Our story begins with faith.
The faith to answer a call. The call to help those in need. Our mission has never wavered. Today, we
once again answer the call. Today, we answer the call to transform our ministry in Southeast Texas.
To fulfill our mission by changing with the needs of our community. Today, we begin a new chapter in
our history. From our very beginning our sisters and now CHRISTUS have led the way in health care
and answering the call to provide the very best care in our community. CHRISTUS was founded to
meet the changing needs of this community and this region. Guided by our mission of extending the
healing ministry of Jesus Christ, our mission will always be the heart of our ministry.
CHRISTUS has led the way of creating a health care system that places the needs of the community
first. CHRISTUS was the first to bring health care to Southeast Texas at a time when it barely
existed. CHRISTUS was the first to establish a nursing school in nationally recognized
services that we become the largest health system between Houston in Baton Rouge. CHRISTUS provides
more than 26 million dollars in charitable care annually and has invested more than 200
million dollars in our region over the past 12 years. CHRISTUS has always responded and changed
to meet the unique needs of our community with a faith-based approach. CHRISTUS is prepared to lead
the way to better health and better health care for future generations. CHRISTUS commitment to our
community is without question. As community needs evolve the way we deliver care must also change.
Health care should be convenient, available when you need it and focuses on living well.
Our country, our communities and our patients are demanding more convenient, lower cost
options and better value. Care has become less impatient and more outpatient. Last year alone,
at CHRISTUS Southeast Texas, ninety-five percent of the patients we treated were
on an outpatient basis. CHRISTUS Southeast Texas is leading the way to better health
with a new model that will provide many locations to access care throughout our
neighborhoods and our communities a new patient centered model the focus is on preventative,
specialized in outpatient care beyond the walls of our hospitals. From new outpatient clinics,
urgent care centers and primary care practices to state-of-the-art specialty care. But the focus on
disease prevention keeping our communities healthy with the right resources. Health
care should be easy to use when you need it with options based on your individual and unique needs.
CHRISTUS has answered the call for the past one hundred and seventeen years and we will continue
well into the future. Our transformation is underway and we're moving ahead to make
our vision a reality. Over the next three to five years, will be significantly expanding or
outpatient facilities. New sites for care have been secured to begin this process immediately
starting with a new outpatient center on highway 365 and ninth avenue in midtown an initial
investment of ten million dollars will launch our plans to bring new health care locations
too many communities. You will soon have more access to high quality lower-cost care as we
expand to more than 40 locations throughout the Southeast Texas region. We're making it easier
to get the right kind of high quality care in the right place at the right time. Our transformation
will touch every part of our ministry including our hospitals beginning September first St. Mary
Hospital will lead the way and transition to a short-stay surgical inpatient hospital
focusing on more outpatient care and less impatient services, statutes, neonatal services
the a trapeze and cardiovascular services currently provided at St. Mary that have
served the community for so long will be moved to St. Elizabeth Hospital. We will do everything
possible to ensure a smooth transition ensuring no disruption and care in our effort to listen to our
community CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth will continue to serve as the primary acute care hospital for
Southeast Texas and we are committed to additional investments in this facility. This year the
neonatal ICU at St. Elizabeth will undergo a 2.1 million dollar expansion, upgrading it to a level
2 Nicki facility. We are also planning significant upgrades and emergency services to become a level
two trauma center. These investments will ensure that the highest levels of care are available in
the region Jasper memorial will continue to grow and expand primary and specialty care to meet the
needs of our growing rural communities and because great healthcare begins with access to your doctor
each phase of our transformation will continue to expand our CHRISTUS primary care network.
Additional primary care clinics will take us from 8 existing clinics to 13 clinics in the next three
years we are also considering new construction in our future. In 2018 our current plans call
for a new micro hospital and Mid County that will match the demand for outpatient care and community
driven inpatient acute care. Finally, as part of our transformation we are uniting and rebranding
all of our locations under one regional name CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Health System. A health
care system prepared to meet the growing needs of our communities today and for the future.
We have an amazing story and we can't wait to write the next chapter with all of you.