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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Memorial Hermann Health System was named the 2023 |
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winner of the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community |
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Service by the American Hospital Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Baxter International Foundation, |
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the AHA, and the AHA-affiliated Health Research & Educational |
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Trust, the Foster G. McGaw Prize is awarded annually to a health |
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care organization that has gone above and beyond to improve |
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community health and health equity by forging innovative |
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partnerships; Memorial Hermann Health System was honored with the |
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award in April 2023 at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in |
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Washington, D.C., where it received $100,000 to go toward programs |
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that will further these goals; and |
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WHEREAS, With a network of 32,000 employees, 6,700 affiliated |
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physicians, and over 265 care delivery sites, Memorial Hermann is |
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one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in the state of |
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Texas; Memorial Hermann has been hailed for its many |
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community-focused initiatives, which include a free, 24-hour nurse |
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health line that directs callers to the appropriate level of care, |
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thereby helping them to avoid costly and unnecessary emergency room |
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visits; it is also recognized for the positive impact it has had in |
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the area through its physical fitness initiative StepHEALTHY, its |
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health centers serving children who are uninsured or covered by |
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Medicaid, its comprehensive community resource centers, and its |
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mental health crisis clinics; and |
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WHEREAS, Memorial Hermann Health System has distinguished |
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itself not only as a premier health care provider but also as a |
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considerable force for good in the Greater Houston area, and it has |
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set a standard of excellence to which other hospital systems may |
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aspire; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Memorial Hermann Health System on |
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its receipt of the 2023 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in |
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Community Service from the American Hospital Association and extend |
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sincere best wishes to all those affiliated with this outstanding |
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institution; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Memorial Hermann Health System as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |