| To  build a multi-specialty clinic in Southeast Texas which is worthy of the trust  of every patient who seeks our help with their health, and to promote  excellence in healthcare delivery  by example.(The origin of this mission statement is worth  noting.  In October of 1997, two of the  co-founding partners of SETMA attended the Medical Group Management  Association’s (MGMA) annual meeting in Washington, D.C.  Drs. Mark Wilson and James L. Holly also  attended a one- day, pre-conference on “strategic planning.”  As the two left one session, Dr. Wilson,  addressing Dr. Holly, commented, “You know, Larry, our goals may not be the  same.”     SETMA had only been founded two years and two months  before and while we were gratified by how much we had accomplished, as  evidenced by the dialogue which had taken place in this pre-conference, we were  still feeling our way along in personal relationships and team building.    In response to his comment Dr. Holly said to Dr.  Wilson, “Mark, you may be right; what is your goal?”   After Dr. Wilson stated his goals, Dr. Holly  opened his notebook and showed him a statement outlined in bold ink.  The statement incredibly was word for word  what Dr. Wilson had said.  At that  moment, we knew that our mission was clear and that the future of SETMA was  secure.  SETMA has never deviated from  this mission statement’s spirit and intent.) |