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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 206
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	2	+	By: Menéndez S.R. No. 206
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	7	+	R E S O L U T I O N
2	8		WHEREAS, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas is
3	9		celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2025; and
4		-	WHEREAS, The roots of Methodist Healthcare Ministries
5		-	~~trace~~ back to 1955, when the Southwest Conference of The United
6		-	~~Methodist~~ Church approved the formation of a nonprofit to own and
7		-	~~operate~~ hospitals in the name of the church; opening in 1963, the
8		-	~~Southwest~~ Methodist Hospital sought to promote and deliver
9		-	~~accessible,~~ quality health care to the underserved, and
10		-	~~Methodist Healthcare~~ Ministries has continued to advance this
11		-	~~mission since its~~ establishment in 1995; today, the Methodist
12		-	~~Healthcare System~~ serves as the largest health care provider in
13		-	~~San Antonio and 26~~ surrounding counties and oversees operations
14		-	~~at numerous~~ specialized area hospitals; and
	10	+	WHEREAS, The roots of Methodist Healthcare Ministries trace
	11	+	back to 1955, when the Southwest Conference of The United Methodist
	12	+	Church approved the formation of a nonprofit to own and operate
	13	+	hospitals in the name of the church; opening in 1963, the Southwest
	14	+	Methodist Hospital sought to promote and deliver accessible,
	15	+	quality health care to the underserved, and Methodist Healthcare
	16	+	Ministries has continued to advance this mission since its
	17	+	establishment in 1995; today, the Methodist Healthcare System
	18	+	serves as the largest health care provider in San Antonio and 26
	19	+	surrounding counties and oversees operations at numerous
	20	+	specialized area hospitals; and
15	21		WHEREAS, Methodist Healthcare Ministries offers primary
16	22		medical and dental care as well as counseling, case management,
17	23		social services, family wellness, and church-based community
18	24		nursing programs to patients across 74 counties; the nonprofit
19	25		organization also oversees grant-making and policy initiatives,
20	26		and it has worked with more than 150 funding partners to ensure
21	27		affordable services to all; together, they have invested over
22		-	$82 million in community grants, strategic initiatives, and
23		-	policy and advocacy partnerships in an effort to increase access
24		-	to care and to improve food security, digital inclusion, and
25		-	economic mobility; one impressive example is the collaboration
26		-	between Methodist Healthcare Ministries and the San Antonio
27		-	Metro Health Department to launch the Healthy Corner Store
28		-	initiative, which provides fresh and affordable produce to
29		-	communities in food deserts; in addition, the nonprofit
30		-	established the Medical-Legal Partnership to address the
31		-	health-related legal needs of patients; and
32		-	WHEREAS, In recognition of its exemplary business
33		-	practices, Methodist Healthcare Ministries received a 2024
34		-	Governor's Texas Award for Performance Excellence from the
35		-	Quality Texas Foundation Regional Program, and it was one of only
36		-	two organizations that earned this accolade that year; with this
37		-	honor, it was commended for its leadership, strategic planning,
38		-	measurement, analysis and knowledge management, results, and
39		-	focus on its customers, workforce and operations; and
40		-	WHEREAS, Methodist Healthcare Ministries has provided
41		-	expert and compassionate care to countless men, women, and
42		-	children in San Antonio and beyond, and the members of its
43		-	medical, support, and administrative staff may indeed take great
44		-	pride in its outstanding record of service over the past three
45		-	decades; now, therefore, be it
46		-	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
47		-	Legislature, hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of
48		-	Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas and extend to all
49		-	those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for
50		-	the future; and, be it further
	28	+	$82 million in community grants, strategic initiatives, and policy
	29	+	and advocacy partnerships in an effort to increase access to care
	30	+	and to improve food security, digital inclusion, and economic
	31	+	mobility; one impressive example is the collaboration between
	32	+	Methodist Healthcare Ministries and the San Antonio Metro Health
	33	+	Department to launch the Healthy Corner Store initiative, which
	34	+	provides fresh and affordable produce to communities in food
	35	+	deserts; in addition, the nonprofit established the Medical-Legal
	36	+	Partnership to address the health-related legal needs of patients;
	37	+	and
	38	+	WHEREAS, In recognition of its exemplary business practices,
	39	+	Methodist Healthcare Ministries received a 2024 Governor's Texas
	40	+	Award for Performance Excellence from the Quality Texas Foundation
	41	+	Regional Program, and it was one of only two organizations that
	42	+	earned this accolade that year; with this honor, it was commended
	43	+	for its leadership, strategic planning, measurement, analysis and
	44	+	knowledge management, results, and focus on its customers,
	45	+	workforce and operations; and
	46	+	WHEREAS, Methodist Healthcare Ministries has provided expert
	47	+	and compassionate care to countless men, women, and children in San
	48	+	Antonio and beyond, and the members of its medical, support, and
	49	+	administrative staff may indeed take great pride in its outstanding
	50	+	record of service over the past three decades; now, therefore, be it
	51	+	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
	52	+	hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of Methodist Healthcare
	53	+	Ministries of South Texas and extend to all those associated with
	54	+	the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
	55	+	further
51	56		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
52		-	prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard
53		-	from the Texas Senate.
54		-	Menéndez
55		-	Campbell Gutierrez Kolkhorst Campbell Gutierrez Kolkhorst
56		-	Campbell Gutierrez Kolkhorst
57		-	Eckhardt Hinojosa of Hidalgo Schwertner Eckhardt Hinojosa of Hidalgo Schwertner
58		-	Eckhardt Hinojosa of Hidalgo Schwertner
59		-	Flores Hinojosa of Nueces Zaffirini Flores Hinojosa of Nueces Zaffirini
60		-	Flores Hinojosa of Nueces Zaffirini
61		-	Patrick, President of the Senate
62		-	________________________________
63		-	President of the Senate
64		-	I hereby certify that the
65		-	above Resolution was adopted by
66		-	the Senate on March 6, 2025.
67		-	________________________________
68		-	Secretary of the Senate
69		-	________________________________
70		-	Member, Texas Senate
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74		-	Campbell Gutierrez Kolkhorst
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78		-	Eckhardt Hinojosa of Hidalgo Schwertner
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82		-	Flores Hinojosa of Nueces Zaffirini
	57	+	prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the
	58	+	Texas Senate.