Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Waxahachie

Our spine doctors (specialized orthopedists) and physical and occupational therapists provide sophisticated surgical and non-surgical solutions for neck and lower back pain and conditions, including:

• Artritis de la columna vertebral (osteoartritis, reumatoide)
• Espuelas óseas y crecimiento excesivo
• Enfermedad degenerativa del disco (cervical, torácica, lumbar)
• Discos herniados (cervical, torácico, lumbar)
• Dolor miofascial (inflamación de los músculos y ligamentos)
• Osteoporosis de la columna vertebral
• Nervios pellizcados
• Ciática
• Deformidades espinales (escoliosis, cifosis)
• Lesiones de la médula
• Estenosis espinal (estrechamiento del canal espinal)
• Traumatismo de la columna o fracturas
• Tumores de la columna vertebral

Nuestro objetivo es brindarle a usted y a su familia el apoyo físico, emocional y espiritual que necesita durante su viaje por el cáncer.

Para ayudar a cuidar de usted, ofrecemos:

• Programas de educación y apoyo
• Asesoramiento genetico
• Investigación y ensayos clínicos
• Detección y prevención
• Servicios de apoyo que incluyen nutrición, cuidado pastoral y trabajo social.
• Tratamiento para todos los tipos de cáncer

To ensure all members of our community have access to our cancer care services, we offer two locations near you.

Duncanville cancer care

Waxahachie cancer care

Our dermatologists diagnose, manage, and treat skin, hair, and nail diseases and disorders, including:

• Acné
• Queratosis actínica
• Dermatitis
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Rosacea
• Cáncer de piel
• Infecciones de la piel
• Verrugas

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:

• 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
• Podología

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
• Colonoscopia
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
• Trasplante fecal
• 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
• Enfermedad de Crohn
• Colon polyps
• Liver diseases
• C. diff
• Enfermedad de reflujo gastroesofágico (ERGE)
• Heartburn
• Hepatitis
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Swallowing disorders

Our otolaryngologists or ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists diagnose, manage, and treat a variety of conditions affecting parts and soft tissues of the head and neck, including:

• Infecciones agudas y crónicas del oído medio externo y interno 
• Alergias
• Balancing disorders 
• Tumores benignos y malignos del canal auditivo del hueso temporal y aurícula 
• Colesteatoma
• Frío
• Sordera
• Influenza
• Pólipos nasales
• Problemas del tabique nasal
• Otosclerosis
• Apnea del sueño
• Ronquidos
• Estenosis del canal auditivo
• Tumores del hueso temporal y la base del cráneo
• Vertigo / desequilibrio

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 
• Huesos rotos 
• Blue or purple color to lips, skin, or nail beds 
• Chest or stomach pain or pressure 
• Coughing up blood
• Dificultad para respirar 
• Fainting
• Ataque al corazón
• 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
• Dificultad para respirar
• Carrera
• 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).

Our endocrinologists provide consultation, diagnosis, and management of endocrine and metabolic diseases. Endocrine disorders involve the body's over or underproduction of certain hormones, while metabolic disorders affect the body's ability to process certain nutrients and vitamins.

Conditions we treat include, but not limited to:

• Diabetes
• Colesterol alto en sangre y triglicéridos
• Obesidad
• Osteoporosis
• Ovarian disorder, such as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
• Parathyroid gland disorders
• Trastornos pituitarios y suprarrenales
• Thyroid gland disorders

Some procedures and tests we offer include:

• Pruebas de densidad ósea
• Continuous glucose monitoring
• Insulin pump therapy
• Thyroid fine needle biopsies and ultrasound

Our podiatrists and foot care specialists diagnose, evaluate and innovatively treat a wide range of conditions that affect the foot, toes, and toenails, including:

• Esguinces de tobillo
• Athlete's foot
• Juanetes
• Pie plano
• Fracturas
• Dedos de martillo
• Dolor en el talón
• Infecciones
• Ingrown nails
• Neuromas
• Tendon injuries and ruptures
• Wounds 

En Baylor Scott & White Health, ofrecemos servicios genéticos para ayudarlo a comprender su riesgo genético de ciertas afecciones, como el cáncer y las enfermedades cardíacas, y personalizar los tratamientos según sus necesidades únicas.

Our team of cardiologists and interventional radiologists on the medical staff, together with other clinicians, works to provide quality care for a range of heart and vascular conditions.

