The Heart Institute of East Texas accepted the Texas Medical Foundation Physician Practice Quality Improvement Award on behalf of the CHI St. Luke’s Health Network LLC in Lufkin.

“Physicians and their clinics hold critical front-line roles in health care delivery,” Gary W. Floyd, M.D. and chair of the TMF board of trustees, said. “Improving health care involves multiple strategies — from applying new technologies, to developing programs that promote healthy living.

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