Christus Health
Provider/Insurer, Irving , TX
The Catholic health system based in Irving, Texas, operates in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico, as well as in Mexico, Chile and Colombia.
Under the direction of the board and executive leadership, Christus has:
- Increased board diversity efforts where 43% are now female, and 36% are from members of minority communities. Moreover, the board chair is a Hispanic woman.
- Established both Executive Minority Fellowship and Mentoring and Leadership development programs for associates, as well as annual goals around diverse hiring and promotion metrics to continually promote diversity in the workforce.
- Launched a remote patient monitoring program in response to the pandemic that has led to uninsured and minority populations receiving additional support services, otherwise difficult to access. The new service has since been expanded to other chronic disease patient populations.