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R E S O L U T I O N
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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. |