How You Can Help
In Houston, we are uniquely positioned and equipped to develop viable local healthcare
solutions. Right now, there are local programs that are working and are having an impact on the problem. These programs are saving lives and helping us manage healthcare resources more effectively. We need to grow these solutions so we can help even more people.
 In 2007, we made solid progress toward a solution to the growing problem of the uninsured in Houston. Through collaborative programs like the Gateway to Care Provider Health Network and the Memorial Hermann Health Centers for Schools, we are removing barriers to healthcare and strengthening our community’s safety net for the uninsured.
But the healthcare crisis continues to cut deeply into the fabric of Houston. In response,
Memorial Hermann has taken a greater leadership role in finding solutions by starting new programs that help patients find more appropriate, lower-cost alternatives to care and reduce Houston’s overall healthcare expenditures in the process.
Memorial Hermann strengthened our commitment to finding innovative ways to serve the uninsured by creating the Memorial Hermann Community Benefit Corporation. This new Memorial Hermann organization has been given a challenging goal:
To ensure that all residents of the greater Houston area have access to the care they need. We believe that by working in collaboration with other healthcare providers, government agencies, business leaders and community stakeholders, we can build an infrastructure for the Houston and Harris County region that will ensure a healthy, productive workforce.
We are proud to be a leader in Houston’s efforts to benefit the uninsured. Every individual deserves the chance to maximize his or her full potential for health and wellbeing,regardless of income. Step by step, we are creating a new model in which everyone has access to basic healthcare.
Won’t you join us?
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As individuals, each of us can make a difference by supporting the community health efforts underway, collaborating with leaders of education and health-based community initiatives and by contacting our legislators and alerting them to the importance of working together to provide care for the uninsured people in our community today. To learn more, call 713.448.5983. |
| For Business and Community Leaders |
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For more information on how you or your organization can get involved in building a community-based infrastructure to provide care for the uninsured, call 713.448.5983. |
| For Healthcare Providers |
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Gateway to Care has been a grass-roots collaborative in which Memorial Hermann has played numerous and critical roles. Over 165 safety-net health systems, advocacy groups and social service providers work together to assist medically indigent residents receive care at the most appropriate setting. There are few membership requirements beyond checking all individual agendas and egos at the door. Gateway to Care’s Provider Health Network is based on a national model called Project Access that connects people to medical specialists so they can receive the right treatments earlier in their illness.
To learn more about how you can volunteer your services as a healthcare provider, please contact us |
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