Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Murphy to Open Feb. 3

MURPHY, Texas - Jan. 29, 2014 - PRLog -- When Mayor Eric Barna joins other city leaders in cutting the ribbon on Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Murphy, they will help bring to their community convenient access to hospital-level care from a well-known name. Adding to the list of reasons that residents in the area love to call Murphy home, the new Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Murphy opens as the first center of its kind from Baylor in Collin County when it begins seeing patients at 511 FM 544, Suite 100, on Feb. 3, 2014.

For residents in the community that prides itself on its open spaces, a focus on family and traditional Texas roots, having the convenience of quality care in the area is important.

“When you or a loved one is sick, whether it is an emergency medical need or when a hospital stay is necessary, we know how important it is to have quality care available and accessible in your neighborhood,” explained John Wood, R.N., regional CEO and CNO, Baylor Emergency Medical Centers. “We are committed to providing the kind of care we would want for our own families.”

Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Murphy represents a compassionate, efficient and patient-centered approach to the delivery of emergency medical and inpatient care. The first of its kind in Collin County, this new emergency hospital will be open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and is staffed with emergency medicine physician specialists and experienced nursing and clinical staff. The facility will have an emergency department with seven beds, diagnostic imaging including X-ray, a CT scanner and ultrasound, a laboratory and an eight-bed inpatient unit for those requiring an admission for additional medical services.

Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Murphy will offer emergency medical and inpatient care that is “patient-centric” in its innovative approach.  From the moment the patient enters the facility, the experienced medical staff, systems and technology will be ready to meet the patient’s needs in a way that is convenient, accessible, efficient and compassionate.

“By providing operationally efficient facilities and focused alignment with current health care trends, our community-based approach prioritizes limited inpatient stays, efficient emergency rooms and cost-effective pricing in a smaller campus setting,” said Wood.

Unlike urgent care centers, which are designed to handle non-life-threatening medical complaints, or free-standing emergency departments, Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Murphy will be a licensed hospital, providing clinical quality, and efficient operations. This facility is designed to provide an efficient, patient-centered experience. Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Murphy is a result of the system’s continued leadership in providing care in an area that has experienced robust population growth.

An added benefit to this community hospital is the inpatient beds it offers in a convenient, personalized setting, close to home. If a patient requires an overnight stay, Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Murphy offers comfortable inpatient beds and around-the-clock care.

“A great patient benefit is that an ER-trained physician is on-site, 24/7,” noted Wood. “The smaller setting allows for attentive care for those patients who require overnight medical care.”

At Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Murphy, patients have convenient access to:

·         - An ER physician, whom they can usually see within minutes – with an average door-to-doc time of less than 10 minutes

·       -  Hospital-level amenities, including a dedicated inpatient wing

·       -  In-house laboratory for prompt results

·       - On-site imaging, including X-ray, CT scan, and ultrasound

·        - Convenient, compassionate care from a trusted name in healthcare

Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Murphy opens to the public Feb. 3, with a ribbon-cutting event Jan. 29. It is the first location in Collin County, and is part of a group of six hospitals opening in 2014 in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to provide communities with convenient access to quality care.

Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Murphy opens Feb. 3 at 8 a.m. at 511 FM 544, Suite 100, Plano, Texas 75094.

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Physicians are members of the medical staff at one of Baylor Health Care System’s subsidiary, community or affiliated medical centers and are neither employees nor agents of those medical centers, Baylor Emergency Medical Center at Murphy or Baylor Health Care System.