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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Angleton Danbury Medical Center is celebrating 40 |
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years of service to the citizens of Brazoria County in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Established by the legislature in 1967, Angleton |
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Danbury General Hospital opened in November 1969 with the purpose |
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of providing medical care to the residents of the Angleton and |
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Danbury area; the facility initially housed 34 licensed beds, but |
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five years later that number had increased to 54, after funds raised |
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by the community and matched by M. D. Anderson were used to complete |
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the hospital's east wing; and |
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WHEREAS, The demand for outpatient services increased |
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through the years, and $9 million in bonds contributed to a |
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substantial expansion and renovation of the facility in 1989; a |
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decade later, construction of the $7 million Surgical and Cardiac |
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Care Center was completed and the hospital became the Angleton |
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Danbury Medical Center; in 2002, the Frank W. Stevens Health and |
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Wellness Center was established, taking its name from a founding |
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board member who was a strong advocate of wellness programs long |
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before they were adopted by mainstream health care; and |
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WHEREAS, Striving to accommodate a growing population, the |
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medical center completed a $22 million project in June 2006 that |
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impacted every patient care and service area on the campus; the |
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majority of the funding consisted of a $20.3 million bond package, a |
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$400,000 donation from the Peklo family, and a $97,000 gift from the |
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medical center's auxiliary; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, ADMC offers innovative patient care with |
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state-of-the-art technology; the center includes a comprehensive |
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intensive care unit, a modern obstetrical and women's health care |
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division known as the Peklo Women's Pavilion, and a full emergency |
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department that treats more than 16,000 people annually; and |
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WHEREAS, Embracing its mission to improve the health of area |
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Texans, Angleton Danbury Medical Center has distinguished itself as |
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a vital and valued asset to Brazoria County and the Lone Star State, |
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and it truly merits special recognition on the occasion of this |
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milestone year; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Angleton Danbury Medical Center on its |
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40th anniversary and extend to all those associated with the |
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facility sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |