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Kelsey-Seybold Donates to Area Flood Victims

Houston (July 5, 2016) – On Friday, July 1, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic employees rallied around community members in Fort Bend, Brazoria and Montgomery counties affected by the recent flooding and donated more than 1,500lbs of much needed items to four local organizations. 

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic's 3000 employees were asked to drop off donations at any of the 20 Kelsey-Seybold locations or at the Kelsey-Seybold Pearland Administrative Building. 

Organizations accepting Kelsey-Seybold Clinic's donations include: 

  • Multi-Agency Recovery Center in Fort Bend
  • Brazoria County Dream Center
  • Interfaith of The Woodlands
  • SPCA of Brazoria County

"Kelsey-Seybold's culture has always been one of caring. Our employees exemplify this professionally when working with our patients but also personally. Everyone pitched in and donated what they could to make this campaign a success," said Tony Lin, M.D., chairman of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. "We hope that our contributions help those affected by the floods." 

For the hundreds of families affected by the floods, recovery efforts will continue for months and employees were asked to donate essential items like: diapers and wipes, apparel, cleaning supplies, food, pet supplies and personal grooming items. Kelsey-Seybold Clinic employees donated more than 100 cans of baby formula, 500 bars of soap, 300 containers of shampoo, 1700 diapers and more than 100 rolls of paper towels.  

About Kelsey-Seybold

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston's premier multispecialty group practice, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston's renowned Texas Medical Center. More than 850 physicians and allied health professionals practice at 40 locations in the Greater Houston area. Kelsey-Seybold offers quality medical care in 65+ medical specialties. The organization operates the largest freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center in the state of Texas and offers state-of-the-art Varian TrueBeam and Varian Edge radiation therapy technology at a nationally accredited Cancer Center. An accredited Sleep Center, comprehensive laboratory services, advanced imaging and diagnostics, 24 onsite Kelsey pharmacies and one specialty pharmacy, and MyKelseyOnline, a secure web portal, are part of its comprehensive offerings. Kelsey-Seybold partners with major insurers to offer value-based commercial health plans. KelseyCare Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan offered to Houston-area beneficiaries and affiliated with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, has achieved the coveted 5-out-of-5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for eight consecutive years.

Kelsey-Seybold has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as the nation’s first accredited Accountable Care Organization and is home to a nationally accredited Breast Diagnostic Center and Endoscopy Center.

Kelsey-Seybold Clinic achieved a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 91. NPS is the global standard for measuring customer loyalty and satisfaction. An NPS score of 70 or higher is considered by industry experts to be "world class" and an indicator of overwhelming customer loyalty.

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