UPDATE Feb. 17, 2021 (San Antonio, Texas): INCLEMENT WEATHER UPDATE – Due to continued inclement weather, all Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. operations will be closed thru Friday, Feb. 19.  Patients with existing in-person or virtual appointments will need to be rescheduled. Operations are expected to resume as normal on Monday, Feb. 22.

The pharmacies located at the Dixon Health & Wellness Center and Wesley Health & Wellness Center will continue to be open from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. thru Friday, Feb. 19.

The safety of our patients, clients and team members is of utmost importance. Visit mhm.org for the latest updates.

UPDATE Feb. 15, 2021 (San Antonio, Texas): INCLEMENT WEATHER UPDATE – Due to continued inclement weather, all Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. San Antonio area locations will be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Patients with existing phone call telehealth appointments will not be impacted. All other in-person and video telehealth appointments will need to be rescheduled.

Regional operations outside of the San Antonio area will follow the guidelines of local school districts.

The pharmacies located at the Dixon Health & Wellness Center and Wesley Health & Wellness Center will be open from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16.

The safety of our patients, clients and team members is of utmost importance. Visit mhm.org for the latest updates.

UPDATE Feb. 14, 2021 (San Antonio, Texas): INCLEMENT WEATHER UPDATE – Due to inclement weather, all Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. San Antonio area locations will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15. Patients with existing appointments via telehealth will not be impacted. All other service appointments will need to be rescheduled.

Regional operations outside of the San Antonio area will follow the guidelines of local school districts. 

The pharmacies located at the Dixon Health & Wellness Center and Wesley Health & Wellness Center will be open from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 15.

The safety of our patients, clients and team members is of utmost importance. Visit mhm.org for the latest updates.

UPDATE Feb. 12, 2021 (San Antonio, Texas): INCLEMENT WEATHER UPDATE -All Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. San Antonio area locations are open today, Feb. 12, on a regular schedule.  

Operations for Monnday, Feb. 15 will open on a 2-hour delay at 10 a.m. Patients and clients with appointments before 10 a.m. should call 210-922-6922 with questions and for updates on appointment times. Visit this webpage for additional updates.

Feb. 11, 2021 (San Antonio, Texas): Due to inclement weather, all Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. San Antonio area locations will be closed at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. This includes: Wesley Health & Wellness Center; Dixon Health & Wellness Center; School Based Health Center at Krueger Elementary; and our School Based Health Center at Schertz Elementary.

Patients who had existing appointments for this afternoon will be rescheduled.

The safety of our patients, clients and team members is of utmost importance. Visit mhm.org for the latest updates.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas is not a COVID-19 vaccine community receiving or administering site. However, Methodist Healthcare Ministries was fortunate to be provided with a limited number of COVID-19 doses for distribution to select patients and clients meeting criteria 1b at its Dixon Health & Wellness Center. Methodist Healthcare Ministries is grateful for the opportunity to provide this life-saving resource to its qualifying patients and clients who may have had difficulty accessing the vaccine.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries is currently not able to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to the public, but will communicate availability if that changes. For now, we encourage everyone to protect themselves and their community by following COVID-19 guidelines and protocols by wearing a mask, washing hands frequently, and practicing social distancing. 

For questions on local community vaccination sites and resources, please call 2-1-1 or visit the Texas Department of State Health Services website to locate a COVID-19 community vaccination site near you.

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About Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. is a private, faith-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating access to health care for the uninsured through direct services, community partnerships and strategic grant-making in 74 counties across South Texas. Guided by its mission of "Serving Humanity to Honor God," Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ vision is to be the leader for improving wellness of the least served. The mission also includes Methodist Healthcare Ministries' one-half ownership of the Methodist Healthcare System, the largest healthcare system in South Texas, which creates a unique avenue to ensure that it continues to be a benefit to the community by providing quality care to all and charitable care when needed. For more information, visit www.mhm.org.

