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At Baylor Scott & White Health, we're proud of the national and local recognitions we receive. It means our efforts toward healthcare excellence are not going unnoticed. But it's not about us. It's about you and the confidence you find in turning to an award-winning health system for your family's care. 

U.S. News & World Report: 2020-2021

U.S. News & World Report published its 2020-2021 Best Hospitals list, and for the third consecutive year, Baylor Scott & White Health is the most award-winning not-for-profit health system in Texas. Our legacy of providing quality, safe care has propelled us forward once again—even during one of the most challenging times in our more than 100-year history.

Our national, state and regional rankings include:

  • Baylor University Medical Center: #24 nationally in Gynecology and #36 nationally in Gastroenterology & GI Surgery; #4 in Texas and #2 in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area; high-performing medical specialties recognized as being in the top 10% of the nation include Cancer, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology and Urology
  • Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano: #27 nationally for Cardiology & Heart Surgery
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple: #6 in Texas; high-performing medical specialties recognized as being in the top 10% of the nation include Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Orthopedics and Nephrology
  • Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth: #25 in Texas and #8 in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area

Our high-performing multiple common procedures and conditions recognitions include:

  • Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth: Congestive Heart Failure, Colon Cancer Surgery and COPD
  • Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital – Dallas: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair and TAVR
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Frisco: Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Grapevine: COPD
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Irving: Congestive Heart Failure and COPD
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock: Congestive Heart Failure
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Colon Cancer Surgery, Congestive Heart Failure, COPD, Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement and Lung Cancer Surgery
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Uptown: Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement
  • Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie: COPD
  • Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic and Spine Hospital – Arlington: Hip Replacement
  • Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth: Knee Replacement
  • Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital – Tyler: Hip Replacement and Knee Replacement
  • Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Denton: Aortic Valve Surgery and Heart Bypass Surgery
  • Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital – Plano: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Aortic Valve Surgery, Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Bypass Surgery, Lung Cancer Surgery and TAVR
  • Baylor University Medical Center: Aortic Valve Surgery, Congestive Heart Failure, Colon Cancer Surgery, COPD, Heart Bypass Surgery, Hip Replacement and Lung Cancer Surgery
  • North Central Surgical Center: Knee Replacement

Award-winning healthcare in Texas

Excelencia en Enfermería

  • Eight Texas hospitals recognized with Magnet® designation for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (achieved by less than 7% of hospitals nationwide)
  • Five Texas hospitals and their respective clinics recognized with Pathway to Excellence® designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center

Patient experience and quality

  • Received the National Quality Forum National Quality Healthcare Award for being a role model in achieving meaningful, sustainable quality improvement in healthcare
  • Received the American Hospital Association Circle of Life Award for innovative palliative and end-of-life care by the Supportive Palliative Care program
  • Honored by The Leapfrog Group with the Leapfrog Patient-Centered Care Award for the board that has most successfully created a true partnership between caregivers and patients
  • Honored for Patient Experience, Press Ganey awarded four hospitals with the 2018 Guardian of Excellence Award and two hospitals with the 2018 Pinnacle of Excellence Award

Health plan

  • Named Best Insurance Company for Medicare Advantage by U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 ratings

Magnet® designation for nursing excellence

It’s like winning the Gold Medal in Nursing. Congratulations to our Baylor Scott & White Health nursing and hospital teams for once again being recognized by the ANCC Magnet® Recognition Program. As the gold standard of patient care, Magnet gives patients the peace of mind that they are receiving the highest quality of nursing care.

Research has shown that patient care outcomes are better at Magnet hospitals, where there is an environment that empowers nurses, values their contributions, and supports nursing leadership. Studies show that Magnet hospitals tend to have lower mortality and infection rates, as well as higher patient satisfaction and nurse staffing levels.

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Magnet® designations
Pathway to excellence Program® designations
Difference in being a Magnet® hospital

Independent research shows that Magnet facilities consistently outperform non-Magnet facilities by demonstrating:

For Patients

  • Lower mortality rates
  • Shorter length of stay
  • Increased stability in care and positive outcomes
  • Increased satisfaction and confidence levels

For Nurses

  • Higher rates of job satisfaction
  • More appropriate RN skill mix
  • Better delivery of quality care
  • Autonomy in clinical practice
  • Lower incidence of needle-stick injury

For Hospitals

  • Increased retention and recruitment of nurses
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Lower rates of staff nurse turnover
  • Increased attraction of high-caliber physicians and specialists