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The Harris Health System, previously the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD), is a governmental entity with taxing authority that owns and operates three hospitals and numerous clinics throughout Harris County, Texas, United States, including the city of Houston. The entity's administrative offices are in Houston.〔"(HCHD Directions )." Harris County Hospital District. Retrieved on March 6, 2010.〕 Harris Health System is an integrated delivery system that provides healthcare services open to all residents of Harris County, Texas. It is the first accredited healthcare institution in Harris County to be designated as an NCQA Medical Home〔https://www.harrishealth.org/en/news/pages/medical-home-designation.aspx〕 and one of the largest in the country. ==History== The Harris County Hospital District was created by voter referendum in November 1965 and was formally designated as a political subdivision with taxing authority on January 1, 1966. Its creation is largely attributed to the publication of Jan de Hartog's novel ''The Hospital'', which described the horrific conditions of the Jefferson Davis Charity Hospital. The new district replaced an existing city-county system in which the two governmental bodies shared funding responsibility. A ''Hospital District'' is a governmental entity in Texas, established pursuant to the Texas Constitution〔. See Tex. Const. art. IX, § 4; Tex. Health & Safety Code § 281.002〕 or the general statutes of Texas, and its purpose is to provide medical care to the needy residents of a particular county. By 1989, the hospital had exceeded U.S. federal patient mortality rates for two years in a row; Ben Taub and Jefferson Davis were the sole Houston hospitals above their predicted mortality rates. Roger Widmeyer, the district spokesperson, said "We are a very unique hospital because of the number of acutely ill patients we receive. We think the taxpayers understand that we handle a lot of sick people here. A lot of the people we treat don't come to the hospitals until they are very, very sick."〔Perry, Earnest L. "(Hospital district exceeds mortality rates )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Thursday December 21, 1989. A39.〕 By 1990, when LBJ received an emergency room and Ben Taub received an emergency care facility, the district began to assign county residents to each hospital depending on zip code. Residents of northern areas in the county, including patients treated at Acres Home, Settegast, Bordersville and Baytown clinics were assigned to LBJ. Residents of southern areas, including patients at Casa de Amigos, Martin Luther King, Ripley House, Strawberry Road, and West End county clinics were assigned to Ben Taub.〔Zuniga, Jo Ann and Mitch Whitten. "(Hospitals to divide patients )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Friday June 29, 1990. A24.〕 In January 2012, board members of Harris County Hospital District approved a name change to Harris Health System. 〔http://app1.kuhf.org/articles/1327705223-Changes-Ahead-For-Harris-County-Hospital-District.html〕 The rebranding became effective in promotion of the system starting September 6, 〔https://www.harrishealth.org/en/news/pages/introducing-harris-health-system.aspx〕2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harris Health System」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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