Baptist Health System

Baptist Health System is a hospital and medical facility system located in San Antonio, Texas.

History

In 1903 a group of 30 or more physicians, members of the young [http://www.bcms.org/aboutus.htm Bexar County Medical Society] , together with about 30 business and professional men organized the San Antonio Associated Charities which in turn initiated construction of a four-story hospital on Dallas Street: the Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital.

Today, Baptist Health System is a recognized leader in healthcare in San Antonio and South Texas; owned by [http://www.vanguardhealth.com/home.html Vanguard Health Systems] and affiliated with the [http://www.bgct.org/TexasBaptists/Page.aspx?&pid=178 Baptist General Convention of Texas] ; the fourth largest civilian employer in San Antonio; and fully accredited by the [http://www.jcaho.org/ Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)] . [ [http://baptisthealthsystem.com/about_history.aspx History :: Baptist Health System ] ]

Hospitals & Facilities

Baptist Health System includes 5 acute-care hospitals which offer 1,673 licensed beds.
* [http://www.bmcsa.com/ Baptist Medical Center]
* [http://www.northcentralbaptisthospital.com/ North Central Baptist Hospital]
* [http://www.northeastbaptisthospital.com/ Northeast Baptist Hospital]
* [http://www.southeastbaptisthospital.com/ Southeast Baptist Hospital]
* [http://www.stlukesbaptisthospital.com/ St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital]

Baptist Health System has been recognized as a Solucient 100 Top Hospitals [ [http://www.100tophospitals.com/Winners/national05/benchmarks.asp Solucient 100 Top Hospitals ] ] , and each of the 5 hospitals has earned Accredited Chest Pain Center designation.

The System also includes:

* Baptist Regional Children’s Center
* Baptist Women’s Health Center
* [http://www.healthlinksa.com/ HealthLink] wellness and fitness center
* Baptist M&S Imaging Centers
* Community health and wellness programs
* Ambulatory services
* Rehabilitation services
* Medical office buildings including the newly opened Westover Baptist Medical Building
* San Antonio AirLife air medical transport
* A teaching center (School of Health Professions) and other health-related services and affiliations.

Accreditations & Memberships

* Baptist Health System is fully accredited by the [http://www.jcaho.org/ Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)] .
* The Society of Chest Pain Centers has granted the designation of Accredited Chest Pain Center to each of the five hospitals in the Baptist Health System. [http://www.bmcsa.com/ Baptist Medical Center] , [http://www.northcentralbaptisthospital.com/ North Central Baptist Hospital] , [http://www.northeastbaptisthospital.com/ Northeast Baptist Hospital] , [http://www.southeastbaptisthospital.com/ Southeast Baptist Hospital] and [http://www.stlukesbaptisthospital.com/ St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital] received full accreditation status from the Accreditation Review Committee on November 3, 2005. They are the first, and currently only, accredited Chest Pain Centers in San Antonio, and are among fewer than 180 in the nation. [ [http://baptisthealthsystem.com/about_memberships.aspx Accreditations & Memberships :: Baptist Health System ] ]
* Baptist Health System laboratories are accredited by the [http://www.cap.org/apps/cap.portal College of American Pathologists (CAP)] .
* The Comprehensive Cancer Program of the Baptist Health System is accredited by the [http://www.facs.org/about/corppro.html American College of Surgeons (ACS)] .
* Baptist M&S Imaging Centers and Baptist Health System imaging departments are accredited by the [http://www.acr.org/s_acr/index.asp American College of Radiology (ACR)] .
* The Diabetes Self Management Course of Baptist Health System is Recognized by the [http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp American Diabetes Association] .
* The inpatient Rehabilitation Centers at [http://www.stlukesbaptisthospital.com/ St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital] and [http://www.bmcsa.com/ Baptist Medical Center] is accredited by [http://www.carf.org/ Commission on Accreditation of Rehab Facilities] .
* San Antonio AirLife is among an elite group of emergency transport services in the U.S. to earn re-accreditation from the [http://www.camts.org/ Commission of Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS)] .AirLife, owned jointly by the Baptist Health System and University Hospital, is one of only about 100 transport programs in the nation to meet these standards.
* [http://www.alamocitychamber.org/ Alamo City Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.healthcollaborative.net/ Bexar County Community Health Collaborative]
* [http://www.sachamber.org/ Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.gsahc.org/ Greater San Antonio Hospital Council]
* [http://www.sahcc.org/ San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.southsachamber.org/ South San Antonio Chamber of Commerce]
* The American Hospital Association
* [http://www.thaonline.org/ Texas Hospital Association]

References

External Sources

* [http://www.baptisthealthsystem.com/ Baptist Health System]
* [http://www.bmcsa.com/ Baptist Medical Center]
* [http://www.northcentralbaptisthospital.com/ North Central Baptist Hospital]
* [http://www.northeastbaptisthospital.com/ Northeast Baptist Hospital]
* [http://www.southeastbaptisthospital.com/ Southeast Baptist Hospital]
* [http://www.stlukesbaptisthospital.com/ St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital]