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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1026

	WHEREAS, The year 2005 marks the 50th anniversary of the 
Bexar County Hospital District, and this provides a fitting 
opportunity to recognize the leadership and voters of
Bexar County who had the wisdom and foresight to create the 
district and those leaders, staff, and employees who have 
developed an award-winning public health-care institution; and
	WHEREAS, In 1955, George L. Bishop, Carl A. Herbel,
E. J. Tiner, and other qualified voters of Bexar County asked 
that the Commissioners Court order an election to be held 
throughout the county for the purpose of enabling voters to 
determine whether or not a hospital district should be created in 
the county to take over the San Antonio-Bexar County Hospital 
System; and
	WHEREAS, On June 28, 1955, a constitutional amendment 
election was held in Bexar County; and
	WHEREAS, On June 29, 1955, the Commissioners Court of
Bexar County convened in special session at a special term with 
the following members present: Charles W. Anderson, County 
Judge; Dan F. Traugott, Commissioner Precinct 1; Sam C. Bennett, 
Commissioner Precinct 2; R. L. Reeder, Commissioner Precinct 3; 
and A. J. Ploch, Commissioner Precinct 4; and
	WHEREAS, The Commissioners Court found, declared, ordered, 
adjudged and decreed that the election was duly and legally 
called and that the proposition to create a hospital district in 
Bexar County was adopted by over 72 percent of the votes cast; and
	WHEREAS, The hospital district so created was the
Bexar County Hospital District, now called University Health 
System; and
	WHEREAS, The University Health System has been affiliated 
with The University of Texas System since 1968 by providing 
teaching facilities and financial support for many of the 
system's health-care programs, including graduate medical 
education, at The University of Texas Health Science Center at 
San Antonio; and
	WHEREAS, This partnership has created a health system 
medical-dental staff of over 1,000 faculty physicians, dentists, 
and other medical professionals whose care improves the health 
and well-being of residents of Bexar County and South Texas; and
	WHEREAS, University Health System has earned a host of 
accolades for its outstanding service to the community, such as 
its Level One trauma hospital, its exceptional transplant 
program, and its innovative CareLink medical assistance program; 
and
	WHEREAS, University Health System has been listed in
U.S. News and World Report's Best Hospitals Top 50 every year 
since 2000, and it has earned the Solucient 100 Top Hospitals 
Award in 1998, 2004, and 2005; and
	WHEREAS, The State of Texas is proud to recognize the 
University Health System as an exceptional health-care system 
and to pay tribute to the system for providing thousands of 
residents of the Lone Star State with first-rate primary and 
tertiary health care during its first five decades of existence; 
and

	WHEREAS, The Bexar County Commissioners Court, the 
University Health System Board of Managers and its leadership, 
staff and employees truly merit special recognition on the 
occasion of the University Health System's 50th anniversary 
milestone; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
79th Legislature, hereby honor the University Health System on 
its 50th anniversary and extend to all those associated with it 
and to the residents of Bexar County sincere best wishes for 
continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
University Health System as an expression of high regard from the 
Texas Senate.
                                                                           Madla




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 26, 2005.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



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     Member, Texas Senate