Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor

Diabetes care

Our comprehensive approach to diabetes care is committed to ongoing research, advanced treatment and development of management programs, specialized centers and collaborative care teams of specialists who provide services, including:

• Endocrinology to manage condition
• Nutrition management
• Cardiology and pulmonology for heart and lung care
• Neuroscience for care of the nervous system 
• Nephrology for kidney care
• Ophthalmology to prevent vision loss
• Orthopedics, physical medicine, and rehabilitation
• Podiatry

Digestive diseases

Our gastroenterologists and digestive disease specialists can help you, providing a full spectrum of care for patients with concerns involving the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, rectum, gallbladder, pancreas, and liver.

Example services and procedures we offer include:

• Abdominal and endoscopic ultrasound
• Colonoscopy
• Evaluation of liver transplant candidates
• Percutaneous liver biopsy
• Placement of external feeding tubes (gastrostomy)
• Treatment of pancreatic diseases

Common digestive diseases we treat include:

• Acid reflux
• Crohn's disease
• Colon polyps
• Liver diseases
• C. diff
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
• Heartburn
• Hepatitis
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Swallowing disorders

Emergency care

Our emergency care services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and treat major emergency conditions, including:

• Allergic reaction (hives, swelling)
• Animal, snake, or human bites 
• Broken bones 
• Blue or purple color to lips, skin, or nail beds 
• Chest or stomach pain or pressure 
• Coughing up blood
• Difficulty breathing 
• Fainting
• Heart attack
• Puncture wounds 
• Seizure
• Severe bleeding or bleeding that does not stop with direct pressure
• Severe burns or burns on the face 
• Severe pain or loss of motion or sensation anywhere in the body
• Shortness of breath
• Stroke
• Sudden dizziness, weakness, or change in vision
• Trauma
• Trouble breathing, swallowing or wheezing 

If you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 911 immediately or go to the nearest emergency room (please do not drive yourself).

Eye care

Our ophthalmologists and optometrists diagnose, manage, and innovatively treat routine and specialty eye conditions and diseases, including:

• Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
• Cataracts
• Corneal diseases
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Glaucoma
• Refractive errors (astigmatisms, farsightedness, and nearsightedness)
• Retinal diseases

Heart and vascular

Our cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, and other heart and vascular specialists study, prevent, diagnose and innovatively treat through state-of-the-art technology and breakthrough techniques advanced heart and vascular conditions, including: 

• Advanced heart failure
• Arrhythmia
• Angina (chest pain)
• Aneurysm
• Cardiomyopathy
• Congenital heart disease
• Congestive heart failure
• Coronary artery disease 
• Heart attack
• Heart valve disease
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Peripheral vascular disease (PVD)
• Pericarditis 

Imaging and radiology

Advanced imaging technology provides clearer pictures for radiologists and other specialty physicians on the medical staff to provide a more accurate diagnosis that leads to a customized treatment plan, if needed, to start the healing process.

Services may* include:

• Arthrography
• Bone density measurement
• Breast imaging
• CT scan (including low-dose lung cancer CT screening)
• Interventional radiology
• MRI
• Myelogram
• Nuclear medicine (Nuclear PET scan, radiofrequency ablation, I-131 therapy for hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer)
• Radioimmunotherapy
• Ultrasound
• Virtual colonoscopy
• X-ray and fluoroscopy

* Please call this location for particular outpatient services. Typically, your doctor’s office will refer you to us if we have the imaging service you need.

Inpatient medicine and hospitalists

Our hospitalists or inpatient medicine physicians provide care during your full stay at the hospital starting upon your hospital admission and coordinate with your primary care physician and helps with your discharge.

Mammogram and breast imaging

Our imaging centers provide potentially life-saving 2D and 3D mammograms and clinical breast exams to screen for breast cancer and other conditions that impact women and refer to specialty treatments and services, including:

• Breast calcifications
• Breast cysts
• Breast lumps
• Breast nipple discharge
• Breast pain
• Dense breasts

NeuroHealth Institute

Our neurologists, neuroradiologists and neurosurgeons study, diagnose, and innovatively treat through advanced technologies to improve quality of life most brain and spine conditions, disorders and injuries, including:

• Alzheimer's Disease
• Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS)
• Brain aneurysm
• Brain and spine tumors
• Concussion
• Dementia
• Epilepsy
• Essential tremors
• Headache treatment
• Hydrocephalus
• Movement disorders
• Multiple sclerosis
• Neuromuscular disorders
• Parkinson's Disease
• Pituitary tumors
• Stroke care
• Skull base tumors
• Traumatic brain injury

Pain management

Our pain management specialists provide many options for comprehensive and advanced therapy and treatments focused on managing sensory and emotional impacts and restoring function brought on by different types and degrees of pain, including:

• Chronic lower back pain
• Chronic pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Low back pain
• Neck pain
• Nonspecific back pain
• Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
• Sciatic nerve pain

Lung care

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Taylor offers diagnostic and treatment options to manage and treat acute and chronic respiratory and pulmonary disorders.