We offer a comprehensive program that includes heart disease prevention, advanced diagnosis and treatment options, and continued care and support for patients living with heart and vascular conditions.

Nuestros servicios incluyen:

• Rehabilitación cardiaca
• Cardiología
• Electrofisiología
• Insuficiencia cardiaca
• Cuidado Vascular

Our hematologists specialize in the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of blood disease and disorders, including:

• Anemia
• Gamopatía monoclonal benigna
• Sangría
• Coagulopatías
• Problemas de coagulación
• Eritrocitosis
• Infección
• Leucocitosis
• Trastornos linfocíticos
• Pancitopenia
• Enfermedad de célula falciforme
• Trombocitosis
• Trombocitopenia
• enfermedad de von Willebrand

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.

Nuestros centros de imágenes utilizan tecnología avanzada para ayudar a los médicos del personal médico de Baylor Scott & White a brindar atención de calidad.

Our infectious disease specialists diagnose, manage, study, and innovatively treat diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi, including:

• Bacteriemia / sepsis
• Bone and joint infections
• Infecciones del sistema nervioso central
• Resfriado comun
• COVID- 19
• Endocarditis e infecciones endovasculares
• Fiebre de origen desconocido (FUO)
• Gripe
• Infecciones por hongos
• Infecciones gastrointestinales
• VIH / SIDA e infecciones oportunistas asociadas
• Infecciones en pacientes inmunocomprometidos (transplante, quimioterapia contra el cáncer, etc.)
• Lyme disease
• Malaria
• Meningitis
• Mycobacterial infections
• Infecciones de la piel y tejidos blandos
• Tuberculosis
• Vírus del oeste del Nilo
• Whooping cough

Nuestro compasivo equipo de atención médica brinda apoyo médico y quirúrgico a pacientes que están en el proceso de expandir su familia a través del milagro del parto.

Nuestros centros de imágenes utilizan tecnología avanzada para ayudar a los médicos del personal médico de Baylor Scott & White a brindar atención de calidad.

Los servicios incluyen:

• 3D breast ultrasound
• 3D mammography (available at select locations)
• Evaluación del riesgo de cáncer de mama
• El ultrasonido de mama
• Aspiración del quiste
• Ductograma
• Mamografía digital de campo completo
• Biopsia de mama guiada por imagen
• Localización de lesiones
• Mamografía (detección y diagnóstico)
• Localización de aguja
• Mamografía por emisión de positrones (PEM) (disponible en ubicaciones seleccionadas)
• Biopsia estereotáctica de mama

Our nephrologists and kidney care specialists diagnose, manage, and innovatively treat a variety of conditions affecting the kidneys, including:

• Análisis de orina anómalo
• Lesión renal aguda
• Amilosis
• Enfermedad renal diabética
• Trastornos electrolíticos
• Glomerulonefritis
• Nefritis intersticial
• Cancer de RIÑON
• Insuficiencia renal
• Infecciones de riñón
• Cálculos renales
• Nefropatía obstructiva / reflujo
• Poliquistico enfermedad en los riñones
• Infecciones recurrentes del tracto urinario
• Estenosis de la arteria renal
• Hipertensión severa o difícil de controlar

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:

• Enfermedad de Alzheimer
• Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS)
• Brain aneurysm
• Brain and spine tumors
• Concusión
• Demencia
• Epilepsia
• Essential tremors
• Headache treatment
• Hydrocephalus
• Trastornos del movimiento
• Esclerosis múltiple
• Neuromuscular disorders
• Enfermedad de Parkinson
• Pituitary tumors
• Cuidado del Acto
• Skull base tumors
• Traumatic brain injury

Our orthopedic specialists can help you move better every day with treatments and services meaningful to your situation and goals. We provide care for all types of bone, joint, and muscle conditions, along with a special focus on sports medicine and conditions affecting the joints and hands. 

Our quality care includes, but is not limited to:

• Huesos rotos
• Cartilage restoration
• Carpal tunnel
• Dislocations and separations
• Knee, hip, and shoulder scopes
• Joint/ligament reconstruction
• Torn meniscus and tendons
• Total joint replacement

Read more about our orthopedic services

Is your shoulder pain increasing?

Our short questionnaire can clarify if it’s time to speak with a shoulder specialist.

