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Responsibly Supporting The

Greater Tomball Area

Tomball Regional Health Foundation (TRHF) is the name of the Tomball Hospital Authority ("THA"). The Tomball Hospital Authority was the owner and operator of Tomball Regional Medical Center from its founding on August 11, 1976 until its sale to a subsidiary of Community Health Systems, Inc. on October 1, 2011. The hospital was then sold to HCA Healthcare Houston on July 5, 2017.

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Supporting the Greater Tomball Community

Welcome to the Tomball Regional Health Foundation, formerly known as the Tomball Hospital Authority. Our new name reflects our new focus for the community - to address the broader health and wellness needs of the Tomball, Magnolia, Waller and surrounding communities.

This website provides information on the path towards achieving that goal, including the leadership and partnerships driving us forward, and our latest news and progress.

Our success is based on transparency and collaboration with the community, and we hope you will use this website as a tool to stay involved and informed.

TRH Foundation Blog

View important updates by Tomball Regional Health Foundation.

TOMBALL REGIONAL HEALTH FOUNDATION AWARDS $10,000 IN FUNDING TO SIRE -THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP TO BUILD HEALTHY OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE SECOND YEAR

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Tomball Regional Health Foundation awards a $10,000 grant to SIRE Therapeutic Horsemanship to provide therapeutic riding lessons to promote healthy outcomes for children with disabilities throughout Tomball, Magnolia, Waller communities. 

 

SIRE is so proud to partner with the Tomball Regional Health Foundation to bring better health outcomes to children of Montgomery County through therapeutic horseback riding. This $10,000 grant from the Tomball Regional Health Foundation will underwrite the cost of 10 children with special needs being able to experience the life changing benefits of therapeutic horseback riding at SIRE Therapeutic Horsemanship. The movement of the horse mirrors the three-dimensional motions required for the human walking gait: side-to-side, front-to-back and rotational. No other form of therapy can simultaneously produce these three movements while also propelling the rider through the dimension of space.

 

“This gift will enable SIRE to help our young riders live their best lives, to really facilitate a transformation in their world” explained Joe Wappelhorst, executive director at SIRE. “We are so grateful for the foundation’s generosity in recognizing and funding this need. In addition to the benefits of the actual riding, the powerful connection between human and horse helps build confidence, trust and so much more. To interact with horses, you must be outside, which also improves mood and focus.”

 

Participants in SIRE’S therapeutic riding programs show improved social functioning, improved language and communication skills, better emotional regulation, better behavior, increased motivation, higher confidence and self-esteem, better focus in the classroom, increased capacity to follow instructions, improved school attendance, reduced anxiety, generally improved mood.

 

Interestingly, physical benefits such as improvements in body awareness, core strength, balance and integration of small and large motor skills development have also been shown to be important in helping boost a person’s reading skills. “Tomball Regional Health Foundation is pleased to support SIRE in working with the children with disabilities in our community to improve their cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being, said Vicki Clark TRHF Chairwoman. Our mission is to promote wellness and improve health status for all residents in our communities through programs and these types of programs definitely does just that.”

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