By: Zaffirini S.R. No. 373 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to 1-3 commend Doctors Hospital Home Health Agency which is celebrating its 1-4 grand opening on March 4, 1993; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Before the 1960s, home care was seen as a community 1-6 service that focused on caring for the sick; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Since that time, the growth of the home care industry 1-8 has occurred because of demands from the public for quality home 1-9 care and for containment of rising medical costs; and 1-10 WHEREAS, One of the most prestigious organizations that has 1-11 evolved to fill the gap between hospitalization and full recuperation 1-12 with or without therapy, Doctors Hospital Home Health Agency has 1-13 found an increasing demand for its services; and 1-14 WHEREAS, A leader in the home health care industry, Doctors 1-15 Hospital Home Health Agency strives for excellence and efficiency in 1-16 all areas of its operation; and 1-17 WHEREAS, This outstanding company conducts its business based 1-18 on a strong belief in honesty and caring; it is a well-documented 1-19 fact that patients get well faster if their posthospital 1-20 convalescence takes place in their own home; and 1-21 WHEREAS, With the advent of home health care, patients and 1-22 their families can keep their total costs down; the average day spent 1-23 in the hospital costs a client $350 a day and an average day spent 2-1 with home-attended help costs $39; and 2-2 WHEREAS, The Home Health Care Director at the new facility is 2-3 Elsa Castillo; a registered nurse, she brings a wealth of experience 2-4 to her position; and 2-5 WHEREAS, The staff of Doctors Hospital Home Health Agency 2-6 deserves to be proud of its successful efforts to serve the public; 2-7 now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-9 73rd Legislature, hereby recognize Doctors Hospital Home Health 2-10 Agency on its grand opening and extend best wishes to the officers 2-11 and staff for success in their new endeavor; and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-13 agency as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-14 _____________________________________ 2-15 President of the Senate 2-16 I hereby certify that the 2-17 above Resolution was adopted by 2-18 the Senate on March 4, 1993. 2-19 _____________________________________ 2-20 Secretary of the Senate 2-21 _____________________________________ 2-22 Member, Texas Senate