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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas is |
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| 8 | 9 | | celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2025; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The roots of Methodist Healthcare Ministries trace |
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| 10 | 11 | | back to 1955, when the Southwest Conference of The United Methodist |
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| 11 | 12 | | Church approved the formation of a nonprofit to own and operate |
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| 12 | 13 | | hospitals in the name of the church; opening in 1963, the Southwest |
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| 13 | 14 | | Methodist Hospital sought to promote and deliver accessible, |
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| 14 | 15 | | quality health care to the underserved, and Methodist Healthcare |
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| 15 | 16 | | Ministries has continued to advance this mission since its |
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| 16 | 17 | | establishment in 1995; today, the Methodist Healthcare System |
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| 17 | 18 | | serves as the largest health care provider in San Antonio and 26 |
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| 18 | 19 | | surrounding counties and oversees operations at numerous |
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| 19 | 20 | | specialized area hospitals; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Methodist Healthcare Ministries offers primary |
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| 21 | 22 | | medical and dental care as well as counseling, case management, |
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| 22 | 23 | | social services, family wellness, and church-based community |
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| 23 | 24 | | nursing programs to patients across 74 counties; the nonprofit |
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| 24 | 25 | | organization also oversees grant-making and policy initiatives, |
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| 25 | 26 | | and it has worked with more than 150 funding partners to ensure |
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| 26 | 27 | | affordable services to all; together, they have invested over |
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| 27 | 28 | | $82 million in community grants, strategic initiatives, and policy |
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| 28 | 29 | | and advocacy partnerships in an effort to increase access to care |
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| 29 | 30 | | and to improve food security, digital inclusion, and economic |
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| 30 | 31 | | mobility; one impressive example is the collaboration between |
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| 31 | 32 | | Methodist Healthcare Ministries and the San Antonio Metro Health |
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| 32 | 33 | | Department to launch the Healthy Corner Store initiative, which |
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| 33 | 34 | | provides fresh and affordable produce to communities in food |
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| 34 | 35 | | deserts; in addition, the nonprofit established the Medical-Legal |
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| 35 | 36 | | Partnership to address the health-related legal needs of patients; |
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| 36 | 37 | | and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of its exemplary business practices, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Methodist Healthcare Ministries received a 2024 Governor's Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Award for Performance Excellence from the Quality Texas Foundation |
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| 40 | 41 | | Regional Program, and it was one of only two organizations that |
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| 41 | 42 | | earned this accolade that year; with this honor, it was commended |
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| 42 | 43 | | for its leadership, strategic planning, measurement, analysis and |
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| 43 | 44 | | knowledge management, results, and focus on its customers, |
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| 44 | 45 | | workforce, and operations; and |
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| 45 | 46 | | WHEREAS, Methodist Healthcare Ministries has provided expert |
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| 46 | 47 | | and compassionate care to countless men, women, and children in San |
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| 47 | 48 | | Antonio and beyond, and the members of its medical, support, and |
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| 48 | 49 | | administrative staff may indeed take great pride in its outstanding |
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| 49 | 50 | | record of service over the past three decades; now, therefore, be it |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 51 | 52 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of Methodist |
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| 52 | 53 | | Healthcare Ministries of South Texas and extend to all those |
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| 53 | 54 | | associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the |
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| 54 | 55 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 55 | 56 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 56 | 57 | | prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 57 | 58 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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