88R30238 BK-D
By: A. Johnson of Harris H.R. No. 1791
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Memorial Hermann Health System was named the 2023
winner of the Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community
Service by the American Hospital Association; and
WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Baxter International Foundation,
the AHA, and the AHA-affiliated Health Research & Educational
Trust, the Foster G. McGaw Prize is awarded annually to a health
care organization that has gone above and beyond to improve
community health and health equity by forging innovative
partnerships; Memorial Hermann Health System was honored with the
award in April 2023 at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting in
Washington, D.C., where it received $100,000 to go toward programs
that will further these goals; and
WHEREAS, With a network of 32,000 employees, 6,700 affiliated
physicians, and over 265 care delivery sites, Memorial Hermann is
one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in the state of
Texas; Memorial Hermann has been hailed for its many
community-focused initiatives, which include a free, 24-hour nurse
health line that directs callers to the appropriate level of care,
thereby helping them to avoid costly and unnecessary emergency room
visits; it is also recognized for the positive impact it has had in
the area through its physical fitness initiative StepHEALTHY, its
health centers serving children who are uninsured or covered by
Medicaid, its comprehensive community resource centers, and its
mental health crisis clinics; and
WHEREAS, Memorial Hermann Health System has distinguished
itself not only as a premier health care provider but also as a
considerable force for good in the Greater Houston area, and it has
set a standard of excellence to which other hospital systems may
aspire; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Memorial Hermann Health System on
its receipt of the 2023 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in
Community Service from the American Hospital Association and extend
sincere best wishes to all those affiliated with this outstanding
institution; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Memorial Hermann Health System as an expression of
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.