Texas Health Resources is a non-profit company that operates a network of hospital

Hospital

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s and related health facilities in the North Texas

North Texas

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 region of the United States

United States

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. It is one of the largest faith-based

Faith-based

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, nonprofit health care

Health care

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 delivery systems in the United States

United States

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 and the second largest in North Texas

North Texas

North Texas is a distinct cultural and geographic area forming the central-northeastern section of the U.S. state of Texas. North Texas is generally considered to include the area south of Oklahoma, east of Abilene, and north of Waco...

 in terms of patient

Patient

A patient is any recipient of healthcare services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider....

s served (Baylor Health Care System ranks first, with 239 access points and 1,819,245 total patient encounters during its last fiscal year, ending June 30, 2010.) . Its mission statement

Mission statement

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 is "To improve the health of the people in the communities we serve."

History

THR leaders formed the system in 1997 with the assets of Fort Worth-based Harris Methodist Health System and Dallas-based Presbyterian Healthcare Resources. Later that year, Arlington Memorial Hospital

Arlington Memorial Hospital

Arlington Memorial Hospital is a full-service acute-care medical center located in Arlington, Texas with 417 licensed beds....

joined the THR system..

Hospitals

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen

Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle

Texas Health Burleson

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth

Texas Health Specialty Hospital

Texas Health Harris Methodist Alliance - Scheduled opening in 2012.

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-WNJ Sherman (THR acquired Wilson N. Jones Medical Center on April 15, 2010)