Pulmonologists on our medical staff study and treat diseases of the lungs, airways and chest, care for the very sick in critical care units, as well as treat sleep disorders. If surgery is required, we have physicians on the medical staff specially trained in thoracic surgery.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Taylor offers care for numerous lung conditions including:

• Acute and chronic pulmonary embolism
• Asthma
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Cystic fibrosis
• Lung cancer
• Pulmonary fibrosis
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Pneumonia
• Sleep disorders
• Smoking cessation
• Tuberculosis

Rehabilitation and physical therapy

Our team of physicians and therapists are dedicated to helping patients find the best way back through nonsurgical therapies from all types of injuries, illness, and acute and chronic conditions, including but not limited to:

• Musculoskeletal disorders
• Neurologic disorders and injuries
• Pediatric neurological and developmental disorders
• Post-operative care
• Sports injuries

Skilled nursing

After surgery or a severe illness, a patient may need professional care to aid in recovery transition from hospital to home. Patients recovering from illness or injury such as stroke, heart attack, cardiac surgery, hip and knee replacements, pneumonia, wound infections and dehydration can benefit from skilled nursing services.

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Taylor is unique in offering this level of post-acute care or "swing bed service" which is not available in most acute care hospitals. The professional skilled nursing staff at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Taylor can provide a complete spectrum of care for the recovering patient (as prescribed by a physician) including:

• Physical therapy*
• Occupational therapy*
• Speech therapy
• IV  medication administration
• Respiratory therapy
• 24-hour skilled nursing car
• Wound care

For more information, call our Case Manager at 737.888.3239 or 737.888.3230.

*Offered twice each week day and once a day on Saturday for strengthening, mobility training, advanced wound care, balance or vestibular rehabilitation.

Sleep disorders

Our sleep program is dedicated to alleviating symptoms and improve sleep patterns and daily life by offering a full range of innovative diagnostic and treatment procedures to treat a variety of sleep disorders, including:

• Central sleep apnea
• Insomnia
• Narcolepsy
• Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
• Parasomnias
• Pediatric sleep disorders
• Periodic limb movements
• Restless leg syndrome
• Snoring

Surgical services

Our surgeons offer pioneering innovations and advanced surgical offerings and services backed by research-based enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) to support patient outcomes, including: 

• Cardiothoracic surgery
• Colon and rectal surgery
• General surgery
• Gynecological surgery
• Head and neck surgery
• Ophthalmic surgery
• Orthopedic surgery
• Pediatric surgery
• Plastic surgery
• Podiatric medicine and surgery
• Robotic surgery
• Surgical oncology 
• Urologic surgery
• Vascular surgery

Wound care

Our multidisciplinary teams who specialist in wound care, hyperbarics, and /or enterostomal therapy work to create a custom and comprehensive treatment plan to a variety of wounds, including:

• Abdominal stomas
• Arterial wounds
• Atypical wounds
• Diabetic lower extremity wounds
• Diabetic ulcers
• Minor burns
• New or non-healing surgical wounds
• Non-healing wounds of any kind
• Pressure ulcers (bed sores)
• Radiation wounds
• Traumatic wounds
• Venous wounds 

ATMs

An automated teller machine (ATM) is available in the lobby of the specialty clinic/day surgery department on the first floor.

Community involvement

We are proud to be a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, a system invested in improving community health by addressing identified community health needs. We invite you to read our hospitals' reports on community benefit to find out more about our financial stewardship and how we fulfill community needs as part of this exceptional network of hospitals.

View our benefit report

Concierge and information desk

Visitor information/concierge desks are located in the main entrance of the medical center, where staff can assist you with general information, maps, notary public services and local eateries/hotel listings.

Public-use telephones can be found in the emergency department lobby on the first floor.

Dining options

Visitors may visit the Café for light meals or order food trays from the dietary department. Contact a staff member for ordering assistance. Some local food establishments will deliver food to the main entrance of the hospital.

Estimate your cost of care

Baylor Scott & White Health is an advocate for greater healthcare pricing transparency and patient affordability. We provide a self-service price estimation tool to help you obtain accurate out-of-pocket expense estimates, along with other helpful resources to help you make more informed financial choices about your care.

Medical records

You can request copies of your medical records by completing an Authorization for Release of Information form and returning to the facility at which you received care.

Recognize an employee

Because our staff cares so deeply for those we help, there are those who often go beyond the call to provide great care.

Security and lost and found

Security officers regularly patrol the Taylor campus. To inquire about lost or found items, please contact 737.888.3100.

Visitor lounges

There are designated lounges for visitors on patient floors. Specific areas have been designated for guests in other areas. If you are in a large group, we ask for your consideration of other patients’ families when seating is limited. Wireless laptops can be used in most areas by connecting to our visitor wireless network. Charging stations and outlets are also available in select lounge areas.

Please restrict your use of these devices to visitor lounges and non-patient care areas.

Volunteer with us

We rely on our generous volunteers to provide several special services. Every volunteer enhances the patient experience in some way by supporting our culture of customer service. Join the ranks of our volunteers to get involved and make a difference.