By Turner of Coleman H.C.R. No. 66 75R5327 JTR-D HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, The many medical professionals who daily work to 1-2 safeguard the health of their fellow Texans deserve our respect and 1-3 gratitude, and of these, emergency care attendants (ECAs) confront 1-4 particularly demanding challenges; trained to administer on-site 1-5 medical attention to the critically ill or injured, ECAs can mean 1-6 the difference between life and death; and 1-7 WHEREAS, ECAs are of particular benefit to those regions of 1-8 the state where the population is scattered and the nearest medical 1-9 facility may be many miles away; one such area is Edwards County, 1-10 and in 1976 a group of concerned citizens put forth the idea of 1-11 establishing an emergency medical service there; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Formed the next year, the Edwards County Emergency 1-13 Medical Service (EMS) originally consisted of eight volunteers who 1-14 had undergone training at their own expense, and these intrepid men 1-15 and women quickly established themselves as an indispensable 1-16 component of the county's health care system; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Since that time, the Edwards County EMS has 1-18 continued to serve the area's residents with skill and distinction, 1-19 and with the closing of the area's only hospital in 1986, the 1-20 importance of this critical lifeline to emergency care has 1-21 increased exponentially; and 1-22 WHEREAS, To provide top-flight medical care requires hard 1-23 work and commitment on the part of its practitioners, and the 1-24 residents of Edwards County are indeed fortunate to have as their 2-1 neighbors the dedicated staff of the Edwards County EMS; now, 2-2 therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-4 hereby honor the past and present staff of the Edwards County EMS 2-5 for their outstanding efforts in behalf of the community and extend 2-6 to them sincere best wishes for continued success in the years to 2-7 come; and, be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-9 prepared for the Edwards County EMS as an expression of highest 2-10 regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.