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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 534
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WHEREAS, CentroMed excels in its mission of providing |
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comprehensive, quality medical services for residents of Bexar |
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County; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1973 as El Centro del Barrio, the |
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program was initially a counseling service for children and |
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adolescents; today a Federally Qualified Health Center, CentroMed |
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manages 23 clinics throughout Bexar and Comal Counties, where its |
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largely bilingual staff works to address the needs of low-income, |
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uninsured, and medically underserved families; no patient is |
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denied care based on ability to pay, and uninsured and ineligible |
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clients are charged a reasonable sliding-scale fee to help cover |
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the cost of operation; and |
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WHEREAS, CentroMed is unique among Federally Qualified |
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Health Centers in the volume of clients who are treated at its |
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clinics; in 2014 alone, more than 71,000 patients received care |
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from CentroMed, 95 percent of whom lived below the federal |
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poverty line; its continued success in meeting this high demand |
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is made possible in part by funding support and by partnerships |
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with state indigent health programs, with agencies like the Texas |
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Department of State Health Services, and with several area |
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universities, hospitals, and homeless shelters; through the |
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medical help it offers to persons experiencing homelessness at |
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the Haven for Hope Transitional Campus near downtown San Antonio, |
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CentroMed is also the only Health Care for the Homeless grantee |
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in Bexar County; and |
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WHEREAS, A trusted resource for countless area Texans, |
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CentroMed has made inestimable contributions to the health and |
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well-being of a vulnerable population in the region, and it is fitting |
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to commend the institution's dedicated staff and community |
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partners for their collective efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize CentroMed for its exceptional |
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service to the community and extend to all those associated with |
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CentroMed sincere best wishes for continued success in their |
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vital endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for CentroMed as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Menéndez, Uresti |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 13, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |