February 2015

Dear HFMA South Texas Chapter Membership, Happy New Year! Here is to a happy, healthy and prosperous 2015! I hope everyone had a blessed and relaxing Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Two of my top resolutions include strengthening and growing my faith. I will be leading a Men’s group through a daily reading and journaling process in the Bible. The other is committing to a consistent cardio and strength training program. With all of life’s business and distractions, I wish everyone the best in achieving your goals. How about that Super Bowl on Sunday? What an ending to the game! As a diehard and loyal Chicago Bears fan I must say that I enjoyed the commercials more than the game itself. It’s times like now I wished I lived in Texas as we have negative degree temps with over 8 inches of snow here in Omaha, Nebraska. What am I thinking? I have always said that I appreciate and enjoy the Midwest’s four seasons, but would rather be staying at one on the beach right about now. We have come off a very successful quarter with great attendance at the Region 9 Conference in New Orleans, our December and January webinars, and most recently, the Healthcare Landscape Conference in San Antonio. All agendas were packed with timely, quality education combined with excellent networking opportunities. Last Saturday, our officers, board members and committee chairs attended a one day Strategic Planning Meeting in San Antonio. The main objective was to create and execute…