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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ted D. Matthews is being honored on September 11, |
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2021, for more than a decade of dedicated service as chief executive |
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officer of Eastland Memorial Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, A passionate advocate for rural health care, Ted |
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Matthews has served in the field for 20 years and as the CEO and |
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administrator of Eastland Memorial since 2010; under his |
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leadership, the licensed, 52-bed facility has opened two new health |
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care clinics in Eastland County and is expanding the hospital |
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service programs provided to residents; moreover, his efforts have |
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helped Eastland Memorial earn a Four Star rating for patient |
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satisfaction and high marks for overall quality; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his work for the hospital, |
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Mr. Matthews chairs the TORCH Foundation board and serves on the |
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Texas Hospital Association Retirement Plan Board and the Tobacco |
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Settlement Permanent Trust Account Administration Advisory |
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Committee; in 2018, he received the Gordon Russell Merit Award, |
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which recognizes outstanding achievement by rural and community |
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hospital administrators, from the Texas Organization of Rural and |
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Community Hospitals; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Matthews holds a bachelor's |
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degree in business administration from The University of Texas at |
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Austin and an MBA from Oklahoma City University; and |
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WHEREAS, Ted Matthews has proven himself to be a dedicated |
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champion of rural health care in Eastland County and throughout the |
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region, and he may indeed take well-deserved pride in his |
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exceptional record of achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend Ted D. Matthews for |
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his exemplary service as CEO of Eastland Memorial Hospital and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Matthews as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |