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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Over nearly half a century, Shriners Hospital for |
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Children at Galveston has provided compassionate, innovative care |
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to pediatric patients with burn injuries; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1966 with funds allocated by the Shriners |
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of North America, the hospital grew out of a pediatric burn unit |
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initially housed on The University of Texas Medical Branch campus; |
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with the ongoing support of the Shriners and UTMB, faculty and staff |
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of the institute have continued to seek better outcomes for |
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children by developing more advanced techniques, and because of the |
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hospital's reputation for comprehensive pediatric burn care, it has |
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received patients from around the world; and |
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WHEREAS, Located in the heart of Galveston, Shriners Hospital |
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for Children served patients with cleft lip and palate disorders |
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until 2008, when the facility was damaged by Hurricane Ike, and the |
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decision was made to relocate that program to a sister institution, |
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Shriners Orthopedic Hospital for Children in Houston; the |
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Galveston-based hospital remains one of four Shriners Hospitals |
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that specialize in burn care, and in 2012, it joined the Texas |
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Medical Center as its 50th member institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the hospital houses 30 beds, which are |
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divided between an intensive care unit and a reconstruction and |
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plastic surgery unit, and it also includes three operating rooms, a |
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multi-bed recovery room, and various clinics; all children are |
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welcomed at the center regardless of their family's ability to pay, |
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and every effort is made to ensure patients a safe, friendly, and |
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comfortable environment as they recover; and |
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WHEREAS, Shriners Hospital for Children has excelled at its |
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mission of bringing new hope to patients coping with some of the |
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most difficult and complex childhood injuries, and through their |
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commitment to clinical and research excellence, the center's |
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medical staff have made countless success stories possible; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Shriners Hospital for Children at |
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Galveston and extend to all those associated with the hospital |
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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 Shriners Hospital as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |