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JOSEPH DANIELS JOINS BAYLOR PLANO AND BAYLOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING CENTER AT CRAIG RANCH

(PLANO, TEXAS July 16, 2009) - Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano is proud to announce Joseph Daniels, RT(R, NM), MBA, as the director of imaging services for Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano and the new Baylor Diagnostic Imaging Center at Craig Ranch, an outpatient department of Baylor Plano.

Daniels received his Bachelor of Science in accounting and his Masters of Business Administration in finance and marketing from DePaul University. He also holds certification in both nuclear medicine and radiologic technology completing programs at the Nuclear Medicine Institute in Cleveland, OH and St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, IL respectively. Prior to joining Baylor Plano, Daniels held various positions including the Administrative Director of Radiology at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, WI. Daniels is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators and the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board.

"The high quality reputation of Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano and the Baylor Health Care System played a major role in my decision to join the Baylor team. I look forward to further developing the quality imaging services at both Baylor Plano and the Baylor Diagnostic Imaging Center at Craig Ranch,” said Daniels.

"I look forward to working with Joseph as a member of our Baylor Plano team.  He has displayed leadership in his past positions, and we will benefit from his medical experience and expertise as we seek to provide quality imaging services to our community," said Jerri Garison, president, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano.

In his new position Daniels will oversee the Baylor Plano imaging services, the new Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano Women’s Imaging Center and the new 9,586-square-foot Baylor Diagnostic Imaging Center at Craig Ranch, located at 8080 S. State Highway 121, Suite 220 in McKinney. The Craig Ranch facility offers full service, digital imaging and diagnostic services, including dual-head molecular breast imaging, mammography, ultrasound, and bone density. Beginning in August, the facility will also offer MRI, CT, and diagnostic radiology. The new facility is one of a few facilities in the world, and the only facility in Texas to offer dual-head molecular breast imaging, which can accurately detect small tumors less than 1 cm. in size and is ideal for patients with dense breast tissue and those with increased risk of breast cancer.

Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano is a 112-bed acute care hospital committed to serving North Texas residents with personalized care and advanced technology on a beautiful campus with hotel-like amenities and all private rooms. Services at the not-for-profit, fully-accredited facility include treatment for advanced spine deformities at the Baylor Scoliosis Center, neurosciences, orthopaedics, medical and radiation oncology, surgical weight loss, women’s services, gynecology, urology, gastroenterology, pulmonary, sleep disorders, pain management, diabetes management and more. Baylor Plano offers patients access to digital imaging and is the first hospital in North Dallas and Collin County to offer minimally invasive robotic surgery for gynecology and prostate procedures through the FDA-approved da Vinci® S Surgical System.  The hospital has won several quality awards including the Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Award of Excellence and is designated a Nurse-Friendly™ hospital by Texas Nurses Association.  Jerri Garison is president of Baylor Plano. For fiscal year 2008, Baylor Health Care System reported $429.5 million* in community benefit, which includes providing care for charity patients and patients enrolled in government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, as well as the unreimbursed costs of medical education, research and community programs. For more information, visit www.baylorhealth.com.

*Represents preliminary information that will be reported to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Physicians are members of the medical staff at one of Baylor Health Care System¹s subsidiary, community or affiliated medical centers and are neither employees nor agents of those medical centers, Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano or Baylor Health Care System.