Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Resources “fought COVID-19 relentlessly” in 2020, while creating new options for healthcare and targeting underserved population, the big North Texas healthcare provider said Tuesday in its 2020 Social Purpose Report.
The report highlights “sustainable practices” that drove the system’s response to COVID, THR said in a release accompanying the report.
"It was a year like no other as our teams bravely cared for patients with COVID-19 and adjusted rapidly on both personal and professional levels to adjust to the pandemic," Barclay Berdan, the THR CEO said.
"In our 2020 Social Purpose Report, we share how caregivers brought health and healing to the sick, hope and encouragement to our communities and strength to one another. We also highlight how we are driving innovation across our system and into the communities we serve."
In its ninth year, the annual report covers how the faith-based, nonprofit health system works in the communities it serves, in direct patient care, stewardship of financial and natural resources, and other areas.
The Performance Summary for 2020:
- Mobilization of command centers and telehealth capabilities in the early days of the pandemic
- A joint COVID-19 prevalence study with UT Southwestern Medical Center to help design effective public health, community outreach and education strategies
- The $757 million, or more than $2 million a day, that Texas Health provided in charity care and community benefit - along with other pandemic relief for underserved communities to address depression, social isolation, and food insecurity
- A new strategy to support and further diversity, equity and inclusion within Texas Health's walls, supply chain and the communities it serves
- Opening of Texas Health Hospital Mansfield; the first set of 20 Texas Health Breeze Urgent Care clinics; groundbreaking on a women's tower at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton; and expansion at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford
- A new Community Health Ministry with North Texas faith communities to provide food, transportation, healthcare and other essential services
- Consumer-centric changes in billing that helped patients directly impacted by the pandemic and an online tool to help consumers estimate out-of-pocket costs for roughly 300 services and procedures
- Ways Texas Health leveraged data insights and analytics to monitor systemwide strategies and needs, tailor care management strategies for consumers and identify services that could improve their health and well-being
- Continued recognition, including being named Fortune's “Best Company to Work for in Healthcare and Biopharma” for the sixth consecutive year. The system also was recognized by Great Place to Work andFortune as one of the “Best Companies to Work For” (No. 15); “Best Workplaces for Women” (No. 24); and “Best Workplaces for Millennials.”
"Texas Health is committed to tackling the most pressing health care challenges our communities face, with a particular focus on advancing efforts to help the most vulnerable and underserved," David Tesmer, chief community and public policy officer, said in a release.
"This report illustrates how we advocated for and delivered essential support during this unprecedented time and how the Texas Health family rises to be flexible, resilient, courageous and committed to our Mission of improving the health of the people in the communities we serve."
The Arlington-based Texas Health’s service area consists of 16 counties and more than 7 million people. The system includes its Texas Health Physicians Group and 28 hospital locations under the banners of Texas Health Presbyterian, Texas Health Arlington Memorial, Texas Health Harris Methodist and Texas Health Huguley.
The system has more than 4,000 licensed hospital beds, 6,200 physicians with active staff privileges and more than 23,000 employees.
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