TITLE: Congratulating Moore County Hospital District on being named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission accreditation agency.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Moore County Hospital District on being named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission accreditation agency.

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WHEREAS, Moore County Hospital District (MCHD) was named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission in September 2012; and WHEREAS, An independent, nonprofit accreditation agency, The Joint Commission certifies more than 19,000 health care institutions nationwide; its annual Top Performers program recognizes hospitals that achieve excellence in evidence-based treatments for heart failure, pneumonia, children's asthma, and stroke, among other conditions; and WHEREAS, Inclusion among the Top Performers puts MCHD in the top 18 percent of more than 3,400 accredited hospital systems across the nation, and MCHD is one of only 244 hospitals that have earned this distinction two years in a row; in addition, its Memorial Home Health program has been placed by the commission among the nation's top 25 percent of home health agencies; and WHEREAS, For more than six decades, Moore County Hospital District has provided outstanding hospital services for the residents of the Panhandle, and this prestigious national recognition represents a fitting tribute to the skill, hard work, and care of the district's board of directors, health care personnel, allied health personnel, volunteers, and administration; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Moore County Hospital District on being named a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission and extend sincere best wishes to the members of the district's board and staff for continued success in their important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Moore County Hospital District as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Price Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 575 was adopted by the House on March 7, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House