SETMA's mission statement is:  To build a multi-specialty clinic in Southeast Texas which is worthy of the trust of every patient who seeks our help in their health. SETMA's goal is to promote excellence in healthcare in Southeast Texas by example.

SETMA’s Achievements (for more see In-the-News and Links to SETMA sections)

• NextGen – in 1998, SETMA deployed NextGen’s electronic medical record (HER) and enterprise practice management systems.
• The Davies Award – For excellence in HER.  For more information see the following link.
• Affiliate of Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliated with Harvard Medical School – August, 2010
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) – Patient Centered Medical Home recognition, July, 2010
• NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program – For excellence in the care of patients with diabetes, August 2010
• Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare (AAAHC) – Accreditation for Ambulatory Care, August, 2010
• AAAHC – Accreditation for Medical Home, August, 2010
• National Quality Forum member – October, 2010

History

Southeast Texas Medical Associates, LLP was formed in 1995 by Drs. Holly and Wilson to develop a practice through which they and other healthcare providers could continue to provide quality, private healthcare to their patients and to Southeast Texas in the changing healthcare environment, which is increasingly dominated by managed care. SETMA, LLP is also intended to provide a means for interacting synergistically with managed care to:

• Maintain the health of our patients
• Maintain quality of life for our patients
• And, to do this is in a cost-effective way

SETMA is committed to

• Maintaining the traditional physician-patient relationship -- No matter who is paying for the patient's care, or even if no one is paying for it, SETMA is committed to providing the best care possible for everyone who seeks attention through any of its clinics or facilities. Fundamental to this commitment is our recognition that patients are individuals who are not defined by their illness but by their hopes, dreams, fears, ambitions, desires and personhood. SETMA providers recognize and embrace the humanity of each patient they care for.
• Providing tools for the accomplishment of these goals -- SETMA is committed to providing all providers with the technology and knowledge-base with which to fulfill the motto: healthcare where your health is the only care. Via electronic patient records, SETMA makes it possible to bring the latest knowledge and treatment to bear on every patient encounter.
• Assisting patients in maintaining health at the highest possible level -- Moving from an old model of healthcare where the physician was the constable attempting to impose care upon the patient, SETMA has adopted the role of counselor and collaborator with patients to enable them to achieve the health they have chosen to have. This philosophy is founded upon the principle that patients are responsible for making good decisions about their health, both in life-styles and in treatment choices.
• Providing these services in a professional environment -- Professionalism means dignity, respect and compassion. Each of these is the goal of SETMA providers with every patient they see regardless of any characteristic which may distinguish an individual patient from another.

SETMA's Motto: Healthcare where your health is the only care! This motto means that we will treat the patient with the best science and the best medicine no matter what the circumstances of the patient and particularly without regard to the patient's financial resources.