1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 596 1-3 WHEREAS, April 18 through 24, 1999, is National Volunteer 1-4 Week, and the Senate of the State of Texas takes great pleasure 1-5 in recognizing all those citizens who contribute their spare 1-6 time to help their fellowman; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The Medical Center of Lewisville is one of the 1-8 institutions in Texas whose volunteer staff is worthy of 1-9 commendation; the Medical Center of Lewisville was founded 23 1-10 years ago, and it now serves the greater Lewisville-Flower Mound 1-11 area; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Since its establishment, the hospital has grown to a 1-13 large facility with an admission rate of 6,600 in 1998 and surgeries 1-14 numbering more than 8,600; and 1-15 WHEREAS, During the same year, the medical center had almost 1-16 30,000 emergency room visits and over 24,000 outpatient visits; and 1-17 WHEREAS, There are 65 full-time volunteers who give about 1-18 17,000 hours a year to the medical center; some of these dedicated 1-19 people donate up to 16 hours a week, some have logged over a total 1-20 of 10,000 hours, and several have been with the program for over 1-21 20 years; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Some of those who volunteer are professional 1-23 people, university students planning a medical career, retirees 1-24 from careers ranging from bankers to teachers to engineers, and 2-1 homemakers; the ages of these selfless men and women range from 2-2 18 to 83 years; and 2-3 WHEREAS, An additional 30 high school students assist in the 2-4 summer and perform the same duties as the adult volunteers; and 2-5 WHEREAS, The volunteers work as staff support, man the 2-6 information desks 10 hours a day, deliver flowers, mail, and 2-7 newspapers, volunteer in the Intensive Care Unit, the Emergency 2-8 Room, and in the Women's and Children's Services; and 2-9 WHEREAS, A special annual recognition dinner is planned 2-10 for April 22, 1999, to salute the volunteers who have provided 2-11 outstanding help in the hospital in many ways; and 2-12 WHEREAS, The theme of Volunteer Recognition Week for this 2-13 year will be "The Magic of Volunteering"; it will show what wonders 2-14 volunteers can perform and underscore the many achievements of the 2-15 volunteers who work at the Medical Center of Lewisville; now, 2-16 therefore, be it 2-17 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-18 76th Legislature, hereby commend the many volunteers of the Medical 2-19 Center of Lewisville at their recognition dinner on April 22, 1999; 2-20 and, be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an 2-22 expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-23 Nelson 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 President of the Senate 2-26 I hereby certify that the above 2-27 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-28 on April 12, 1999. 2-29 ______________________________________ 3-1 Secretary of the Senate 3-2 ______________________________________ 3-3 Member, Texas Senate