Take the shoulder pain assessment

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:

• Dolor crónico de espalda baja
• Dolor crónico
• Fibromialgia
• Dolor lumbar
• Dolor de cuello
• Dolor de espalda no específico
• Distrofia simpática refleja
• Dolor del nervio ciático

Our pediatricians tailor care, services, and treatments to children of all ages ranging from newborns to teens to meet the healthcare needs of your entire family, including:

• General pediatric care
• Vacunas
• Infant and childhood care classes and support
• Exámenes fisicos escolares
• Exámenes de niños sanos

Our pulmonologists and lung care specialists study, diagnose, and innovatively treat with advanced technology and rehabilitation offerings acute and chronic respiratory and pulmonary disorders of the lungs, airways and chest, including:

• Asma
• Embolia pulmonar aguda y crónica
• Bronquiectasia
• La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC)
• Fibrosis quística
• Enfisema
• Infecciones fúngicas del pulmón 
• Enfermedades pulmonares granulomatosas
• Síndrome hepatopulmonar
• Enfermedad pulmonar intersticial
• Cáncer de pulmón
• Trasplante pulmonar 
• Fibrosis pulmonar
• Enfermedad vascular pulmonar 
• Hipertensión pulmonar
• Pleuresía
• Neumonía
• Sarcoidosis
• Trastornos del sueño
• Dejar de fumar
• Tuberculosis
• Tuberculous and nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease

From sports injuries to stroke rehabilitation, our goal is to use a comprehensive approach to returning you to a more active, healthful lifestyle.

Tratamos numerosas condiciones en las áreas de:

• Trastornos musculoesqueléticos
• Trastornos neurológicos y lesiones
• Trastornos neurológicos y del desarrollo pediátricos
• Cuidados postoperatorios
• Lesiones deportivas

Our rheumatologists study, diagnose, and innovatively treat arthritis and other joint, muscle and bone diseases, including:

• Artralgias y mialgias
• Trastornos del tejido conectivo
• Fibromialgia
• Gota
• Lupus
• Osteoartritis
• Polimialgia reumática
• Polimiositis
• Artritis psoriásica
• Artritis reumatoide (incluida la artritis reumatoide juvenil)
• Sarcoide
• Esclerodermia / síndrome CREST
• Síndrome de Sjogren
• Tendinitis
• Vasculitis

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
• Insomnio
• Narcolepsia
• Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
• Parasomnias
• Pediatric sleep disorders
• Periodic limb movements
• Sindrome de la pierna inquieta
• Ronquidos

Our sports medicine surgeons and specialists provide comprehensive orthopedic care to treat and repair all sports-related injuries or those resulting from everyday life, including:

• Acromioclavicular (AC) joint/shoulder separation 
• Ankle instability
• Esguinces de tobillo
• Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, injuries, or surgery
• Achilles tendinitis or ruptures
• Biceps tendon ruptures
• Broken ankle
• Concusión 
• Dislocated shoulder 
• Hip dislocations 
• Knee sprains
• Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)
• Medial collateral ligament (MCL) tears, injuries, or surgery
• Medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow)
• Meniscus tear 
• Esguinces
• Stress fractures
• Trigger finger
• Tears

Learn more about sports medicine

Is your shoulder pain increasing?

Our short questionnaire can clarify if it’s time to speak with a shoulder specialist.

Take the shoulder pain assessment

Our supportive and interdisciplinary palliative care team are trained to help you as you deal with a critical illness or diagnosis and providing complementary supportive services, including:

• Directivas avanzadas
• Bereavement support
• Programa de Vida Infantil
• End-of-life planning assistance
• Individual and family counseling
• Music therapy
• Nutrition and speech therapy
• Terapia ocupacional
• El manejo del dolor
• Social work services
• Cuidado espiritual

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: 

• Cirugía cardiotorácica
• Cirugía de colon y recto
• Dentistry/oral and maxillofacial surgery
• Cirugía General
• Cirugía ginecológica
• Cirugía de cabeza y cuello
• Neurocirugía
• Ophthalmic surgery
• Cirugía Ortopédica
• Cirugía Pediátrica
• Cirugía plástica
• Medicina y Cirugía Podiátrica
• Cirugía Robótica
• Oncología Quirúrgica 
• Cirugia de trasplante
• Cirugía urológica
• Cirugía vascular
• Weight-loss surgery

