CHRSTUS Health receives national recognition for social responsibility
Awards millions to local non-profit organizations making an impact in our communities
(EAST TEXAS) – CHRISTUS Health is proud to be recognized as one of the most socially responsible health care systems in the country, according to a new report released this week.
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System and CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health System are part of nine CHRISTUS health systems and facilities that received an A grade on the 2025-26 Lown Institute Hospitals Index for Social Responsibility. The health systems achieved this recognition through strong performance across metrics of health equity, patient outcomes and value of care.
In the last fiscal year, CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances and CHRISTUS Good Shepherd spent nearly $110 million in the East Texas region for charity care and community services.
Charity care is a CHRISTUS program dedicated to helping qualifying patients pay their accrued medical bills.
“Our mission is more than just medicine, it is about impacting the communities we serve,” said Chris Glenney, senior vice president of group operations for CHRISTUS Health Northeast Texas. “We don’t just serve a region; we invest in it—physically, emotionally, and spiritually.”
As part of the CHRISTUS Community Impact Fund, in the upcoming fiscal year, CHRISTUS has identified 10 regional organizations to be awarded funds to help fulfill their mission:
- Asbury House Child Enrichment Center in Longview
- Buckner CFS Longview
- Carevide in Sulphur Springs
- Children’s Advocacy Center of Smith County
- East Texas Food Bank
- Longview Arboretum and Resource Center
- Newgate Mission in Longview
- PATH (People Attempting to Help) in Tyler
- St. Vincent de Paul in Tyler
- Women’s Center of East Texas
These organizations work to address critical social determinants of health in the community.
The CHRISTUS Community Impact Fund launched in 2011 and is a CHRISTUS Health initiative supporting programs led by local organizations responding to the needs of the community and improving its health and well-being. In the past fiscal year, CHRISTUS Health has invested more than $454 million in all the communities it serves across Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico.
“We believe healthcare is sacred work, where faith and service unite to uplift entire regions,” Glenney said. “The money granted to these amazing organizations stay here to help people in need and help build stronger communities.”
To learn more about CHRISTUS Health, visit our website.
About CHRISTUS Health
CHRISTUS Health is an international faith-based, not-for-profit health care system based in Irving, Texas, with more than 60 hospitals in Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. CHRISTUS Health is made up of 50,000 Associates providing compassionate and individualized care at more than 600 centers, including community hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and health ministries. Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of Houston, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, our mission is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to every individual we serve. For more information, visit www.christushealth.org
