CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Medical Center (CSRH –MC), in collaboration with UT Medicine Senior Health, has achieved its highest recognition for its service to patients 65 and older. This “exemplar” designation comes through the program Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders, or NICHE. CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Medical Center is the only hospital within the State of Texas to hold the NICHE “exemplar” designation, and it is the only site of the Acute Care of Elders (ACE) Program that has been in effect since 2010.