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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Stephen L. Mansfield is retiring as president |
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| 6 | 7 | | and CEO of Methodist Health System on December 31, 2019, and it is |
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| 7 | 8 | | indeed fitting to recognize him as he prepares to conclude a tenure |
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| 8 | 9 | | characterized by tremendous achievement; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Since Dr. Mansfield took the reins of Methodist |
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| 10 | 11 | | Health System in 2006, it has grown from 2 acute care hospitals to |
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| 11 | 12 | | 10 hospital campuses; along the way, his leadership has been |
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| 12 | 13 | | instrumental in helping Methodist Health improve its bond rating, |
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| 13 | 14 | | and it is currently ranked by Moody's among the top 16 percent of |
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| 14 | 15 | | not-for-profit health systems and hospitals for financial |
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| 15 | 16 | | strength; the institution has also seen substantial gains in |
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| 16 | 17 | | clinical quality and safety, patient and employee satisfaction, and |
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| 17 | 18 | | physician experience scores, which set it apart as one of the |
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| 18 | 19 | | nation's best health care providers today; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Mansfield holds a Ph.D. in organizational |
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| 20 | 21 | | leadership from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, a |
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| 21 | 22 | | master of business administration degree from the University of |
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| 22 | 23 | | Tennessee at Martin, and a bachelor's degree from Ottawa University |
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| 23 | 24 | | in Ottawa, Kansas; he has worked for a total of 46 years in the |
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| 24 | 25 | | health care field and previously served as president and CEO of |
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| 25 | 26 | | St. Vincent Health System in Little Rock, Arkansas; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, This dynamic executive has also benefited many civic |
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| 27 | 28 | | organizations with his dedication and expertise, including the |
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| 28 | 29 | | boards of the Dallas Foundation, the Dallas Citizens Council, and |
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| 29 | 30 | | the Dallas Regional Chamber, which he chaired in 2014; in addition, |
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| 30 | 31 | | he recently completed a three-year term on the Large Healthcare |
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| 31 | 32 | | Systems Policy Board for the American Hospital Association while |
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| 32 | 33 | | serving a number of other health care industry associations and |
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| 33 | 34 | | committees; in honor of his contributions, he has received a host of |
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| 34 | 35 | | accolades, such as the 2017 Virginia Chandler Dykes Leadership |
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| 35 | 36 | | Award from Texas Woman's University, and he was named Healthcare |
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| 36 | 37 | | Executive of the Year by D Magazine in 2014; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Stephen Mansfield has guided Methodist Health |
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| 38 | 39 | | System to new heights of success, and when he departs from his |
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| 39 | 40 | | position at its helm, he may take satisfaction in knowing that his |
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| 40 | 41 | | accomplishments will continue to improve the lives of countless |
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| 41 | 42 | | patients and employees for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby honor Dr. Stephen L. Mansfield for his |
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| 44 | 45 | | outstanding service as president and CEO of Methodist Health System |
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| 45 | 46 | | and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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| 46 | 47 | | further |
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| 47 | 48 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 48 | 49 | | prepared for Dr. Mansfield as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 49 | 50 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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