By Telford H.R. No. 294
77R6092 GMW-D
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
1-2 recognize February 28, 2001, as Rural Hospital Day at the State
1-3 Capitol and to pay tribute to all those associated with the Texas
1-4 Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH); and
1-5 WHEREAS, TORCH serves as an advocate for rural and community
1-6 hospitals in the Lone Star State, providing leadership while
1-7 addressing their special needs and issues; currently representing
1-8 162 hospitals across the state, this respected association focuses
1-9 on the issues unique to acute care hospitals with fewer than 150
1-10 beds; and
1-11 WHEREAS, A member-driven organization, TORCH offers a wide
1-12 range of educational and advocacy services, in addition to
1-13 supplying need-to-know information and quickly answering health
1-14 care concerns; in its more than 10 years of existence, the rural
1-15 and small communities in Texas have benefited immeasurably from the
1-16 organization's efforts to ensure affordable and high-quality health
1-17 care at the local level; and
1-18 WHEREAS, The 162 hospitals in Texas' rural and smaller
1-19 communities bound together by TORCH have shown an impressive desire
1-20 to provide for the well-being of Texans across the state, and it is
1-21 most appropriate to honor the men and women involved with these
1-22 outstanding health care facilities and the TORCH organization; now,
1-23 therefore, be it
1-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-1 Legislature hereby recognize February 28, 2001, as Rural Hospital
2-2 Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation from
2-3 the Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals sincere best
2-4 wishes for an enjoyable observance.