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Baylor Clinic from the Inside Out

by Ron Gilmore

Drawing of Baylor Clinic after completion of Phase 2Establishing a new adult outpatient center for Baylor College of Medicine has generated quite a buzz. There's talk of creating a new approach to patient care, infusing technology into the patient care experience, and incorporating new methods of teaching and research in an outpatient environment. These, and many other exciting ideas, are key to the transformation, but what about the more concrete details - the who, what, when, why, and where? Read on to find the answers.

In spring 2004, the Baylor Board of Trustees approved the development of Baylor Clinic. With available properties at 6620 Main and 6600 Main, plans for Baylor Clinic began with the assistance of outside consultants in space and planning and with the establishment of BCM groups and committees which began studying the project in depth.

These included an ambulatory planning work group, an IT advisory committee, a physician steering committee, and members of the BaylorMedCare® Board, as well as discipline­specific user groups for dermatology, medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, and surgery. Other groups explored ambulatory planning, research, education and change management. The physician steering committee alone included more than 50 faculty members from a variety of disciplines.

While plans continue to evolve, particularly in regard to Phase II of Baylor Clinic, the picture is becoming clearer on how this complex project will take shape. Here's a quick look at what you can expect for each phase.

Phase I

  • 167,000 square feet at 6620 Main in an existing building owned by St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
  • Baylor to occupy floors 11, 12, 13 and 14. The 11th floor will be dedicated to offices and floors 12­14 for clinical use
  • Faculty offices and clinical support will be located in Medical Towers currently under renovation
  • Departments to be located at 6620 Main include dermatology, medicine, ob/gyn, orthopedic surgery, and surgery
  • Plans include space for an outpatient clinical research center, as well as space for clinical research support
  • Women's health services, radiology, pathology, and day surgery will be located in St. Luke's Medical Tower across the street from 6620 Main and accessed via skybridge
  • Expected opening date is June­July 2005

Phase II

  • 250,000 to 350,000 square feet of space in a building to be constructed at 6600 Main adjacent and connected to 6620 Main
  • Of this, more than 100,000 square feet of space will be dedicated to diagnostic and therapeutic (D/T) imaging, as well as operating rooms
  • The planned building will have six parking levels, two floors for D/T, and five clinic levels
  • Departments to be located and/or represented at 6600 Main include neurology, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, physical medicine & rehabilitation, psychiatry & behavioral sciences, and urology
  • Expected opening date is late 2007­early 2008
 

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A Message from Dr. Traber

     
 

Volume 1, Issue 1, Spring 2005

   
 

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