The Thomson Reuters released the list of 100 top hospitals in 2013 and each hospital candidate was evaluated according to 10 important areas of their health care systems. This includes the area involving patient safety, profitability, mortality, clinical standards, medical complications, readmission rates, expenses, patient satisfaction on their medical services, and post discharge mortality as among many others (Thomson Reuters, 2013). The Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, Texas is one of the prestigious hospitals that were included in the list of the top 100 hospitals named by the Thomson Reuters. The hospital has a good track record for excellence in terms of their health care services and it was ranked by the U.S. News and World Report as the number one hospital in Dallas and number two hospital within the state of Texas because of their wide recognition for quality health care services in 12 areas of medical specialties and for treating challenging patient conditions (Baylor Health Care System, 2013). Carrying theflagship of the Baylor Health Care System, the hospital is slowly growing its organization and revenues as well. It has about 1,065 bed capacity with 5,500 employees and 1,013 medical professionals on its team of health care providers. In 2011, the university-hospital has earned a profit of approximately $2.29 billion. With the increasing numbers of employees and health professionals working on its organization and in consideration of its growing annual revenues, the Baylor University Medical Center is a progressive hospital institution that gradually grows its network of health care services and medical service specialty. The hospital carries with it its own core values of excellence that can be said to influence its success and eventually to work its way to be recognized as one of the top 100 hospitals in the world.
Just like the Saint Leo University, the Baylor University Medical Center is notably a Christian institution that promotes the spirit of genuine care, mutual inter-dependencies of all the professionals working in the organization that fosters unity and progress in every undertaking on each of their program. Both institutions carry with them the mark of mutual respect for every member of their community and to foster an environment towards excellence in every work that they do. What makes the Baylor University Medical Center succeed is the spirit of stewardship existing as the core value of their organization where every member is given the opportunity to be a leader and share their own contribution towards the professional and productive growth of their hospital. Just as the Saint Leo University makes their students the center of their services, Baylor University Medical Center also lives with their own vision, mission and goal where their patients are the center of their health services. In both institutions, every member of their organization is given the responsibility to develop their integrity and commitment in rendering only the best and quality services to their stakeholders and nothing less. Most importantly, the Baylor University Medical Center and the Saint Leo University are both Christian institutios swhere the spirit of genuine care and servanthood are encouraged and developed in every member. While every member of the organization may be coming from a diversified background, both institutions were able to build their own core values and services in order to promote a more sustainable personal development of committed services supported with high respect to dignity and creative ideas of every member. Thus, the mission, vision and goals of both the Baylor University Medical Center are similarly established with the foundation of committed and unselfish services with Christian-like care for its stakeholders and mutual respect and interdependency of every member that fosters a nurturing environment of growth, progress, professional and committed services that made their organization’s goals highly attainable.
References
Baylor Health Care System (2013). U.S. News & World Report Names Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas No. 1 in Dallas-Fort Worth Metro Area, No. 2 in Texas. Retrieved from http://media.baylorhealth.com/releases/u-s-news-world-report-names-baylor-university-medical-center-at-dallas-no-1-in-dallas-fort-worth-metro-area-no-2-in-texas
Thomson Reuters (2013). The Knowledge Effect. Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospital Winners, Retrieved from http://blog.thomsonreuters.com/index.php/thomson-reuters-100-top-hospital-winners/.
