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FamilyPoint Resources Wins Chick-fil-A's West Houston Medical Center

True Inspiration Award Completes $16 Million Surgical
BY RHONDA TEXTER
Suite Expansion BY CASEY DELPERDANG

F amilyPoint Resources became one of five finalists in the South-

west Region for Chick-fil-A’s True Inspiration Award in Sep-
tember. All the nominees were then in the hands of their commu-
nities, who were allowed to vote for their favorite charity to win. In
W est Houston Medical
Center, an HCA-affili-
ated hospital, announced the
November, they gifted FamilyPoint with a $75,000 check. For many completion of a $16 million
years Chick-fil-A has been donating food to FamilyPoint’s camps surgical suite expansion
and special events. This partnership developed last spring when project. In addition to building
Greg Kubala, owner and operator of the Dairy Ashford/Memorial three new operating rooms
Chick-fil-A, assisted in delivering raised garden beds, built by an (ORs), the hospital built a
Eagle Scout in our community, to FamilyPoint. new pharmacy and expanded
As he toured the facilities and learned about the development of its sterile processing depart-
their programs, he said, “I want to do more, and I think Chick-fil-A ment and post-anesthesia care
can do more to support FamilyPoint.” Within a few months he had (PACU) unit.
nominated FamilyPoint for the True Inspiration Award and the rest For patients, the expanded
is history in the making. With Chick-fil-A’s support FamilyPoint surgical suite means improved West Houston Medical Center’s new operating rooms
will be able to sustain their existing programs and replace their 2003 We encourage you to drop by the Dairy Ashford Chick-fil-A and access to complex surgical care. are specifically equipped for complex surgeries.
passenger van with a newer, more reliable van for transportation to thank Greg for his help in strengthening our community, and Each of the three rooms has a
games, field trips, and college visits. check out ways you can support FamilyPoint Resources at www. unique design, featuring state-of-the-art
familypointresources.com. equipment for orthopedic surgery, car-
diovascular surgery, minimally-invasive
surgery and neurosurgery. For surgeons and
Texas State Optical Energy Corridor the clinical support teams, these enhance-
ments provide the most advanced clinical

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technology available and the infrastructure
to support growing demand for higher-acu-
ity surgeries in the West Houston corridor.
Along with expanding the campus, the hos-

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Roland Montemayor, OD “With this investment, we will be able to
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Houston, TX 77079
need care the most,” said Megan Marietta,
832.770.4926 CEO of West Houston Medical Center. West Houston Medical Center is a full-
“Above all else, it’s our mission and com- service hospital serving the West Houston
EnergyCorridorTSO.com community for over 30 years. This Joint
mitment to provide the highest quality of
care and we look forward to serving West Commission accredited facility provides
a range of care including emergency
Houston and our surrounding communities
services; neurosurgery services, inpatient
for years to come.”
and outpatient surgery, rehabilitation
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