San Antonio, Texas (January 28, 2021) – Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. – a private, faith-based not-for-profit dedicated to creating access to health care for low-income families and the uninsured – has earned the 2021 Top Workplaces USA award, issued by Energage. The organization is also recognized as a 2021 Top Workplace USA in the nonprofit category.

Energage is a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces. This is the inaugural year for Top Workplaces USA, built on the program’s 14-year history surveying more than 20 million employees across 54 markets for the regional Top Workplaces awards. Winners of the Top Workplaces USA list are chosen based solely on employee feedback gathered through an employee engagement survey, issued by Energage. Results are calculated by comparing the survey’s research-based statements, including 15 Culture Drivers that are proven to predict high performance against industry benchmarks.

"Methodist Healthcare Ministries is blessed to receive this award, which highlights our remarkable team’s commitment to our mission of 'Serving Humanity to Honor God' in everything they do” said Jaime Wesolowski, President & CEO. "Thanks to our mission-driven board of directors, our team has the resources they need to work with exceptional skill, humility and passion to pursue health equity across South Texas; making every day at Methodist Healthcare Ministries rewarding—and truly an extraordinary place to work.”

Methodist Healthcare Ministries employs 450+ employees across San Antonio and throughout South Texas, including at its corporate headquarters located in the San Antonio Medical Center, two community clinics (the Wesley Health & Wellness Center and the Dixon Health & Wellness Center), two School-Based Health Centers at Krueger Elementary and Schertz Elementary, and over 100 additional staff positions located within local churches and community centers in 74 counties across South Texas. Methodist Healthcare Ministries offers employees a robust benefits package including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, the opportunity to invest in a matching 401(k) savings plan, a  vibrant health & wellness Incentive Program, education reimbursement  opportunities and more. 

Over the course of the past year, as Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ staff navigated through a new COVID-19 reality, its team members maintained a high level of engagement, both internally and externally. Internally, it was evidenced through participation in special taskforces and workgroups focused on ensuring its processes and operations were effectively meeting the needs of the people and communities it served during the pandemic. Externally, the commitment was shown through active collaboration with partners and community members to ensure that any unmet needs continued to be addressed in an effort to support resilient families and build thriving communities across South Texas. 

Top Workplaces USA offers national recognition for large organizations, those with more than 150 employees, and those that may have operations in multiple markets. Several thousand organizations from across the country were invited, and more than 1,100 participated in the Top Workplaces USA survey.

"During this very challenging time, Top Workplaces has proven to be a beacon of light for organizations, as well as a sign of resiliency and strong business performance," said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. "When you give your employees a voice, you come together to navigate challenges and shape your path forward. Top Workplaces draw on real-time insights into what works best for their organization, so they can make informed decisions that have a positive impact on their people and their business."

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About Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. is a private, faith-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating access to health care for the uninsured through direct services, community partnerships and strategic grant-making in 74 counties across South Texas. Guided by its mission of "Serving Humanity to Honor God," Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ vision is to be the leader for improving wellness of the least served. The mission also includes Methodist Healthcare Ministries' one-half ownership of the Methodist Healthcare System, the largest healthcare system in South Texas, which creates a unique avenue to ensure that it continues to be a benefit to the community by providing quality care to all and charitable care when needed. For more information, visit www.mhm.org.

San Antonio (Dec. 18, 2020) – Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. – a private, faith-based not-for-profit dedicated to creating access to health care for low-income families and the uninsured – partnered with Methodist Healthcare System for the eighth consecutive year to donate 84 decorated Christmas trees to several underserved families in San Antonio. As part of their annual holiday celebrations, several departments of Methodist Hospital, Methodist Children’s Hospital and Methodist Metropolitan Hospital participate in a tree decorating contest. Following the competition, the trees, along with 50 wreaths decorated by Methodist Specialty & Transplant Hospital team members, were given to a families in need served by Methodist Healthcare Ministries. (View footage from the 2019 event.)

