TITLE: Commending Christopher J. Durovich on his exemplary tenure as president and CEO of Children's Medical Center Dallas and congratulating him on his election as chair of the Children's Hospital Association Board of Trustees.

SUMMARY: Commending Christopher J. Durovich on his exemplary tenure as president and CEO of Children's Medical Center Dallas and congratulating him on his election as chair of the Children's Hospital Association Board of Trustees.

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WHEREAS, For 10 years, Christopher J. Durovich has distinguished himself in his work as president and chief executive officer of Children's Medical Center Dallas, and his influential leadership in pediatric health care was recently recognized with his election as chair of the Children's Hospital Association Board of Trustees; and WHEREAS, Possessing more than three decades of experience in medical administration, Mr. Durovich held senior positions at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine before joining CMC Dallas in 2003; his knowledge has benefited a number of professional organizations as well, including the American Hospital Association, where he is a member of the board of trustees and the executive committee; and WHEREAS, Under Mr. Durovich's leadership, CMC Dallas has become the fifth-largest pediatric health care provider in the country, seeing 200,000 young people a year; the hospital is ranked by U.S.News & World Report in all 10 of the publication's rated specialties for 2012-2013, and it is the only children's facility in the nation to achieve seven disease-specific certifications from The Joint Commission; in addition, its quality nursing staff has earned the approval of the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program; and WHEREAS, Mr. Durovich has placed a special emphasis on research, and as part of that effort, CMC Dallas joined with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to found the Children's Medical Center Research Institute; another important investigative initiative is the annual Beyond ABC report published by CMC Dallas, which provides comprehensive data on the wellness of children in six North Texas counties; and WHEREAS, Celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2013, the medical center is also an important source of jobs and business activity in the region; it employs some 5,600 individuals and a medical and dental staff of more than 1,000, and it has a total economic impact of approximately $1.6 billion per year; moreover, because the center welcomes all children regardless of a family's ability to pay and without tax support from the city or county, it provided $140 million in community benefits in 2011; the center's network of pediatric primary-care offices in underserved areas allowed nearly 100,000 children to receive vital treatment in their own neighborhoods during 2012; and WHEREAS, The expertise Mr. Durovich has gained at CMC Dallas will serve him well in his new role with the Children's Hospital Association; formerly the vice chair of the organization's 13-member board, he will now play an even greater role in guiding the CHA, which represents over 220 medical centers across the country that specialize in treating young patients; and WHEREAS, Chris Durovich has helped to build Children's Medical Center Dallas into a national leader in its field, and he truly merits special recognition and praise for his accomplishments; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby commend Christopher J. Durovich on his exemplary tenure as president and CEO of Children's Medical Center Dallas and congratulate him on his election as chair of the Children's Hospital Association Board of Trustees; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Durovich as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Anchia Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 783 was adopted by the House on March 13, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House