Christus Health
{{Short description|International Catholic nonprofit health system}}
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| foundation = 1999
| location_city = Irving, Texas
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Christus Health is an international Catholic nonprofit health system based in Irving, Texas.
History
The present company was formed on January 28, 1999 by the merger of Houston's Sisters of Charity Health Care System and San Antonio's Incarnate Word Health System;
{{cite journal |last=Saphir |first=Ann |date=1999-02-08 |title=Texas Hospitals Riding Tall: While Hospitals Post Robust Profit Margins, HMOs are Saddled with Mounting Losses |journal=Modern Healthcare |page=2}} however its history extends back to 1866, with the founding of St. Mary's Hospital in Galveston, Texas, by the Sisters of Charity religious institute.{{Cite web| title = The Christus legacy Answering the call | publisher= Christus Health | accessdate = 2012-06-11 | url =http://www.christushealth.org/body.cfm?id=116}}
Another significant merger came in 2016 when Christus merged with Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics (itself the product of a merger of two Catholic-based systems), giving it a major presence in East Texas.{{Cite web|url=http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/trinity-mother-frances-hospitals-and-clinics-joins-christus-health-6-things-to-know.html|title=Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics joins Christus Health: 6 things to know|last=Gooch|first=Kelly|website=www.beckershospitalreview.com|access-date=2016-05-11}}
Christus Health services can be found in 60 cities in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico in the U.S.; also, in the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Health Network in Santiago, Chile, and Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas in Mexico.Modern Healthcare - Volume 38, Issues 40-51 - Page 32
2008 - Irving, Texas-based Christus Health is the majority shareholder in a seven-hospital system in Mexico, Christus Muguerza.
{{cite web |title=Facility search: Find a Christus facility near you |url=http://www.christushealth.org/body.cfm?id=506&action=interactiveMap |accessdate=15 August 2009 |publisher=Christus Health}}
The system comprises almost 350 services and facilities, including more than 60 hospitals and long-term care facilities, 175 clinics and outpatient centers and dozens of other health ministries and ventures. Its corporate headquarters are in Irving, Texas.{{cite web |date=2009-06-24 |title=Corporate Facilities |url=http://www.christushealth.org/body.cfm?id=39 |accessdate=11 June 2012 |publisher=Christus Health}} It employs approximately 30,000 people and has more than 9,500 physicians.
Awards
- Palladium Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy (2015){{Cite web|url=http://www.thepalladiumgroup.com/research-and-impact/awards-program/past-winners-hall-of-fame#content|title=Palladium - Awards Program|website=www.thepalladiumgroup.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218090328/http://www.thepalladiumgroup.com/research-and-impact/awards-program/past-winners-hall-of-fame#content|archive-date=2018-02-18|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/palladium-announces-2015-hall-of-fame-for-executing-strategy-300174878.html|title=Palladium Announces 2015 Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy|last=Palladium|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-17}}
References
External links
- [http://www.christushealth.org CHRISTUS Health]
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Category:Medical and health organizations based in Texas