TITLE: Recognizing Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Day on April 14, 2021.

SUMMARY: Recognizing Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Day on April 14, 2021.

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WHEREAS, The Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society is celebrating Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Day on April 14, 2021; and WHEREAS, A growing alternative to hospitalization for acute care, ambulatory surgery centers perform outpatient procedures that enable individuals to check out the same day and recover in the comfort of their own home; and WHEREAS, Many common procedures, such as cataract removal, colonoscopies, knee arthroscopies, and tonsillectomies, are now performed in surgery centers; licensed by the Texas Department of State Health Services, these facilities employ numerous health care professionals across the state and treat hundreds of thousands of patients each year; and WHEREAS, By providing convenient, high-quality medical care at a comparatively low cost, ambulatory surgery centers are helping to ensure the health and well-being of countless Texas residents, and they are indeed deserving of recognition for the important role they play in the state's health care system; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas Legislature hereby recognize Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Day on April 14, 2021, and commend the Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society for its work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the society as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Johnson of Dallas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 622 was adopted by the House on April 16, 2021, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House