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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sweeny Community Hospital is marking the 50th |
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anniversary of its founding on March 29, 2015, and this milestone |
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provides an ideal opportunity to recognize this noteworthy |
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institution; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1963, the Sweeny Hospital District was formed by |
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the Texas Legislature in southwestern Brazoria County, following a |
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decade-long effort on the part of the community to increase health |
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care accessibility in rural areas; two years later, Sweeny |
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Community Hospital opened its doors, and it has since expanded its |
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services, staff, and facilities to continue to meet the needs of the |
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region; and |
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WHEREAS, Sweeny Community Hospital is a 24-hour operational |
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critical access hospital that offers both inpatient and outpatient |
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care; a member of the Texas Hospital Association and the Texas |
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Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals, it serves as a Level IV |
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Trauma Center and houses 20 beds, a dedicated surgical suite, and |
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more than a dozen outpatient clinical services; and |
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WHEREAS, The hospital is staffed by a team of highly |
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qualified medical professionals, including four primary care |
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providers who coordinate treatment for patients at all life stages; |
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referrals can additionally be made to 11 on-site specialists, |
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providing patients with an exceptional continuum of care at one |
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location; and |
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WHEREAS, Local residents are further served by the Fountains |
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Assisted Living Facility, situated next to the main hospital |
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campus, as well as the Wellness Center and Kittie Nash Groce |
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Rehabilitation Center; moreover, West Brazos EMS is the only |
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hospital-based emergency response team in Brazoria County with a |
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medical intensive care unit, offering security and peace of mind to |
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those in its service area; and |
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WHEREAS, For half a century, Sweeny Community Hospital has |
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distinguished itself as a resource of inestimable value to the |
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region, and members of its skilled and dedicated staff are to be |
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commended for the difference that they have made in the lives of |
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countless area Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sweeny |
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Community Hospital and extend to all those associated with the |
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institution 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 hospital as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |