Regional Leader Information
Website: www.houstonbch.org 
Region: Houston area
Covered Counties: Harris, Fort Bend, Galveston, and Montgomery
Contact: Chris Skisak
Title: Executive Director
Address: 9550 Spring Green Blvd., Suite 408-233, Katy, TX 77494
Phone: 713.825.7642
Email: chris.skisak@houstonbch.org
Overview of your organization: HBCH is a 501(c)3 non-profit multi-stakeholder coalition. HBCH is the leading resource in the Houston market for employers and their stakeholder providers dedicated to improving the cost, quality & experience of health care delivery. HBCH represents more than 1.5 million employer-sponsored lives nationally, a majority receiving healthcare in the Houston market. We accomplish our mission through a variety of collective influence initiatives and actionable programming.
Why did your organization decide to apply to become a Leapfrog Regional Leader? HBCH recognizes The Leapfrog Group as a national leader focused on improving the safety and quality of hospital care and services. HBCH believes a collective influence partnership between our employer members and The Leapfrog Group improve the safety, quality and ultimately the cost of healthcare delivery.
Market Information
Geographic coverage: Houston MSA
Population: Population of Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery county is 6.0 million. Greater Houston area in 6.8 million.
Number of employer/coalition lives in RRO area: Approximately 800,000 covered lives
List of employers: https://houstonbch.org/Directory_2
Hospital characteristics:
- Major Health Systems & Hospitals in the Houston market for private payers
- Houston Methodist (all locations)
- Memorial Hermann (all locations)
- CHI St. Lukes (all locations)
- St. Joseph Medical Center
- Secondary or Specialty Hospitals
- Texas Orthopedic Hospital
- Texas children’s Hospital
- MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Harris County Hospital District (all locations)
- Healthcare Services Corporation Hospitals
- Bayshore Medical Center
- Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center
- Houston Northwest Medical Center
- Pearland Medical Center
- Plaza Specialty Hospital
- Tomball regional Medical Center
- West Houston Medical Center
Largest insurers: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Unlived Healthcare, Aetna, Cigna, Humana