Bill Text: TX HR181 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Ronald G. Girotto on the occasion of his retirement as president and CEO of the Methodist Hospital System in Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-28 - Reported enrolled [HR181 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR181-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 181 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Ronald G. Girotto is retiring as president and chief | ||
| executive officer of the Methodist Hospital System in Houston on | ||
| December 31, 2011, concluding a noteworthy career with the | ||
| institution that has spanned more than three decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 1977, Ron Girotto has distinguished himself in | ||
| a variety of executive positions within the Methodist system; he | ||
| was named president and CEO in September 2002, having served as | ||
| acting president and CEO for the previous year; under his skilled | ||
| leadership, Methodist has partnered with Weill Cornell Medical | ||
| College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, two of the country's | ||
| most prestigious medical organizations, and it has completed a $1.5 | ||
| billion expansion initiative; the system has opened new facilities, | ||
| among them the Outpatient Center, the Methodist Hospital Research | ||
| Institute, and Methodist West Houston Hospital, and it has | ||
| undertaken major growth projects in its community hospitals; | ||
| Methodist has been rated as one of America's Best Hospitals by U.S. | ||
| News & World Report and for six consecutive years has been ranked | ||
| among the country's "100 Best Companies to Work For" by FORTUNE | ||
| magazine; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Girotto graduated from Pittsburg State | ||
| University in Kansas, where he majored in business administration | ||
| with concentrations in economics and finance; in addition, he holds | ||
| a master's degree in accounting from Kansas University and a | ||
| graduate degree in banking from Southern Methodist University, and | ||
| he has completed further studies at the University of Houston in | ||
| federal income tax and at Harvard University in financial | ||
| management and strategy in health care; he served as chair of the | ||
| Greater Houston Hospital Council and has shared his expertise as a | ||
| member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Gulf | ||
| Coast Independent Organ Procurement Organization, and the Texas A&M | ||
| University Institute for Biosciences and Technology; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Very active in the wider community, Mr. Girotto | ||
| serves on the Council of Overseers at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate | ||
| School of Management at Rice University and on the board of Faith in | ||
| Practice; he has been a member of the boards of the Greater Houston | ||
| Partnership and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and he | ||
| has served as chair of the board of the Strake Jesuit College | ||
| Preparatory School and of the finance committee for the Blue Bird | ||
| Circle for Pediatric Neurology; moreover, he has worked in behalf | ||
| of the American Heart Association as both chair and co-chair of the | ||
| annual Heart Walk in Houston; the Juvenile Diabetes Research | ||
| Foundation presented him with its Living and Giving Award in 2003, | ||
| and he is the recipient of the Italian Flame award from the | ||
| Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Greater Houston, | ||
| the Celebrating Life award from the Living Bank, and the Pearl of | ||
| the Orient award from The People Caring for the Community, among | ||
| other accolades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ron Girotto has greatly benefited the Methodist | ||
| Hospital System through his vision, dedication, and commitment to | ||
| excellence in health care, and his retirement provides a fitting | ||
| opportunity to recognize his outstanding contributions to the | ||
| vitality of the Methodist Hospital System; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Ronald | ||
| G. Girotto on the occasion of his retirement as president and chief | ||
| executive officer of the Methodist Hospital System and extend to | ||
| him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Girotto as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| S. Davis of Harris | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 181 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 27, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
