TITLE: Honoring the Children's Health System of Texas for 101 years of service.

SUMMARY: Honoring the Children's Health System of Texas for 101 years of service.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Children's Health System of Texas has served families and saved lives for more than 100 years; and WHEREAS, Formerly known as Children's Medical Center Dallas, Children's Health ranks today as the nation's sixth-largest pediatric health system, with more than 200,000 individual patients and more than 785,000 patient visits each year; its integrated network of facilities and services encompasses 2 campuses, 18 pediatric offices, and multiple specialty care centers; and WHEREAS, More than 20 percent of all pediatric cancer patients in Texas receive treatment at Children's Health; in addition, the system has the largest pediatric heart center in North Texas, and it implemented the first TeleNICU service in the state in order to provide Level IV neonatal intensive care for patients from across the region; and WHEREAS, In partnership with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Health established the Children's Medical Center Research Institute; the hospital system also coordinates with community organizations across North Texas to sponsor initiatives that promote the well-being of area residents; and WHEREAS, Children's Health employs more than 6,000 Texans, and its medical and dental staff numbers approximately 1,000; an economic engine for the region, it has an impact of approximately $1.6 billion; and WHEREAS, Since its founding in 1913, the Children's Health System of Texas has improved the lives of countless children, and its commitment to excellence and innovation have made it a model institution; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby honor the Children's Health System of Texas for 101 years of service to the region and extend to all those associated with the system 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 Children's Health as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Johnson Straus Gonz lez Paddie Allen Guerra Parker Alonzo Guillen Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Pe a Anchia Harless Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Ashby Howard Price Aycock Huberty Raney Bell Hughes Raymond Bernal Hunter Reynolds Blanco Isaac Riddle Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Button King of Parker Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Clardy Klick Shaheen Coleman Koop Sheets Collier Krause Sheffield Cook Kuempel Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simpson Crownover Larson Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Dale Leach Spitzer Darby Longoria Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Deshotel M rquez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Miles VanDeaver Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Moody Walle Flynn Morrison White of Bell Frank Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Murphy Workman Galindo Murr Wray Geren Naishtat Wu Giddings Nev rez Zedler Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Otto Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1245 was adopted by the House on March 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House