Hendrick Health was founded in 1924 as a not-for-profit healthcare institution
in response to a community need for quality healthcare. Throughout the
decades, Hendrick has grown with the community, offering a wide range
of comprehensive healthcare services to the Texas Midwest. In 2020, Hendrick
Medical Center became Hendrick Health and expanded to a three hospital
system—Hendrick Medical Center and Hendrick Medical Center South
in Abilene; and Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood in Brownwood.
As a faith-based institution and with community support, Hendrick has continued
serving patients even during the most difficult times in history. For
example, during the Great Depression money was scarce and the hospital
was having difficulty keeping the doors open. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hendrick,
for whom the institution was named, made a major financial gift to pay
off debts and build a new wing to expand the hospital.
Providing the strength of a complete system of health services, Hendrick
continues to offer aggressive, innovative treatments and preventive healthcare
measures that include cardiovascular care, neurology and neurosurgery,
neonatal and pediatric intensive care, orthopedics, women's health and
cancer services.
Community involvement is important to Hendrick, not just from a healthcare
perspective. Staff and employees know what it means to give back, and
help raise funds and give their time to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals,
The United Way, Meals on Wheels and many other organizations.
Hendrick is an institution where people can feel a strong sense of belonging
– an advanced medical provider the people of the Texas Midwest can
call their own. Hendrick Health is affiliated with the Baptist General
Convention of Texas, and people of all ages and races, men and women receive
precision care at Hendrick every day, regardless of the way they are able to pay.
The mission created more than 96 years ago continues today, and it will
remain so as Hendrick Health moves into the future – striving to
deliver high quality healthcare emphasizing excellence and compassion
consistent with the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.
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