TITLE: Recognizing the Ibn Sina Foundation for its work in the Greater Houston area.

SUMMARY: Recognizing the Ibn Sina Foundation for its work in the Greater Houston area.

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WHEREAS, The Ibn Sina Foundation is making a positive difference in the Greater Houston area by providing low-cost preventative and primary health care to residents in need; and WHEREAS, Established in 2001, the Ibn Sina Foundation was formed by a group of local physicians and professionals to help meet the health care needs of a rapidly expanding population of underserved families; the foundation started with one clinic and one part-time employee in 2001, and it served families with limited access to preventative care and very few resources to pay for it; today, Ibn Sina has more than 90 staff members and 7 community clinics in Harris, Fort Bend, and Jefferson Counties, and it has had over one million patient visits to date; and WHEREAS, The Ibn Sina Foundation aims to improve the quality of life and enhance the life expectancy of underprivileged and uninsured individuals; in keeping with this mission, it offers inexpensive preventative and primary medical, dental, diagnostic, specialty, behavioral health, and children's health services, and it focuses on the prevention and control of diseases at an early stage; to give patients the most comprehensive and affordable care, Ibn Sina partners with other nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and hospitals to provide referral services for indigent communities; and WHEREAS, Recently, the Ibn Sina Foundation has expanded its mental health services and created an additional building to provide integrative mental and behavioral health care to members of the community; and WHEREAS, For more than two decades, the Ibn Sina Foundation has distinguished itself as a vital resource within its community, and it is a pleasure to join in commending the organization for its valuable contributions to the health and well-being of area citizens; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby recognize the Ibn Sina Foundation for its service to the Greater Houston area and extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for continued success with its important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Oliverson Lalani Bhojani Hull Jetton Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 45 was adopted by the House on February 22, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House