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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The University Breast Care Center of the Texas Tech |
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University Health Sciences Center at El Paso has received |
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accreditation through the National Accreditation Program for |
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Breast Centers; and |
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WHEREAS, The national accreditation program is a consortium |
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of professionals dedicated to improving breast cancer remedies and |
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outcomes; to be recognized, providers must furnish specific |
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elements of care and comply with rigid standards on leadership, |
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quality improvement, professional instruction, and scientific |
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analysis; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1994 to provide comprehensive breast |
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disease therapy to medically indigent women in El Paso, the UBCC |
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also serves as a teaching environment for medical students, |
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coordinates community outreach and education, and conducts |
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research; and |
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WHEREAS, Nearly one-third of all new breast cancer diagnoses |
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in El Paso take place at the center, which is the only nationally |
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accredited breast care program in El Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, Staff of the University Breast Care Center are |
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fighting this devastating disease with vision, passion, and |
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tenacity, and their work is making a positive difference in the |
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lives of countless people; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the University Breast Care Center |
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of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso for |
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achieving accreditation from the National Accreditation Program |
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for Breast Centers and extend to its administrators and medical |
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staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it 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. |