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Metrocrest Hospital Authority outlines partnerships and $3.3 million in local health funding to Carrollton council
Summary
John Michalik, CEO of the Metrocrest Hospital Authority, told Carrollton council the authority supports primary care, behavioral health, dental and vision through partnerships and said the authority provided about $3,300,000 to Metrocrest-area health causes this year.
John Michalik, chief executive officer of the Metrocrest Hospital Authority, presented to the Carrollton City Council May 26 about the authority’s role as a local, government-created nonprofit that funds and partners on health services for the Metrocrest area.
"My name is John Michalik. I am the CEO of the Metrocrest Hospital Authority," Michalik said, and described the authority’s history (created in 1975) and its current responsibilities as owner of the Carrollton hospital complex. He said the authority’s priorities include primary care access, behavioral health, dental and vision services and outreach to underserved or uninsured residents.
Michalik listed partnerships and programs supported by the authority, naming Texas A&M’s mobile dental program that visits elementary schools, the Woven Clinic (for which Metrocrest provides support and office space) and funding to MetroCrest Services. He told council the authority distributed "$3,300,000" this year to Metrocrest-area health work and cited support for programs such as the biomed academy at RL Turner and a Vive/4 Minute City AED program. On that AED program, Michalik said the authority committed an initial contribution (he described it as a "six-figure number") and that the city’s role will decrease annually as the program becomes self-sustaining; he noted this year’s contribution to Vive was about $75,000.
Council members asked about Carrollton Regional Medical Center and the authority’s relationship to the hospital’s operator. Michalik said the authority owns the hospital complex and leases it; the authority does not run hospital operations. "Now it's called Carrollton Regional Medical Center... we only own the complex, the buildings, the land, we don't do the operations," he said. Michalik said the authority will "continue to lift up the current operator or find another group, maybe a bigger name group" if needed to improve services and ensure ambulances and trauma cases use the facility.
Council members thanked Michalik and noted the authority’s role in helping the city meet community health needs. Michalik said he also serves as a Denton County appointee to the North Texas Tollway Authority board and offered to be a liaison on related issues.
What happens next: council requested future briefings as needed; staff will follow up on potential operational briefings with hospital operations and the authority.
