TITLE: Congratulating Houston Methodist on its receipt of six 2022 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Awards from Vizient.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Houston Methodist on its receipt of six 2022 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Awards from Vizient.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Houston Methodist has been named the recipient of six 2022 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Awards from Vizient; and WHEREAS, A provider-driven organization, Vizient serves more than half of the health care organizations in the country, helping to strengthen their delivery of high-value care; its prestigious Birnbaum Award acknowledges member health systems that demonstrate superior performance, as measured by the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study, which evaluates care across six domains: mortality, efficiency, effectiveness, patient centeredness, safety, and equity; and WHEREAS, Vizient recognized six Houston Methodist health care facilities in 2022; Houston Methodist Sugarland was ranked second out of 127 medical centers in the Large, Specialized Complex Care Medical Centers category while Houston Methodist Hospital was rated sixth out of 107 in the Comprehensive Academic Medical Centers division; out of 148 national facilities, four Houston Methodist hospitals placed in Complex Care Medical Centers category: Houston Methodist The Woodlands ranked first, Houston Methodist Baytown ranked second, Houston Methodist West ranked third, and Houston Methodist Willowbrook ranked sixth; moreover, these honors are a testament to the resilience and dedication of the hospital system's health professionals and employees during a period encompassing severe COVID-19 surges; and WHEREAS, Since its inception, Houston Methodist has worked tirelessly to provide skilled and compassionate care for its patients, and these latest accolades reflect the organization's ongoing commitment to excellence; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Houston Methodist on its receipt of six Vizient Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Awards for 2022 and extend to the organization's physicians, staff, and administrators sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Houston Methodist as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. A. Johnson of Harris Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 606 was adopted by the House on March 30, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House