To be FIRST in the minds of people who live West of the Brazos when
they think of health-care services.
To provide the West Brazos area consistently with FIRST quality
and cost-effective health-care services.
(F) Be identified by our FRIENDLINESS.
(I) Foster INTEGRITY in word and deed.
(R) Do the RIGHT thing correctly the first time.
(S) SERVE our patients' needs before our own.
(T) Earn our patients' TRUST by being professional and caring, all
the time.
Drew Jolly, president
Doug Dunham, vice president
Ernelle Orr, secretary
Ronnie Griffin
John McGraw
Lanny Henderson
Don Schulte
Bill Barnes, MSHP
wbarnes@sweenyhospital.org
Chief of Staff:
David Barr M.D.
Mary Christian, president
Ruby Lingo, 1st VP
Edna Earle Pettigrew, 2nd VP
Betty Bruce, 3rd VP
Lois Wells, treasurer
Shirley Ems, parliamentarian
Elvie Lee Matejek, historian
Eldine Oglesby, secretary
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 Located
in southwestern Brazoria County on the Texas Gulf Coast, the Sweeny
Hospital District was established by the Texas Legislature in 1963
after a 10-year community effort. The district's tax funds, along
with individual and corporate donations, paid for a new facility,
which opened its doors March 29, 1965 as Sweeny Community Hospital
(SCH).
Originally, the hospital was L-shaped and
had 22 beds. A second wing opened in 1966, featuring an obstetrics
department and enough additional beds to bring the total to 50.
A physician clinic with five offices was added before the 1975 addition
of an ICU, conference room, operating suite and emergency department.
In 2002, voters approved a $10 million
bond issue to pay for a new, larger emergency department, hospital
renovations, a new medical office building and a 27-unit assisted
living community to be known as "The Fountains." The facility opened in 2005.
Currently licensed for 20 beds, Sweeny Community
Hospital has a total of approximately 130 employees at locations
in Sweeny, Brazoria and West Columbia.
SCH is a member of the Texas Hospital Association,
the Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals, and is
a regional affiliate of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in
Houston, a not-for-profit organization.
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