“This year’s Christmas Tree distribution is extra special to us. This is a tradition we know our patients and clients very much appreciate and for which we at Methodist Healthcare Ministries feel embodies our mission of ‘Serving Humanity to Honor God,’ so we took special care to ensure the trees could be transported and delivered in the safest way possible,” said Jaime Weslolowski, President & CEO at Methodist Healthcare Ministries. “We are incredibly grateful to the Methodist Healthcare System for putting so much of their time and energy into decorating these trees and sharing them with the families we serve, bringing hope and spreading holiday cheer at an especially challenging time for so many.”

The families receiving Christmas trees were selected from Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ existing patients and clients who receive care through its Parenting Programs, Recreation & Enrichemnt services, Behavioral Health and School Based Health Center in Schertz. Due to additional social distancing precautions put in place, the trees were delivered to the families in their vehicles through a dirve-thru distribution at the Wesley Health & Wellness Center.

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About Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. is a private, faith-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating access to health care for the uninsured through direct services, community partnerships and strategic grant-making in 74 counties across South Texas. Guided by its mission of "Serving Humanity to Honor God," Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ vision is to be the leader for improving wellness of the least served. The mission also includes Methodist Healthcare Ministries' one-half ownership of the Methodist Healthcare System, the largest healthcare system in South Texas, which creates a unique avenue to ensure that it continues to be a benefit to the community by providing quality care to all and charitable care when needed. For more information, visit www.mhm.org.

San Antonio (December 14, 2020) – Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. is pleased to announce Oanh Maroney-Omitade has been selected to serve as the organization’s new vice president of organizational excellence. Maroney-Omitade has been with the organization since 2000, most recently serving as the vice president of clinical operations.

As the vice president of organizational excellence, Maroney-Omitade will report to the President & CEO and will support the development and deployment of an overall strategic roadmap for the organization. She will collaborate with leaders across the organization to prioritize and implement opportunities to improve, enhance and integrate organizational systems and also help to develop and implement its strategy for equity, diversity and inclusion work as a foundational element for organizational transformation.

“Oanh is a leader with a proven track record of excellence and profound institutional knowledge, which is critically needed to drive the type of changes that are necessary for reimagining how we operate within and across functions, to support the effective implementation of Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ strategic work,” said Jaime Wesolowski, president and CEO of Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. “Her stellar leadership style and tireless efforts in furthering our mission are greatly appreciated and I have every confidence she will pursue her new role with the same passion, dedication and drive that she’s contributed to our organization over the last 20 years.”

Maroney-Omitade first joined Methodist Healthcare Ministries in 2000 as the Parenting Programs Manager before becoming Director of Community Programs in 2006. In 2013, she was elevated to serving as the Vice President for Community Health Programs & Organizational Learning before her most recent role as Vice President of Clinical Operations, which she has held since 2015. Her mission-driving leadership is evidenced through her guidance of several critical organizational changes throughout her tenure. Initiatives such as acquiring and implementing the organization’s first electronic health record program, drafting HIPAA policies and developing the internal trainings needed to ensure compliance, as well as spearheading changes to new hire orientation processes that continue to support and improve the organization today.

Oanh earned a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a master’s degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Oanh was named “One of San Antonio’s Rising Stars” by the San Antonio Business Journal as part of their 40 Under 40 honorees in 2003 and has also appeared in the 2014 inaugural edition of "Who’s Who San Antonio Women." This summer, she was recognized as a 2020 “Health Care Hero” by the San Antonio Business Journal. She is an alumnae of Leadership Women Texas and a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

As Maroney-Omitade transitions into this new role, Leticia Ortiz-Johnson, who currently serves as Director of Medical Operations & Clinical Services, will serve as Interim Vice President of Clinical Operations.

