Bill Text: TX HR69 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Ted D. Matthews for his service as CEO of Eastland Memorial Hospital.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR69 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR69-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 69 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Ted D. Matthews is being honored on September 11, | ||
| 2021, for more than a decade of dedicated service as chief executive | ||
| officer of Eastland Memorial Hospital; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A passionate advocate for rural health care, Ted | ||
| Matthews has served in the field for 20 years and as the CEO and | ||
| administrator of Eastland Memorial since 2010; under his | ||
| leadership, the licensed, 52-bed facility has opened two new health | ||
| care clinics in Eastland County and is expanding the hospital | ||
| service programs provided to residents; moreover, his efforts have | ||
| helped Eastland Memorial earn a Four Star rating for patient | ||
| satisfaction and high marks for overall quality; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to his work for the hospital, | ||
| Mr. Matthews chairs the TORCH Foundation board and serves on the | ||
| Texas Hospital Association Retirement Plan Board and the Tobacco | ||
| Settlement Permanent Trust Account Administration Advisory | ||
| Committee; in 2018, he received the Gordon Russell Merit Award, | ||
| which recognizes outstanding achievement by rural and community | ||
| hospital administrators, from the Texas Organization of Rural and | ||
| Community Hospitals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Matthews holds a bachelor's | ||
| degree in business administration from The University of Texas at | ||
| Austin and an MBA from Oklahoma City University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ted Matthews has proven himself to be a dedicated | ||
| champion of rural health care in Eastland County and throughout the | ||
| region, and he may indeed take well-deserved pride in his | ||
| exceptional record of achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend Ted D. Matthews for | ||
| his exemplary service as CEO of Eastland Memorial Hospital and | ||
| extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success with his | ||
| important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Matthews as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Rogers | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 69 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 30, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
