TITLE: Congratulating the University Breast Care Center of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso on receiving accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the University Breast Care Center of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso on receiving accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.

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WHEREAS, The University Breast Care Center of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso has received accreditation through the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers; and WHEREAS, The national accreditation program is a consortium of professionals dedicated to improving breast cancer remedies and outcomes; to be recognized, providers must furnish specific elements of care and comply with rigid standards on leadership, quality improvement, professional instruction, and scientific analysis; and WHEREAS, Founded in 1994 to provide comprehensive breast disease therapy to medically indigent women in El Paso, the UBCC also serves as a teaching environment for medical students, coordinates community outreach and education, and conducts research; and WHEREAS, Nearly one-third of all new breast cancer diagnoses in El Paso take place at the center, which is the only nationally accredited breast care program in El Paso; and WHEREAS, Staff of the University Breast Care Center are fighting this devastating disease with vision, passion, and tenacity, and their work is making a positive difference in the lives of countless people; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the University Breast Care Center of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso for achieving accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers and extend to its administrators and medical staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Marquez Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1074 was adopted by the House on April 3, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House