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About Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. is a private, faith-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating access to health care for the uninsured through direct services, community partnerships and strategic grant-making in 74 counties across South Texas. Guided by its mission of "Serving Humanity to Honor God," Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ vision is to be the leader for improving wellness of the least served. The mission also includes Methodist Healthcare Ministries' one-half ownership of the Methodist Healthcare System, the largest healthcare system in South Texas, which creates a unique avenue to ensure that it continues to be a benefit to the community by providing quality care to all and charitable care when needed. For more information, visit www.mhm.org.

Poteet, TX (October 30, 2020) – A drive-thru food distribution for Atascosa County residents was held at Hosanna Baptist Church in Poteet providing 1,248 pre-packaged boxes of food for families in need in Atascosa County and the surrounding communities. Each box contained 30 pounds of fresh produce, dried beans, meat and dairy.

The event was organized by Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc., Methodist Hospital South, the Health Collaborative, Segovia Food Distributors, HCA HealthTrust and Hosanna Baptist Church, which came together to provide neighbors in need with a little extra support during these challenging times.

This food distribution event, and the one organized and led by the same group a week prior, was particularly impactful as COVID-19 has severely limited regular community food distributions since March. When the possibility of cancellation appeared due to food delivery challenges caused by inclement weather, each organization responded quickly to reorganize volunteers and advertising from the original date of Oct. 28 so that hungry families didn’t go without.

In 2019, the Health Collaborative released the Bexar County and Atascosa County Community Health Needs Assessment Report. The report stated an estimated 9 percent of the total Atascosa County population and 21% of children are food insecure.

• The Atascosa County areas with the highest food security are in the Poteet area and in the Southwest area of the County.
• http://healthcollaborative.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Community2019_CHNAReport_compressed.pdf

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Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. is a private, faith-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating access to health care for the uninsured through direct services, community partnerships and strategic grant-making in 74 counties across South Texas. Guided by its mission of "Serving Humanity to Honor God," Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ vision is to be the leader for improving wellness of the least served. The mission also includes Methodist Healthcare Ministries' one-half ownership of the Methodist Healthcare System, the largest healthcare system in South Texas, which creates a unique avenue to ensure that it continues to be a benefit to the community by providing quality care to all and charitable care when needed. For more information, visit www.mhm.org. 

The health of a person or a community is determined by a whole lot more than you might think. It’s more than diet and exercise and checking in with your doctor once a year. A person's health is determined, in part, by a whole number of factors such as the type of housing you live in to the number of grocery stores near you, to the number of parks in your neighborhood or the condition of the roads and sidewalks where you live. One factor that plays an outsized role in helping determine your health is the educational opportunities available to you. 

Education can be the silver bullet to helping improve the health of a community. That is why it is critically important for our community to continue investing and expanding the Pre-K 4 SA program our community voted on and initiated eight years ago.

By most measures, Pre-K 4 SA has been a tremendous success and it has become a national model for other communities to follow. Since the program began, Pre-K 4 SA has directly served 25,000 students, and will have collectively impacted 452,161 four-year-olds within the San Antonio community through all of the programming, grants and centers it supports. 

Pre-K 4 SA has been proven to increase kindergarten readiness, increase third grade test scores, decrease the need for special education placement and additional readiness support. This readiness is a vitally important factor in whether someone graduates from high school. In fact, a 2012 study shows that about 16 percent of children who are not reading proficiently by the end of third grade do not graduate from high school on time. For children who were poor, lived in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty and not reading proficiently, the proportion jumped to 35 percent.

We know that high school graduation is the most important long-term, modifiable predictor of health outcomes and it determines one's likelihood of getting a job—one that is likely to offer health insurance, improving their access to care—having financial security, and improving their access to healthy food. 

Pre-K for SA also increased employment and wage earnings for the 21,000 teachers who have been trained throughout San Antonio and received 218,000 hours of professional development and training. 

