Baylor Scott & White Health

What it reported doing in 2024

See Schedule OBaylor Scott & White HeathTexas Provider Network (HTPN) is the employed physician group of Baylor Scott & White Health (BSWH) in North Texas. Since 1994, our network of primary care and specialty physicians along with our advanced practice professionals (APPs) share a commitment to excellence making it easy for patients to schedule, receive and coordinate care where and when they need. HTPN is affiliated with BSWH, a faith-based nationally acclaimed network of acute care hospitals and related health care entities providing quality patient care, medical education, medical research and other community services to the residents of North and Central Texas. As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas, and one of the largest in the United States, BSWH was born from the 2013 combination of Baylor Health Care System and Scott & White Healthcare. Today, BSWH has over 1,300 patient access points including 53 hospitals, 600+ specialty care clinics, 250+ outpatient clinics, 150+ primary care clinics, 29 pharmacies, 30+ ambulatory surgery centers, 60+ urgent care clinics, and over 7,300 active physicians. The system also includes a state certified health maintenance organization, the Scott and White Health Plan and the Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance accountable care organization both covering approximately 1,200,000 lives.During the year, HTPN employed nearly 1,400+ physicians and more than 665 APP's providing primary and specialty health care services at more than 440+ locations throughout the community. HTPN is comprised of 83 primary care sites including nine urgent care, 208 specialty care sites, 104 specialty satellite care sites including 7 liver disease outreach centers, one kidney outreach center, 10 hospitalists programs, a family practice residency program and a multi-specialty residency program.In addition to providing access to primary care, HTPN has more than 60 specialty services to meet the health care needs of the community that include bariatric surgery, cardiovascular care, cardio-oncology, critical care, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, headache, hepatology, infectious disease, neurology, neuro-oncology, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, obstetrics, oncology, otolaryngology, orthopedics, orthopedic trauma, pulmonology, psychology, psychiatry, rheumatology, thoracic surgery, transplant services, urogynecology, urology, reconstructive urology and vascular surgery. HTPN had more than 5.1 million patient encounters during the year.HTPN is committed to offering access to quality health care including providing free or discounted health care to the indigent, the underserved population and persons covered by government sponsored indigent health care and other government sponsored programs. During the fiscal year HTPN provided free or discounted care with an estimated reimbursed cost of more than $20.9 million to indigent patients qualifying under the financial assistance policy.Also, as part of its mission and charitable purpose, HTPN develops, implements and operates innovative strategies and programs that create access to health services, provides equitable care and improves health outcomes for the indigent and the medically underserved population. These activities include wellness programs, community education programs, special programs for the elderly, handicapped and medically underserved and a variety of broad community support activities. Several of these programs are outlined below.The Volunteers-in-Medicine (VIM) program serves as HTPN's flagship community benefit initiative, mobilizing physicians and staff to extend compassionate care beyond traditional clinical settings. Since 1998, VIM has created meaningful pathways for volunteerismboth locally and globallyempowering providers and team members to donate their time, expertise, and financial resources to improve health outcomes for medically underserved populations.In FY25 alone, VIM

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.1%; rating input score 93
• Program expense ratio: 92.2%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0.9%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.2; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.98; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.7%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings