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WHEREAS, The Children's Medical Center is celebrating its |
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100th anniversary during 2013, and this event provides a welcome |
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opportunity to recognize the organization for its notable |
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achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, On April 6, 1913, an open-air clinic was established |
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in Dallas to address the chronic problem of infant mortality caused |
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by dehydration and malnutrition; over the decades, that "baby camp" |
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has grown to become the fifth-largest pediatric health care |
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provider in the country; Children's Medical Center is ranked by |
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U.S. News & World Report in all 10 of the publication's rated |
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specialties for 2012-2013, and it is the only children's facility |
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in the nation to achieve seven disease-specific certifications from |
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The Joint Commission; its quality nursing staff has earned the |
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approval of the American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet |
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Recognition Program; moreover, the center partnered with The |
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to found the |
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Children's Medical Center Research Institute and publishes the |
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annual Beyond ABC report, which provides comprehensive data on the |
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wellness of children in six North Texas counties; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to its advances in pediatrics, |
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Children's Medical Center employs thousands of individuals across |
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its two main campuses in Dallas and Plano and its multiple specialty |
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clinics, for a total economic impact of approximately $1.6 billion |
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per year; moreover, the center welcomes all children regardless of |
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a family's ability to pay and without tax support from the city or |
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county, and it provided $140 million in community benefits in 2011; |
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the center's network of MyChildren's pediatric primary-care offices |
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in underserved areas allowed nearly 100,000 children to receive |
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vital treatment in their own neighborhoods during 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, For a century, Children's Medical Center has |
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rendered exceptional service to the residents of North Texas, and |
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it has set a nationally renowned example of pediatric care; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Children's Medical Center on its 100th |
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anniversary and extend to all those associated with the center |
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sincere best wishes for a memorable centennial celebration and |
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continued 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 the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Johnson |
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Anchia |
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Branch |
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Carter |
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Button |
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Giddings |
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Villalba |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2345 was adopted by the House on May 21, |
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2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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