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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For the second consecutive year, Baptist |
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St. Anthony's Health System has earned a place on the Thomson |
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Reuters list of "100 Top Hospitals" in the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, This highly respected assessment has been published |
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annually since 1993, and it uses objective research and independent |
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public information to evaluate hospitals based on such performance |
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measures as patient care, operational efficiency, and financial |
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stability; and |
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WHEREAS, One of just nine Texas hospitals featured in the |
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2013 rankings, Baptist St. Anthony's traces its roots to 1901, when |
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four young women from the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word |
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founded a health care facility to serve the needs of citizens in |
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Amarillo and the greater Texas Panhandle; St. Anthony's Hospital, |
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as it was originally known, later established the area's first |
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nursing school, hospice, and cardiac unit; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1996, the Baptist St. Anthony's Health System was |
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formed through the merger of St. Anthony's Hospital and High Plains |
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Baptist Hospital, which had been founded in 1968 and had pioneered |
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important developments in such fields as occupational therapy and |
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rehabilitation services; today, Baptist St. Anthony's includes a |
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medical staff of over 450 physicians and a total workforce of more |
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than 2,700 employees; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout its long and rich history, Baptist |
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St. Anthony's Health System has distinguished itself through its |
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dedication to excellence and its commitment to serving the |
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community, and it is indeed deserving of the prestigious national |
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recognition it has received; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Baptist |
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St. Anthony's Health System on its selection as one of the 2013 "100 |
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Top Hospitals" by Thomson Reuters and extend to all those |
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associated with the system sincere best wishes for continued |
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success with their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Baptist St. Anthony's Health System as an expression |
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of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |