Primary care designed around you
Imagine a place made just for you—mind, body and spirit. Where your care is made simple and your care team builds a plan unique to you. Welcome to Baylor Scott & White Health.
Having a primary care team that knows you is more important than you may think. Our goal is to keep you healthy. But if your care gets complicated, you want to know that you have access to a team of experts with a complete view of your health, so they can build a care plan around you.
Not only do you have access to a large network of providers for every need, but also the technology to make those relationships even stronger. And it’s easy to stay in touch. You can download the MyBSWHealth app and message your doctor whenever you want, schedule your next appointment, see your test results and more. It’s the care you need, when and where you need it.
And just like you can keep track of all your health records in one place, your network of providers at Baylor Scott & White can keep track of it, too. They can access your medical records and health history in real time and communicate with each other—resulting in a connected care experience where everyone is on the same page.
Because that’s what getting Better is all about—care that’s easy and centered on you. Thank you for choosing us to help you get Better—and stay that way.
To-do list
Descargue la aplicación
- Manage all your care in one place. Download the MyBSWHealth app.
Make a health plan
- Set goals with your care team and work together to reach them.
Schedule yearly checkups
- Be proactive about your health.
Keep on top of your child’s health
- Schedule immunizations, go to well-child appointments and remain active in your little one’s health.
Stay on top of immunizations
- Every year—Flu vaccine
- Every 10 years—TDAP booster
- Required once—HPV vaccine (<26), shingles (50+), pneumonia vaccine (65+)
Stay up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations
- Including boosters as recommended by the CDC
Stay on top of health screenings
- Talk to your care team about adding these tests to your care plan
Health screenings in your 20s
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- Annual wellness exam*
- Examen de presión arterial
- Skin exam
- Depression/Anxiety screening
- Testicular exam
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening
- Hepatitis C screening
- Annual wellness exam*
- Examen de presión arterial
- Skin exam
- Depression/Anxiety screening
- Exámen de senos
- Pap smear (cervical cancer screening)
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening
- Hepatitis C screening
*Includes comprehensive blood tests to check for anemia, infections, certain cancers, kidney/liver function, cholesterol, diabetes, thyroid disease and other common conditions
Health screenings in your 30s
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- Annual wellness exam*
- Examen de presión arterial
- Skin exam
- Depression/Anxiety screening
- Testicular exam
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening
- Hepatitis C screening
- Annual wellness exam*
- Examen de presión arterial
- Skin exam
- Depression/Anxiety screening
- Exámen de senos
- Pap smear (cervical cancer screening)
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening
- Hepatitis C screening
*Includes comprehensive blood tests to check for anemia, infections, certain cancers, kidney/liver function, cholesterol, diabetes, thyroid disease and other common conditions
Health screenings in your 40s
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- Annual wellness exam*
- Examen de presión arterial
- Skin exam
- Depression/Anxiety screening
- Testicular exam
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening
- Hepatitis C screening
- Examen de diabetes
- Colon cancer screening (45)
- Annual wellness exam*
- Examen de presión arterial
- Skin exam
- Depression/Anxiety screening
- Exámen de senos
- Pap smear (cervical cancer screening)
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening
- Hepatitis C screening
- Mammogram every two years
- Examen de diabetes
- Colon cancer screening (45)
*Includes comprehensive blood tests to check for anemia, infections, certain cancers, kidney/liver function, cholesterol, diabetes, thyroid disease and other common conditions
Health screenings in your 50s
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- Annual wellness exam*
- Examen de presión arterial
- Skin exam
- Depression/Anxiety screening
- Testicular exam
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening
- Hepatitis C screening
- Detección de cáncer de próstata
- Annual wellness exam*
- Examen de presión arterial
- Skin exam
- Depression/Anxiety screening
- Exámen de senos
- Pap smear (cervical cancer screening)
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening
- Hepatitis C screening
*Includes comprehensive blood tests to check for anemia, infections, certain cancers, kidney/liver function, cholesterol, diabetes, thyroid disease and other common conditions
Health screenings in your 60s+
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- Annual wellness exam*
- Examen de presión arterial
- Skin exam
- Depression/Anxiety screening
- Testicular exam
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening
- Hepatitis C screening
- Medicare exam (65)
- Annual wellness exam*
- Examen de presión arterial
- Skin exam
- Depression/Anxiety screening
- Exámen de senos
- Pap smear (cervical cancer screening)
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening
- Hepatitis C screening
- Medicare exam (65)
- Bone density test
*Includes comprehensive blood tests to check for anemia, infections, certain cancers, kidney/liver function, cholesterol, diabetes, thyroid disease and other common conditions
Empezando
Take an active role in your care. Your Primary Care Provider (PCP) is your first partner in wellness.
