Scoliosis sufferers know that it's much more than a back problem. "You're miserable all over. There's pain 24/7. It never goes away," says Darleen Jordan. She tried for years to get relief. "I'd had numerous surgeries," she says, "and I was still miserable." Anterior and posterior spinal fusion surgery at Baylor Scoliosis Center straightened her back. "I was desperate," she says. "Now I'm having fun."
To help community members determine if they may be suffering from scoliosis, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano will offer free scoliosis screenings at our monthly Your Health This Month™ event on Friday, October 14 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. in Conference Room A/B on the Garden Level of Baylor Plano, 4700 Alliance Blvd. In addition the free scoliosis screenings, cholesterol and glucose testing will be available for $10. Please register by calling 1.800.4BAYLOR or visit www.BaylorHealth.com/PlanoEvents.
Over the past six years Baylor Scoliosis Center has achieved many important milestones that have helped increase the Center's ability to provide quality care to patients. Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality Orthopedic Care Spine Surgery. Aetna designates hospitals and facilities within the Aetna network as Institutes of Quality based upon an evaluation of clinical performance and overall value of facilities. In addition, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, A Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, has designated Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery®, and the hospital was named a 2010 recipient of the Texas Award for Performance Excellence.
The Center also provides a new saliva test that helps predict if a child's scoliosis will get worse. The SCOLISCORE™ Prognostic AIS Test may help reduce frequent X-Rays and doctor visits for low risk patients.
The Baylor Scoliosis Center is a national referral center located on the campuses of Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano and Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth and focuses on the care of adolescent and adult scoliosis. It is the first Center of its kind in the Dallas/Fort Worth area devoted to treatment, surgery and care of advanced spinal curvature. The Center provides care to people living with the pain and disfigurement of scoliosis – even those who were previously told their condition was untreatable.
In addition to the free scoliosis screenings, Baylor Plano will offer the following events in the upcoming months:
All programs held at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano, in Plano Conference Room A/B, Garden Level, unless otherwise noted. For more information or to register for a program, please call 1.800.4BAYLOR (422.9567) or visit www.BaylorHealth.com/PlanoEvents.
Classes and Events
Weight Loss Surgery Informational Seminar
Wednesday, September 7 & Tuesday, September 20; Tuesdays, October 4 & 18
Education Rooms 1-4, Garden Level
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Presented by Nick Nicholson, M.D., bariatric surgeon. Baylor Plano's surgical weight loss program offers three options: gastric banding, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy to help you try to achieve a healthy weight.
What You Should Know about Melanoma
Melanoma Seminar
Wednesday, September 28
Education Center Rooms 1 & 2, Garden Level
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch will be provided.
Understanding Breast Cancer and Your Risk
Presented by Mark Engleman, MD, oncologist on the medical staff at Baylor Plano
Tuesday, October 18
Plano Conference Rooms A & B, Garden Level
Noon to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch will be provided.
Health Fairs
Your Health This Month™
Wednesday, September 21
Plano Conference Rooms A & B, Garden Level
7:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Includes free screenings and health education as well as cholesterol/glucose testing for $10.
Screening Mammography
We offer extended hours Monday through Thursday beginning at 7:30 a.m. and on select Saturdays beginning at 8 a.m. Most insurance plans are accepted.
Saturday Mammography Services
- Sept. 17: Women's Imaging Center
- Sept. 17: Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Elizabeth Jekot, M.D. Breast Imaging Center
- Sept. 10: Baylor Diagnostic Imaging Center at Craig Ranch
Saturday Spa Day
Get your advanced digital screening mammography and receive a Bath & Body Works® gift set, five-minute chair massage and refreshments.
Appointments begin at 8 a.m.
- Oct. 15: Women's Imaging Center
- Oct. 15: Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Elizabeth Jekot, M.D. Breast Imaging Center
- Oct. 8: Baylor Diagnostic Imaging Center at Craig Ranch
Support Groups
Support for People with Oral Head & Neck Cancer
Tuesday, September 6
Plano Conference Rooms A/B, Garden Level
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Light dinner served.
Diabetes Support Group
Thursday, September 8
Conference Room A/B, Garden Level
5: 30 to 7:00 p.m.
Weight Loss Surgery Support Group
Wednesdays, September 14
Education Center 1 & 2, Garden Level
6:00 to 8:30 p.m.
To register call 469-814-5677.
Breast Cancer Support Program
Monday, September 19
Education Center 1 & 2, Garden Level
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Join us as we discuss various topics including nutrition, exercise, stress management, humor and laughter, emotional responses, and recovery techniques such as journaling, art, and relaxation techniques. Light dinner will be provided.
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Prostate Cancer Support Group
Tuesday, September 27
Plano Conference Rooms A/B, Garden Level
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Light dinner provided.
Ongoing Events
Diabetes Self Management Program
The Diabetes Self Management Program offered at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano, assists people of all ages in managing diabetes. Classes are offered at various times. To register or for more information, call 469-814-6896.
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Appointments and classes offered at various times.
To schedule an appointment please call 469.814-4483
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, the Baylor Diagnostic Imaging Center at Craig Ranch, and the Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Elizabeth Jekot, M.D., 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 on ;U.S. News & World Report's 2011 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
janeenbr@baylorhealth.edu
About Baylor Scott & White Health
As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White is empowering customers to live well by reimagining traditional healthcare — creating more convenient, personalized and informed experiences. It serves more than three million customers through 53 hospitals, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth and Temple; the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute; 1,300+ access points; 59,000+ team members; and its leading digital platform — MyBSWHealth. The system's award-winning employer solutions include Baylor Scott & White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance and Levanto — a company offering digitally enabled health products. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing more than a century ago, Baylor Scott & White's mission is to promote the health and well-being of all individuals, families and communities. For more information, visit: BSWHealth.com