanced medical services for cardiovascular services womens services diagnostic imaging neonatal intensive care sleep disorders intensive and emergency care

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 Baylor Grapevine has a rich history of providing safe quality compassionate health care to each and every one of the communities we serve

What We Believe

Integrity Servanthood Quality Innovation Stewardship The Baylor Health Care System Values are the driving force behind every action and should be evident in everything we do

Integrity Conducting ourselves in an ethical and respectful manner

Servanthood Serving with an attitude of unselfish concern

Quality Meeting the needs and striving to exceed the expectations of those
we serve through continuous improvement

Innovation Constantly exploring studying and researching new concepts and
opportunities

Stewardship Managing resources entrusted to us in a responsible manner

Our Vision
To be trusted as the best place to give and receive safe quality compassionate health care

History

History
1953
The Lancasters Open A Small Hospital

Grapevine was a small Texas community in 1953 when Drs Ed and Minnie Lee Lancaster opened Grapevine Clinic and Hospital the forerunner of the hospital that was to become Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine The sixbed facility provided patients with general care lowrisk surgeries obstetrics and 24hour emergency service

1960
The Ann B Lancaster Memorial Foundation

In 1960 Dr Carlton D Pittard joined the Lancasters at Grapevine Clinic and Hospital Together they established the Ann B Lancaster Memorial Foundation which was named in honor of Dr Ed Lancasters mother

1967
The Foundation Builds A New Hospital With A New Name

The Ann B Lancaster Memorial Foundation opened a new 30000 square foot clinichospital the Grapevine Memorial Hospital and Clinic on the present College Street location It contained 25 beds radiology facilities a laboratory physical therapy a medial records library and a deliverysurgical suite as well as a sixbed nursery A clinic with space for five physicians and three dentists was part of the new facility

1974
The Watson Wing

In 1974 The Watson Wing opened named for donor Clara Stewart Watson The addition gave the hospital a bed capacity of 55 with structural capacity to accommodate six additional stories Twenty years after the Lancasters had opened their original small hospital Grapevine Memorial Hospital was serving not only Grapevine but also many communities in the surrounding area

1981
Grapevine Joins Baylor

In September 1981 Grapevine Memorial Hospital became part of Baylor Health Care System and acquired a new name Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine Under terms of the agreement the local hospital board remained intact and continued to oversee routine administrative decisions of the hospital operation

A 55bed facility when it became affiliated with Baylor the hospital quickly began to expand its physical structure as well as increase its services and staff Within months of joining Baylor the hospital had new specialist on staff new equipment remodeled expanded facilities and the beginnings of a new Medical Plaza

1983
A New Intensive Care Unit Opens

Until 1983 Grapevine Medical Center had only a temporary Intensive Care Unit ICU in a twobed room Consequently patients often had to be transferred to other hospitals because of lack of space In October 1983 a donation from a Coppell couple John and Mary Johnson helped the hospital open a new ICU

Grapevine Medical Plaza Attracts Specialists

In December of 1983 Grapevine Medical Center celebrated the completion of the Grapevine Medical Plaza Built by Baylor Health Care System the twostory 22 million professional building included spaces for 12 doctors and a day surgery unit It was structured so that five additional floors could be added as necessary

1987
New Patient Tower Doubles Size of Hospital

In 1985 groundbreaking ceremonies launched a 13 million expansion project for the medical center On February 15 1987 Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine dedicated its new fourstory patient care tower The tower expanded the capacity of the hospital to 104 beds The project also included new operating rooms a new emergency department an intensive care coronary unit and a new labor and delivery area

1995
Population Boom Spurs More Expansion

The story of Baylor Grapevine is one of continuing growth but never has the growth been so dramatic as in the past decade The population boom in Northeast Tarrant County particularly among younger families spurred the hospital to expand in order to meet the health care needs of this growing population

In 1995 the hospital broke ground on a new 177 million facility to add outpatient services expand emergency services create a womens center and provide a new intensive care unit

1997
Cecilia Cunningham Box Womens Center

During July 1997 101 babies were delivered at Baylor Medical Center at Grapevine breaking the hospitals record for the number of births in a single month Hospital officials expected that this record would too soon be broken They had recognized five years earlier a boom in the population of young families in Northeast Tarrant County and they began planning a womens center Three months after the recordbreaking number of births the new womens center was open Named after benefactor Cecelia Cunningham Box the center provided spacious new facilities for labor and delivery and other womens services along with advanced technology

1998
Baylor Therapy Center

Baylor Grapevine opened the Baylor Therapy Center in October 1998 The Center combined all outpatient physical rehabilitation occupational therapy and aquatic therapy in one location

1999
Baylor Grapevine Becomes Kidney Transplant Center

Baylor Grapevine began its kidney transplant program in 1999 under the auspices of the transplant program at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas By December 2001 transplant surgeons at Baylor Grapevine had performed 100 kidney transplants

Cardiac Rehab Unit Opens

Baylor Grapevines new cardiac rehab program is designed to help patients return to everyday activities following cardiac surgery The program features monitored exercises programs as well as diet stress management and relationship classes

Seriously Ill Infants Treated In Grapevine

In 1999 Baylor Grapevine expanded services for premature and seriously ill newborns so that many who would previously have been transferred to other facilities could remain in Grapevine

2001
A New MRI

In September 2001 a new magnetic resonance imaging MIR system at Baylor Grapevine expanded the diagnostic capabilities for cardiovascular and neurology

2003
Ed and Minnie Lee Lancaster Patient Tower is Constructed

The phenomenal growth that has characterized Baylor Grapevine throughout its history continued in 2003 with the completion of a new sixstory patient tower a twostory lab building and a partial basement The 51 million project nearly doubled the number of licensed patient beds at the medical center

The patient tower is named after Drs Ed and Minnie Lee Lancaster who donated 2 million toward the construction of the project Since 1953 when the couple opened a small clinic in Grapevine that was to become the precursor to Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine the Lancasters have been strong supporters of the medical center