Cook Children's Receives Golden Deeds Award from Exchange Club
Cook Children's has been honored with the prestigious Golden Deeds Award by the Exchange Club of Fort Worth. The recognition is given annually to a person or organization the club views as the city's most outstanding citizen that year. This award is a true reflection of the profound impact we make on the lives of children in Tarrant County.
We join a distinguished group of past recipients, including Amon Carter, a renowned Fort Worth leader, and the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Specifically, in a quote to the Fort Worth Report our President and CEO Rick W. Merrill said: "We are deeply grateful to the Fort Worth Exchange Club and its members for recognizing Cook Children's with the prestigious Golden Deeds Award. It does not go unnoticed that we follow in the footsteps of countless trailblazers who have defined and shaped this city.
This recognition shines a light on the incredible legacy of care we've built over the last century and inspires us to continue writing the next chapter of this story – a story fueled by compassion, expertise and community collaboration. On behalf of our 10,000 employees, thank you."
About Cook Children's
Cook Children’s is more than a health care system: we strive to be an extension of your family, growing with your child from their first steps to adulthood. By collaborating to deliver on our Promise—to improve the well-being of every child in our care and our communities, we connect the dots for our patients. Between primary and specialty. Between home and medical home. Between short-term care and long-term health.
Based in Fort Worth, Texas, we’re 9,700+ dedicated team members strong, passionately caring for over 2 million patient encounters each year. Our integrated, not-for-profit organization spans two medical centers (including our state-of-the-art location in Prosper), two surgery centers, a physician network, home health services and a health plan. It also includes Child Study Center at Cook Children's, Cook Children's Health Services Inc., and Cook Children's Health Foundation. In 2024, Forbes named Cook Children’s the top health care employer in the U.S., and third on the list of ‘America’s Best Large Employers.’
And our impact extends beyond the borders of Texas. We proudly treat children from virtually every state in the nation and 32 countries. By seeing the world through the eyes of children and their families from all backgrounds, we’re able to shape health care suited to them: connected by kindness, imagination and respect—with an extra dose of magical wonder.
Discover more at cookchildrens.org.