Just as you’d be open and honest with your partner, loved ones or family members, you’ll want to establish and nurture the same kind of relationship with your provider. Ask yourself how well your primary care physician knows you today. If you’re already close, that’s great. If not, make a plan to get better acquainted and talk about your goals—even (and especially!) if you’re healthy and just want to know how to stay that way.
Here are some tips to help you get started talking to your PCP:
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Reach out
Use the MyBSWHealth app to message your primary care team whenever you have a question about a recent visit, a test result, a prescription, scheduling or billing. (This function is for non-urgent needs related to your medical care. If you have an emergency, always dial 9-1-1.)
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Listen to your body
If something doesn’t feel right , don’t wait. Make an appointment to see your primary care doctor.
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Maximize your time during your visits
Use eCheck-in ahead of time.
- Come prepared with a list of questions to ask your PCP.
- Write down what you learned from your visit or bring a caregiver to help.
- Know the next steps in your plan of care.
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Get the most out of your care at home
Because we want to keep you out of the hospital, there are a few items you can keep at home to help with that. These items will help give eVisit and virtual visit providers more information, as well as keep you on top of any concerns between primary care visits:
- Thermometer
- Blood pressure cuff
- Water bottle
- Kit de primeros auxilios
- Scale
- Pulse oximeter
- Measuring tape
- Common over-the-counter medications, including pain relievers, fever medicine and more
Care teams serve you Better
Get the care you need on your schedule, thanks to a patient-centered care team approach. Advanced practice providers (APPs) collaborate with your primary care physician to give you more—more flexibility in appointment scheduling and more collaboration in your care.
APPs can include clinical nurse specialists (CNS), nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA). These nationally certified licensed healthcare providers have advanced education and training that prepares them to practice medicine collaboratively with your primary care doctor on your healthcare team.
As part of your unique plan, APPs can provide services like:
- Diagnosing and treating medical conditions and injuries
- Performing physical exams
- Prescribing medications and other treatments
- Ordering and interpreting lab tests, imaging studies like X-rays and other diagnostic testing
- Performing annual exams (such as well-adult or well-child)
- Treating acute illnesses and injuries
- Educating and counseling you on maintaining a healthy lifestyle
- Performing in-office procedures like sutures, joint injections and skin biopsies
- Managing chronic conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure and respiratory diseases
Our pharmacists are part of your care team
These experts are PharmDs, meaning they have their doctorate of pharmacy. They can assist with identifying the best medication for you, as well as making sure there are no interactions between the drugs prescribed. You may hear directly from them in response to questions sent to your provider team.
Care team services
Here are some things that your PCP or APP can offer that may surprise you.
Gynecological health
Chronic conditions
Pérdida de peso
Salud mental
Preocupaciones de la piel
Dónde ir para recibir atención
Find a care team, urgent care, walk-in clinic or emergency room near you.
Médico de atención primaria
Seeing your PCP is your first choice for care when it’s not an emergency.
- Asma
- Bladder infection
- Chronic conditions
- Manejo de la diabetes
- Dolor de oidos
- Dolores de cabeza
- Alta presion sanguinea
- Salud mental
- Salud Preventiva
- Esguinces
- Exámenes de mujer sana
eVisits and video visits
These virtual doctor appointments are available 24/7 using your mobile device or computer.
- Acné
- Alergias
- Frío
- Gripe
- Pink eye
- Quitting tobacco
- Infección sinusal
- Stomach problems
- Yeast infection
Check-in
eCheck-in is encouraged and available in MyBSWHealth before your virtual doctor visit or
in-person appointment.
- Let us know when you arrive.
- Virtual visits are now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Get more information and tips on what to expect from a virtual care visit
Atención de urgencias
Choose urgent care if an appointment is not available with your primary care team, you need immediate attention but your symptoms are not life-threatening.
- Dolor abdominal
- Acute back or joint pain
- Bladder infection
- Ear or sinus pain
- Dolor de oidos
- Gripe
- Dolores de cabeza
- Quemaduras menores
- Minor cuts that may need stitches
- Lesiones oculares menores
- Pruebas de embarazo
- Erupciones
- Sexually transmitted infection (STI)
- Infecciones de la piel
- Dolor de garganta
- Esguinces
- Infección del tracto urinario (ITU)
- Viral testing
- Radiografía
Sala de emergencias
For any condition you believe to be life-threatening, head directly to the emergency room for care.
- Dolor de pecho
- Cortes o heridas profundas
- Dificultad para respirar
- Intoxicaciones, sobredosis y conducta suicida
- Dolor abdominal intenso, tos o vómitos con sangre
- Quemaduras severas
- Severe head injuries/headaches
- Sudden loss of balance, vision change, facial droop, or arm or leg weakness