Navigating the Clinical Component
The clinical environment at Baylor Scott & White in Waxahachie supports a full-scope OB/GYN practice. Providers see a broad mix of obstetric and gynecologic patients with standard pathology across both service lines. The group has a hospitalist model in place that offloads overnight and emergency coverage, allowing physicians to focus their clinical energy on their own patient panels.
Patient Volume and Practice Mix
| Metric |
Detail |
| Clinic Patients per Day |
18 to 25 |
| Surgical Cases per Week |
2 to 4 |
| Deliveries per Month |
Average 15 per provider (range 10 to 30 depending on practice mix) |
| OB Level |
Level 2; delivers to 32 weeks gestation |
| Transfers |
Patients requiring delivery before 32 weeks transfer to a higher-level facility |
Clinical Scope
The practice supports a wide range of gynecologic and obstetric services. Physicians can shape their clinical focus based on personal interests and training.
- Full-scope obstetrics, including vaginal delivery, C-section, and medically indicated inductions
- Gynecologic surgery including minimally invasive and laparoscopic procedures
- Urogynecology procedures performed by one current physician with significant experience in this area
- Robotic surgery using the Da Vinci system (recently upgraded); hospital is actively encouraging utilization
- Endometriosis, adnexal pathology, and other routine gynecologic conditions well represented in the patient panel
- The practice does not accept Medicaid; commercially insured patients present early and routinely
Surgical Access
Dedicated OR block time is reserved for the OB/GYN group, reducing scheduling friction that is common at other facilities.
- Blocks available every other Monday and select Tuesdays
- Hospital actively supports increased OR utilization; additional block time available if needed
- L&D floor is located one floor above the clinic, approximately a three-minute walk
Call Structure
The hospitalist coverage model has been in place for three to four years and has meaningfully improved quality of life for the employed physicians.
- Hospitalists provide 24-hour coverage of L&D walk-ins and after-hours medically indicated cases
- Physicians cover their own elective inductions and elected cases
- Backup call rotates across all hospital OBs: approximately 1 weekend in 8, assigned as full weekends
- After-hours patient calls are triaged by a dedicated RN service before reaching the on-call physician
- No post-call recovery day required; physicians do not take overnight call in the traditional sense
Support Staff and Technology
- Dedicated triage team supporting the clinical workflow
- Ultrasound technologist on staff
- Phlebotomist available within the practice
- Da Vinci robotic surgical system on site
- Family Medicine residency program in development; residents with OB rotation currently shadow and observe; teaching involvement expected to grow
Patient Population
The patient panel reflects the demographics of a growing suburban community south of Dallas. The practice sees standard obstetric and gynecologic pathology without a notable prevalence of high-risk social factors. Physicians will encounter the full range of routine presentations across both service lines.