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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 209

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 
recognize the JPS Health Network as it celebrates 100 years of 
dedication to charity care in Tarrant County; and
	WHEREAS, In 1906 the Fort Worth Medical College set aside 
10 beds for the less fortunate; within eight years, the public 
City-County Hospital opened its doors; as Tarrant County grew, so 
did the hospital's role in caring for the increasing population; 
and
	WHEREAS, By 1939, with a grant from the Public Works 
Administration, the hospital had expanded to a new 166-bed 
facility on land donated in 1877 by John Peter Smith, a pioneer 
civic leader and former Fort Worth mayor; the City-County 
Hospital was renamed John Peter Smith Hospital in 1954; and
	WHEREAS, Voters approved the Tarrant County Hospital 
District in 1959, allowing county officials to collect property 
taxes as a dedicated source of revenue for the hospital; and
	WHEREAS, The JPS Health Network is now a taxpayer-supported
county hospital district with an annual budget of $428 million; 
the network includes a teaching hospital, a new hospital in south 
Arlington, an AIDS clinic, and a women's center; and
	WHEREAS, As the JPS Health Network embarks on its next 
century, it has begun an $89.5 million hospital expansion project 
that includes a five-story tower that will add 108 beds and 
emergency and operating rooms; and
	WHEREAS, The JPS Network has played an important role in 
the development of Tarrant County, and it is prepared to take on 
the challenges of its second 100 years; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate the 
JPS Health Network for its exemplary role in providing quality 
health care in Tarrant County and extend best wishes for 
continued success in the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an 
expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
                                                                          Nelson




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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 12, 2006.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate