Program areas at Baylor Scott and White Health
See Schedule OScott & White Healthcare (SWHC) is a faith-based, nonprofit, supporting organization formed in 2009 to provide centralized strategic and management services to an integrated health care delivery system. SWHC is now affiliated with Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH), a faith-based nationally acclaimed network of acute care hospitals and related health care entities providing exemplary patient care, medical education, medical research and community service to the residents of North and Central Texas. As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, BSWH was born from the 2013 combination of Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare. Today, BSWH has over 1,250 patient access points including 51 hospitals, 612 specialty care clinics, 261 outpatient clinics, 160 primary care clinics, 30 pharmacies, 31 ambulatory surgery centers, and more than 7,100 active physicians. The system also includes a state certified health maintenance organization, the Scott and White Health Plan and the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance accountable care organization both covering over 1,200,000 lives.A majority of SWHC's governing body is made up of volunteer community representatives who provide leadership and governance to SWHC and its subsidiaries. The members of the governing body contribute their wisdom, insights and expertise to ensure that SWHC is fulfilling its mission and charitable purpose while providing efficient administrative support services and direction to affiliates of BSWH. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing, Baylor Scott & White Health promotes the well-being of all individuals, families and communities. BSWH is committed to offering access to quality health care including free or discounted health care to the indigent and underserved population through its affiliated health care providers. As part of its charitable mission, BSWH's nonprofit hospitals provided community benefits (as reported to the Texas Department of State Health Services and in accordance with the State of Texas statutory methodology) of $1.2 Billion which includes the unreimbursed cost of charity care, Medicaid, Medicare and other community benefits. BSWH's nonprofit hospitals provided community benefits (as reported on Form 990, Schedule H) of $475 Million during the tax year, which included the unreimbursed cost of charity care, Medicaid and other community benefits, but excludes Medicare.