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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 672
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in
 1-4     recognizing the first anniversary of Montgomery County Hospital
 1-5     District's reassumption of Emergency Medical Services for the
 1-6     citizens of Montgomery County on April 20, 1999; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Focusing the district's resources on quality patient
 1-8     care and customer service for citizens and visitors to the county,
 1-9     the Montgomery County Hospital District Emergency Medical Service
1-10     has implemented a system-wide improvement program centered on
1-11     accountability to the patient and the community; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Rejoicing over multiple CPR rescues and other
1-13     critical interventions which have restored patients to their
1-14     families, the Montgomery County Hospital District Emergency
1-15     Medical Service has provided extensive community outreach;
1-16     educating children to dial 911 using Andy the Ambulance and
1-17     Twinkle the Clown, it has reached 5,000 children in area schools;
1-18     and
1-19           WHEREAS, Providing Driving While Intoxicated awareness programs
1-20     around the county to area high schools to prevent needless tragedy,
1-21     the Emergency Medical Service has furnished CPR certification for
1-22     over 300 laypersons, thereby increasing the possibility of citizens'
1-23     survival in an emergency; and
1-24           WHEREAS, Joining area hospitals and school health programs
 2-1     in providing educational classes for pediatrics, trauma, and
 2-2     cardiac emergencies, the Emergency Medical Service has expanded
 2-3     the Automated External Defibrillator First Response to 95 percent
 2-4     of the county, thus increasing the chances of surviving a heart
 2-5     attack; and
 2-6           WHEREAS, Supplying on-site coverage for community activities
 2-7     within the county, including special events such as the County Fair,
 2-8     Fourth of July, Old WestFest, Catfish Festival, and the Shell Houston
 2-9     Open, the Emergency Medical Service has made a substantial difference
2-10     in the safety of the citizens of Montgomery County; and
2-11           WHEREAS, The Montgomery County Hospital District
2-12     Emergency Medical Service Operations Manager was awarded both
2-13     the Greater Houston EMS Council Administrator of the Year and the
2-14     Administrator of the Year award for the State of Texas because of
2-15     his extraordinary leadership in reassuming the Emergency Medical
2-16     Service for the Montgomery County Hospital District; now, therefore,
2-17     be it
2-18           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-19     76th Legislature, hereby commend the accomplishments of the
2-20     Montgomery County Hospital District Emergency Medical Service;
2-21     and, be it further
2-22           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared
2-23     for the district as an expression of the highest regard of the
2-24     Texas Senate.
2-25                                                                 Bernsen
2-26                                  ______________________________________
2-27                                          President of the Senate
 3-1                                       I hereby certify that the above
 3-2                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
 3-3                                  on April 19, 1999.
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 3-5                                          Secretary of the Senate
 3-6                                  ______________________________________
 3-7                                           Member, Texas Senate