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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Midland Health is celebrating National Nurses Week |
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on May 6-12, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, More than 600 nurses are employed at Midland |
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Memorial Hospital and other facilities comprising the Midland |
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Health system; they play an indispensable role in the delivery of |
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health care in the community, and the depth and breadth of their |
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expertise ensures that they are able to meet the wide-ranging needs |
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of their patients; and |
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WHEREAS, Nurses are caregivers, healers, and patient |
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advocates who are committed to providing quality care to patients, |
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including vulnerable members of society; the demand for nursing |
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services is expected to increase due to the aging of the U.S. |
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population, the expansion of life-sustaining technologies, and the |
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explosive growth of home health care services, and more qualified |
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nurses will be needed to keep pace with this demand in the future; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through the challenging yet rewarding work they |
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perform, nurses have played an essential role in ensuring that |
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patients at Midland Health are treated to the highest standards of |
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care, and National Nurses Week provides a welcome opportunity to |
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honor these outstanding professionals; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize May 6-12, 2023, as Midland Health |
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Nurses Week and extend to the nurses of Midland Health sincere |
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appreciation for their exceptional service to their community. |