By:  Sims                                               S.R. No. 58
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in
    1-3  recognizing Llano Memorial Hospital which was recently selected
    1-4  as one of the nation's top-performing hospitals by the 1994 "100
    1-5  Top Hospitals--Benchmarks for Success" study conducted annually
    1-6  by HCIA and Mercer Management Consulting, Incorporated; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, To qualify as one of the Top 100, hospitals had
    1-8  to rank above their peers on eight measures of effectiveness
    1-9  and efficiency in clinical practice, operations, and financial
   1-10  management; the measures indicate effective use of resources,
   1-11  efficient provision of care, and high-quality outcomes; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, On the basis of the 1993 Medicare cost report
   1-13  and discharge data, Llano Memorial Hospital is one of the nation's
   1-14  best-performing general acute-care hospitals, and as an exemplary
   1-15  institution, it can be of immense value to other hospitals striving
   1-16  to improve performance; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, The study suggests that if all the hospitals in the
   1-18  United States could perform at levels demonstrated by the Top 100,
   1-19  expenses would decline by $21 billion and mortality rates would
   1-20  drop by 17 percent; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, With the outstanding leadership of its administration
   1-22  and with its fine management and personnel, Llano Memorial Hospital
   1-23  offers stability and superior services to the residents of Texas; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, The hospital has stayed abreast of the latest
    2-2  innovations in health care and has continued to thrive as a vital
    2-3  Llano institution whose employees consistently strive for efficiency
    2-4  and excellence in all areas of operation; now, therefore, be it
    2-5        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-6  74th Legislature, hereby commend Llano Memorial Hospital for its
    2-7  commitment to high quality and to providing superior health care
    2-8  services and extend to the hospital congratulations on earning a
    2-9  place in the 1994 "100 Top Hospitals--Benchmarks for Success" study;
   2-10  and, be it further
   2-11        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
   2-12  hospital as an expression of regard from the Texas Senate.
   2-13                               ______________________________________
   2-14                                       President of the Senate
   2-15                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-16                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-17                               on January 23, 1995.
   2-18                               ______________________________________
   2-19                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-20                               ______________________________________
   2-21                                        Member, Texas Senate