A vote for Pre-K 4 SA is a vote for health equity, which we believe is both the process and the goal by which we can recognize and address the inequities inherent in our communities that contribute to poor health outcomes. Health Equity is a framework of thought and action that strives to reduce racial and socio-economic disparities and creates fair and just opportunities for people to reach their full potential for health and life and contribute to that of others.

This program has been proven to be successful at helping improve educational outcomes in its first eight years—imagine what the next eight will bring as the four-year olds that first started in the program advance through elementary, middile school and into high school. Imagine the boost, financial and emotional, that parents receive by knowing their kids are getting a shot to succeed and do better than they might have. That's the American dream, isn't it?

As you go to the polls in San Antonio during this important election, I urge you to cast your ballot in favor of Proposition A. We have more work to do for our children and Pre-K 4 SA is part of the key to a brighter future, full of opportunity and success for our community.

Jaime Wesolowski is the President & CEO of Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc., a faith-based, not-for-profit organization working to create access to care for low-income, uninsured families through services, strategic grant-making and community partnerships in 74 counties across South Texas.

A version of this OpEd ran in the San Antonio Express-News.

San Antonio, TX (October 20, 2020) – A majority of people who live in Bexar, Guadalupe, and Medina counties say they are “very concerned” about another wave of COVID-19 hitting the state and have skipped or postponed medical care since the pandemic began. That’s according to a new Episcopal Health Foundation survey focused on the pandemic’s impact in the Bexar County area sponsored by Methodist Healthcare Ministries.

The comprehensive survey asked residents about many different issues related to the pandemic including their mental health, access to telemedicine, health insurance and employment concerns, the importance of non-profit and government support, and more.  

 The survey finds that almost 4 in 10 people living in the Bexar County area (39 percent) say they or someone in their household skipped or postponed some type of medical care due to COVID-19. Of those who went without care, researchers found that 88 percent said they skipped preventive care like checkups, mammograms, colonoscopies, and child immunizations. 

“The data in this report clarifies the breadth and depth of the impact COVID-19 has had on people in and around Bexar County,” said Jaime Wesolowski, President & CEO of Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. “This study helps us better understand the different ways people’s well-being has been affected by the pandemic and shines a light on the health inequities that exist in the communities we serve. There is still much work to be done to address the needs of resilient families across South Texas so that their communities can thrive.”

The survey finds that most area residents say their mental health is good, but nearly half (45 percent) say that worry or stress related to COVID-19 had a negative impact on their mental health. 

When it comes to receiving health treatment using telemedicine or virtual visits during COVID-19, the survey finds that 27 percent of Bexar County area residents say they either don’t have a device with internet access or don’t know how to talk with a doctor online.  

The survey also confirmed that Bexar, Guadalupe and Medina counties continue to have a high rate of people without health insurance, and that the pandemic has made the situation worse. Researchers found that more than one quarter (26 percent) of area residents age 18-64 are uninsured and 5 percent said they lost their health insurance at some point during the pandemic.  

Researchers found that people in the Bexar County area are more likely to be worried about another outbreak of COVID-19 than those living in other areas of Texas. The survey finds that 58 percent of area residents say they’re “very concerned” about another wave of the virus in Texas, compared to statewide survey results that show less than half (45 percent) of all Texans had the same worry.  

In the Bexar County area, the survey also finds that more than half of residents (52 percent) say they feel the worst is yet to come in terms of the pandemic. Again, researchers found people in Bexar, Guadalupe and Medina counties are more likely to feel this way than those in the rest of Texas (43 percent).  

• See the complete “COVID-19 in Bexar County Area Survey Report” 

COVID-19 hits Bexar County area financially  Compounding these health care issues, the survey finds that a majority of those living in the Bexar County area (57 percent) say the pandemic has caused financial hardship for them and their household, including 22 percent who say it’s caused severe financial suffering. In addition, researchers found more than one-third (37 percent) of area residents say someone in their household has lost their job, their business, or had work hours reduced. 

