TITLE: Honoring Edinburg Children's Hospital on five years of service to the Rio Grande Valley.

SUMMARY: Honoring Edinburg Children's Hospital on five years of service to the Rio Grande Valley.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Edinburg Children's Hospital celebrated the fifth anniversary of its establishment on March 26, 2011; and WHEREAS, Opened in March 2006, the hospital provides general pediatric care, diagnostic cardiology, and surgical services to young people of the Rio Grande Valley; and WHEREAS, With a rapidly increasing number of young families, the Valley is one of the fastest growing areas in the state, and as the only children's hospital located south of Corpus Christi, the Edinburg facility eliminates the need for parents to take their children far from home for hospital care and provides an invaluable service to the people of the region; and WHEREAS, Edinburg Children's Hospital has made a positive difference in countless lives, and an anniversary commemoration provides a fitting opportunity to recognize the hospital's inestimable contribution to the Rio Grande Valley; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby honor Edinburg Children's Hospital on the fifth anniversary of its founding and extend to all those associated with the institution sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the hospital as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Gonzales of Hidalgo Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1058 was adopted by the House on April 7, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House