Our urologists diagnose, provide essential cancer screenings, and treat conditions and concerns related to the urinary tract and male reproductive organs, including but not limited to:

Urinary-related:

• Bladder disorders and cancer
• Inability to control urination
• Kidney disorders (including kidney stones)
• Trastornos uretrales

Related to male reproductive organs:

• Erectile dysfunction
• Esterilidad
• Penile disorders and cancer
• Prostate disorders and cancer
• Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
• Testículos no descendidos (criptorquidia)

Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, is a tool to produce significant weight loss for morbidly obese people. If you have unsuccessfully battled a serious weight problem, Baylor Scott & White Health can help you take control of your health and change your life.

We have devoted the necessary resources to provide you with comprehensive care, including patient education, pre-surgical counseling, advanced surgical options and long-term post-surgical care.

Desde la detección de afecciones comunes que afectan a las mujeres hasta la atención médica y quirúrgica avanzada, los proveedores de atención médica de Baylor Scott & White brindan los servicios integrales que necesita como mujer.

Los servicios incluyen:

• Cirugía de busto
• Cirugía ginecológica
• Ginecología
• Terapia de reemplazamiento de hormonas

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
• Úlceras diabéticas
• Quemaduras menores
• New or non-healing surgical wounds
• Non-healing wounds of any kind
• Pressure ulcers (bed sores)
• Radiation wounds
• Traumatic wounds
• Venous wounds

Learn more about wound care

An automated teller machine (ATM) is available near the first floor vending machines near the cafeteria, across from the chapel.

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.

Cross Roads Café

Located on the first floor, the new café offers a wide variety of items including a grill station, salad bar and hot entrée specials including a daily healthy entrée option. We also offer an outdoor seating option for guests and nearby parking.

HORAS

Daily, 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Máquinas expendedoras

Vending machines can be found on the first floor near the cafeteria, across from the chapel. Vending machines are also located in the Emergency Department lobby and outside the ICU waiting room on the second floor.

Baylor Scott & White Health es un defensor de una mayor transparencia en los precios de atención médica y asequibilidad para los pacientes. Brindamos una herramienta de estimación de precios de autoservicio para ayudarlo a obtener estimaciones precisas de gastos de bolsillo, junto con otros recursos útiles para ayudarlo a tomar decisiones financieras más informadas sobre su atención.

The gift shop located on the first floor of the hospital. The gift shop offers a variety of items including jewelry, flowers, greeting cards, candy and toiletries.

Credit cards, local checks and cash are accepted.

HORAS

Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Puede solicitar copias de sus registros médicos completando un formulario de Autorización para la divulgación de información y regresando al centro donde recibió la atención.

Our nurses are dedicated to the care of a diverse community of patients. As members of our front line care team, they take pride in seeking opportunities to provide a higher level of care.

Debido a que nuestro personal se preocupa tanto por aquellos a quienes ayudamos, hay quienes a menudo van más allá de la llamada para brindar un gran cuidado.

Our Chapel is located on the first floor of the medical center near the cafeteria. It is open 24 hours a day for prayer and quiet reflection.

To speak to a chaplain, please contact your nurse or dial 469.843.4052.

Visits from relatives and friends can play an important part in your recovery; however, they can also be tiring. It is in your best interest that you get all of the rest that you can while in the hospital. If you feel uncomfortable asking people to limit their visits, you might ask a family member or friend to coordinate your visits for you. We do have some requests of our visitors:

• Baylor Scott & White – Waxahachie is a smoke-free campus and therefore smoking is not permitted in patient rooms or anywhere on our campus.
• People with colds, sore throats, or flu like symptoms should not visit.
• We ask that children under 12 be accompanied by an adult at all times, and that all visitors are respectful of all of our other patients.
• Shirts and shoes are required.
• Visitors may be asked to leave the room during tests or treatments or when the doctor or nurse needs to see the patient.
• Visitors seeing a patient in our intensive care unit (ICU) may be asked to limit their visiting time and visit in small groups.

Contamos con nuestros voluntarios generosos para proporcionar varios servicios especiales. Cada voluntario mejora la experiencia del paciente de alguna manera al apoyar nuestra cultura de servicio al cliente. Únase a las filas de nuestros voluntarios para involucrarse y hacer una diferencia.