Reported likelihood of getting a COVID-19 vaccine in Bexar County area  In looking to the future, researchers found that more Bexar County area residents say they’re “very likely” to get a COVID-19 vaccine than those in the rest of the state. Almost half (46 percent) of those living in Bexar, Guadalupe and Medina counties say they are “very likely” to get a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, compared to statewide results showing that 36 percent of Texans overall say the same thing. The survey finds that another 17 percent of area residents say they are “somewhat likely” to get a COVID-19 vaccine.   

10 additional highlights from the COVID-19 in Bexar County area survey report: 

• 36 percent of respondents wereessential workers—of which 70 percent identified themselves as Black, Hispanic, or other racial and ethnic minorities and only 30 percent identified as White.
• 21 percent of parents say their child would not have the support or supervision needed to successfully participate in online virtual classes for school. 
• 64 percent say they’re very worried that local businesses will close permanently during the outbreak. 
• 51 percent say they’re very worried that Texas’ local economy will suffer even more because of the pandemic. 
• 43 percent say they think it will be 6 months to a year before life returns to normal.  
• 32 percent say they’ve received any form of government assistance during the pandemic. 
• 76 percent say they or someone in their household received financial assistance from the federal government. 
• 49 percent say it’s very important for federal or state government to provide assistance with health care costs in response to COVID-19. 
• 20 percent say they received food from a nonprofit organization or food bank. 
• 8 say they’ve received help with rent payments. 

 METHODOLOGY The Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) Texas COVID-19 Survey was conducted by telephone August 5 – September 18, 2020 among a random representative sample of 1,889 adults age 18 and older living in the state of Texas including 265 residents in Bexar, Guadalupe, and Medina counties (note: persons without a telephone could not be included in the random selection process). Interviews in the Bexar County area were administered in English and Spanish, combining random samples of both landline (30) and cellular telephones (236, including 184 who had no landline telephone). Sampling, data collection, weighting and tabulation were managed by SSRS in close collaboration with Episcopal Health Foundation researchers. 

 Weighting is generally used in survey analysis to compensate for sample designs and patterns of non-response that might bias results. The survey data are weighted to balance the sample demographics to match estimates for the Bexar County area adult population. A multi-stage weighting design was applied to ensure an accurate representation of the Bexar County area adult population. The margin of sampling error for this study is plus or minus 7 percentage points for results based on the total sample. For results based on subgroups, the margin of sampling error may be higher. 

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To schedule an interview, contact Teno Villarreal, Communications Specialist, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. 

Related materials:  

Click to view the complete COVID-19 in Bexar County Area research report.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. is a private, faith-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating access to health care for the uninsured through direct services, community partnerships and strategic grant-making in 74 counties across South Texas. Guided by its mission of "Serving Humanity to Honor God," Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ vision is to be the leader for improving wellness of the least served. The mission also includes Methodist Healthcare Ministries' one-half ownership of the Methodist Healthcare System, the largest healthcare system in South Texas, which creates a unique avenue to ensure that it continues to be a benefit to the community by providing quality care to all and charitable care when needed. For more information, visit www.mhm.org. 

Episcopal Health Foundation: www.episcopalhealth.org By providing millions of dollars in grants, working with congregations and community partners, and providing important research, the Episcopal Health Foundation supports solutions that address the underlying causes of poor health in Texas. EHF was established in 2013, is based in Houston, and has more than $1.2 billion in estimated assets. #HealthNotJustHealthcare 

SSRS is a full-service market and survey research firm managed by a core of dedicated professionals with advanced degrees in the social sciences. Service offerings include the Omnibus Survey, the SSRS Opinion Panel and other Online Solutions, as well as custom research programs – all driven by a central commitment to methodological rigor. The SSRS team is renowned for its multimodal approach, as well as its sophisticated and proprietary sample designs. Typical projects for the company include complex strategic, tactical and public opinion initiatives in the U.S. and in more than 40 countries worldwide. SSRS is research, refined.