TITLE: Recognizing March 8, 2017, as Parkland Health & Hospital System Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 8, 2017, as Parkland Health & Hospital System Day at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, March 8, 2017, is Parkland Health & Hospital System Day at the State Capitol, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to recognize this noteworthy institution; and WHEREAS, Parkland Health & Hospital System has been caring for patients in Dallas County since 1894, and it has grown into an integrated health system and a prominent public academic medical center that today employs more than 12,000 individuals; and WHEREAS, Over the years, Parkland has expanded its services, and it is designated as a Level I trauma center, a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, and a Level II stroke facility; moreover, in 2015, Parkland opened a new four million square foot hospital to better meet the needs of a growing population, and in January 2017, the system added a new ambulatory clinic named after longtime CEO Dr. Ron J. Anderson; and WHEREAS, With an average of some 63,000 admissions and over one million outpatient visits annually, Parkland's reach extends into the communities through numerous primary care clinics, school-based clinics, and mobile medical vans, and with innovative programs that include Homeless Outreach Medical Services, the Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas, and the North Texas Poison Center; the Parkland system also assists the uninsured in Dallas County, enabling residents of all means to have access to the health care they need; and WHEREAS, Parkland has received a number of honors over the years, including a 2015 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for quality and safety and a 2016 designation as one of the 50 Greenest Hospitals in America; additionally, the facility has been recognized with a Texas Preparedness Leadership Award for its outstanding service in response to the 2016 Dallas police shootings; and WHEREAS, For more than 120 years, Parkland Health & Hospital System has worked to provide patients and their families with skilled and compassionate care, and its record of achievement and dedication to the residents of the Dallas County area are indeed deserving of special praise; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 8, 2017, as Parkland Health & Hospital System Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable stay in Austin. Anchia Straus Goldman Oliverson Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Alonzo Gonz lez of El Paso Paddie Alvarado Gooden Parker Anchia Guerra Paul Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Ar valo Hefner Phillips Ashby Hernandez Pickett Bailes Herrero Price Bell Hinojosa Raney Bernal Holland Raymond Biedermann Howard Reynolds Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Bohac Hunter Roberts Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows Kacal Sanford Button Keough Schaefer Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Canales King of Parker Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Clardy Klick Sheffield Coleman Koop Shine Collier Krause Simmons Cook Kuempel Smithee Cortez Lambert Springer Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Craddick Lang Stickland Cyrier Larson Stucky Dale Laubenberg Swanson Darby Leach Thierry Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Deshotel Martinez Turner Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Elkins Miller Villalba Faircloth Minjarez Vo Fallon Moody Walle Farrar Morrison White Flynn Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Frank Murphy Workman Frullo Murr Wray Geren Neave Wu Gervin-Hawkins Nev rez Zedler Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 723 was adopted by the House on March 8, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House