When a person is diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), they are told, there is no cure. ALS attacks motor neurons and destroys a person’s ability to walk, use hands and arms, eat, speak and eventually breathe. Survival is typically a mere 3-5 years. Every 90 minutes someone is diagnosed with ALS, and sadly, every 90 minutes, someone loses their battle with the disease.
In order to help find a cure for ALS, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano recently made a $1,000 donation to CURE ALS. On hand for the presentation were Kathy Tavano, treasurer and member of the CURE ALS Board, Paul Tavano, president of CURE ALS and Jerri Garison, president Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano. The donation will help fund current and new research to find a CURE for ALS.
Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano is a 112-bed acute care hospital committed to serving North Texas residents with personalized care and advanced technology on a beautiful campus with hotel-like amenities and all private rooms. Services at the not-for-profit, fully-accredited facility include treatment for advanced spine deformities at the Baylor Scoliosis Center, neurosciences, orthopedics, medical and radiation oncology, surgical weight loss, women’s services, gynecology, urology, gastroenterology, pulmonary medicine, sleep disorders, pain management, diabetes management and more. Patients have access to digital imaging onsite at Baylor Plano, at the Baylor Diagnostic Imaging Center at Craig Ranch, and the Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Elizabeth Jekot, MD Breast Imaging Center. The hospital is the first in North Dallas and Collin County to offer minimally invasive robotic surgery for procedures through the FDA-approved da Vinci® S Surgical System. Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano ranks fourth in U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals metro area ranking for the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Baylor Plano is also a 2010 recipient of the Texas Award for Performance Excellence and houses an Accredited Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons Commissions on Cancer. Baylor Plano is the only hospital in Collin County and one of six in Texas to be accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers. Jerri Garison is president of Baylor Plano. For more information, or a physician referral, call toll free 1-800-4-BAYLOR or log onto www.BaylorHealth.com/Plano.
CONTACT:
Kayci Prince
469-814-2109
kaycipri@baylorhealth.edu
Janeen Browning
469-814-2107
Janeen.Browning@Baylorhealth.edu
About Baylor Scott & White Health
As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White promotes the health and well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. It is committed to making quality care more accessible, convenient and affordable through its integrated delivery network, which includes the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and its leading digital health platform – MyBSWHealth. Through 51 hospitals and more than 1,200 access points, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple, the system offers the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White today serves more than three million Texans. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com
