TITLE: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of HCA Healthcare.

SUMMARY: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of HCA Healthcare.

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WHEREAS, HCA Healthcare marked its 50th anniversary in 2018, offering a welcome opportunity to recognize the organization for its vital contributions to the health and well-being of the Lone Star State; and WHEREAS, One of the first hospital companies in the United States, HCA was founded in 1968 by Dr. Thomas Frist Sr., Dr. Thomas Frist Jr., and Jack Massey; seeking to provide health care to rapidly growing communities across the nation, the company quickly expanded, building new hospitals in underserved areas, buying and upgrading existing facilities, and collaborating to manage hospitals for other owners; and WHEREAS, Today, HCA has 185 hospitals and 119 freestanding surgery centers in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, and it employs more than 265,000 individuals; furthermore, over 60,000 people work at the company's 57 Texas hospitals, which encompass the Woman's Hospital of Texas, Medical City Healthcare, Methodist Healthcare, St. David's HealthCare, and Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare; and WHEREAS, Consistently named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, HCA gives back to the community by providing charity care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated care; in 1982, it formed the HCA Foundation to fund medical education, the arts, and community service, and it later established the Hope Fund to assist HCA employees in cases of extended illness, injury, or disaster; and WHEREAS, After half a century, HCA Healthcare continues to be an essential resource for countless Texans, and its dedicated staff and administrators may take immense pride in the company's long tradition of excellence; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of HCA Healthcare and extend to all those associated with the company sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for HCA Healthcare as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Thierry Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson Allen Guillen Ortega Allison Gutierrez Pacheco Anchia Harless Paddie Anderson Harris Parker Ashby Hefner Patterson Bailes Hernandez Paul Beckley Herrero Perez Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan Bell of Montgomery Holland Price Bernal Howard Ramos Biedermann Huberty Raney Blanco Hunter Raymond Bohac Israel Reynolds Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose Bucy Kacal Rosenthal Burns King of Hemphill Sanford Burrows King of Parker Schaefer Button King of Uvalde Shaheen Cain Klick Sheffield Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr. Canales Kuempel Shine Capriglione Lambert Smith Clardy Landgraf Smithee Cole Lang Springer Coleman Larson Stephenson Collier Leach Stickland Cortez Leman Stucky Craddick Longoria Swanson Cyrier Lozano Talarico Darby Lucio III Thierry Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Dean Metcalf Tinderholt Deshotel Meyer Toth Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miller VanDeaver Fierro Minjarez Vo Flynn Moody Walle Frank Morrison White Frullo Mu oz, Jr. Wilson Geren Murphy Wray Gervin-Hawkins Murr Wu Goldman Neave Zedler Gonz lez of Dallas Nev rez Zerwas Gonz lez of El Paso Noble Zwiener Goodwin Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 225 was adopted by the House on February 12, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House