By Chavez                                             H.R. No. 1198
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The El Paso Hospital District Board of Managers has
 1-2     approved a contract to establish a pediatric urgent-care center,
 1-3     and this is truly a significant event for the El Paso community;
 1-4     and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Scheduled to open on June 4 at Thomason Hospital,
 1-6     the new urgent-care center will provide an on-duty pediatrician
 1-7     during evening hours and will be the only service of its kind in
 1-8     the El Paso area; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, Keeping a pediatrician on the emergency room
1-10     off-hours staff would also have the benefit of reducing patients'
1-11     waiting time by spreading out the workload among more physicians;
1-12     and
1-13           WHEREAS, Children's health problems create unique challenges
1-14     that can often be dealt with most effectively by a pediatrician,
1-15     and the addition of an urgent-care center devoted to the needs of
1-16     child patients is an initiative worthy of special legislative
1-17     recognition; now, therefore, be it
1-18           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
1-19     Legislature hereby commend the El Paso Hospital District Board of
1-20     Managers on their efforts to create a pediatric urgent-care center
1-21     and extend to all those associated with this project best wishes
1-22     for success in their endeavor; and, be it further
1-23           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-1     prepared for the El Paso Hospital District Board of Managers as an
 2-2     expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.