ARLINGTON, Texas — For the fourth consecutive year, Texas Health Resources has been recognized at the highest level by the American Heart Association for workplace health programs and employee heart health. The Gold-level designation highlights Texas Health’s significant steps to create a culture of health in the workplace.
Rankings are based on the 2019 American Heart Association’s Workplace Health Achievement Index. The index uses science-based best practices to capture a more comprehensive overview and evaluate the overall quality of each workplace health program.
In addition to being the largest Blue ZonesÒ Approved Worksite, programs such as Be Healthy, encourage employees and their families to make healthy lifestyle choices and participate in annual biometric screenings.
Organizations are ranked in one of three award categories: Bronze, Silver or Gold. To achieve the Gold-level status, participants must achieve an index score of at least 175 out of a maximum of 250 points.
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About Texas Health Resources
Texas Health Resources is a faith-based, nonprofit health system that cares for more patients in North Texas than any other provider. With a service area that consists of 16 counties and more than 7 million people, the system is committed to providing quality, coordinated care through its Texas Health Physicians Group and 29 hospital locations under the banners of Texas Health Presbyterian, Texas Health Arlington Memorial, Texas Health Harris Methodist and Texas Health Huguley. Texas Health access points and services, ranging from acute-care hospitals and trauma centers to outpatient facilities and home health and preventive services, provide the full continuum of care for all stages of life. The system has more than 4,100 licensed hospital beds, 6,400 physicians with active staff privileges and more than 26,000 employees. For more information about Texas Health, call 1-877-THR-WELL, or visit www.TexasHealth.org.