Southwestern Health Resources
About Southwestern Health Resources
Southwestern Health Resources connects UT Southwestern Medical Center, Texas Health Resources, and affiliated providers so care feels less scattered and more coordinated. Its work centers on value-based care, population health management, and easier access to the right doctors and services across North Texas. For donors, the appeal is simple, better-connected care can support better outcomes and lower costs for the people who rely on it.
What sets Southwestern Health Resources apart is the way it brings academic medicine from UT Southwestern Medical Center together with Texas Health Resources’ community reach. That structure supports connected care across North Texas, with provider support, population health tools, and coordinated access built into the network.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Clinically integrated provider network
A network of trusted health care providers, including UT Southwestern Medical Center, Texas Health Resources and independent primary care doctors and specialists, working together to deliver connected care across North Texas.
ACO REACH value-based care
Value-based, population-health care for Medicare and Medicare Advantage patients through its Accountable Care Organization model.
Provider support and network administration
Tools, services and subject matter experts for providers, including centralized administration, payor arrangements, reporting and analytics, and population health insights.
Population health management and care coordination
Use of technology, predictive analytics, machine learning and evidence-based care models to identify care gaps, support high-risk patients and improve care coordination.
Patient access to care
Access to primary care physicians and specialists throughout North Texas, with coordinated services across routine, preventive and specialized care.
Post-acute care network
Access to home health, hospice, skilled nursing facilities, dialysis providers, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term acute hospitals.
Patient health resources
Resources and education on breast cancer, diabetes, cervical cancer, hypertension, colorectal cancer, medication management, falls prevention and annual wellness visits.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Southwestern Health Resources furthers the missions of UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources by creating a clinically integrated network of physicians, hospitals and other care providers to deliver healthcare across the continuum.
Who they serve
Patients and providers across North Texas, especially Medicare and Medicare Advantage patients, independent primary care providers and specialists.
Their impact
- Ranked third among 132 ACOs under the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ACO REACH Health Model in 2023.
- Generated more than $300 million in Medicare savings since 2017.
- Pilot studies reduced unplanned hospital visits from about 34% to 8%.
Our story
Southwestern Health Resources was created by UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources to bring academic medicine, community health care, and affiliated providers into one coordinated network. It grew into a clinically integrated network serving North Texas with a focus on connected care, access, and value-based care.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Southwestern Health Resources’s services.
Patients can find a primary care physician or specialist throughout North Texas through the network, and Medicare patients can voluntarily align with the network for better coordinated care.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
We believe that great healthcare should be accessible, affordable and simplified for all.
Our purpose: to build a better way to care, together.
Let's move healthcare forward, together.
Recognition & press
Awards & recognition
- Ranked third among 132 ACOs in the CMS ACO REACH Health Model in 2023
- National recognition for improving patient outcomes
In the media
- D Magazine, How Southwestern Health Resources Prevented 80 Percent of Unplanned Hospital Visits
- D Magazine, Southwestern Health Resources Is a Top Three ACO and Texas Health's Sustainability Recognition
Press & mentions
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
What kinds of care does Southwestern Health Resources connect patients to?
It connects people to routine checkups, preventive services, advanced specialized treatments, and care that stays coordinated across different healthcare settings.
How does the network support providers?
It gives providers tools, services, and subject matter experts, along with reporting and analytics, population health insights, and centralized administration.
What resources are available for patients managing chronic conditions?
Patients can find resources for breast cancer, diabetes, cervical cancer, hypertension, and colorectal cancer, plus guidance on medication management, falls prevention, and annual wellness visits.
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