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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dianne Yeager, chief executive officer of Crane |
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Memorial Hospital, has been named the recipient of the 2016 Texas |
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Hospital Association Pioneer Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Established by the THA Rural Hospital Constituency |
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Council, this prestigious accolade recognizes a hospital |
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administrator or CEO who has demonstrated creative and innovative |
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leadership in the community they serve; and |
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WHEREAS, Dianne Yeager began her career with Crane Memorial |
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Hospital nearly three decades ago as a part-time nurse, and she |
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served as director of nursing before becoming CEO; under her |
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skillful guidance, CMH has strengthened its finances and earned |
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national recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2011, CMH received the Rural Hospital Outstanding |
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HIT Partnership Award from the Texas Organization of Rural and |
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Community Hospitals to acknowledge the facility's collaboration |
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with other rural hospitals in implementing electronic health |
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records; the next year, TORCH presented CMH with its Rural Hospital |
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IT Award of Excellence, and for three consecutive years, the |
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facility was ranked among the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals by |
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the National Rural Hospital Association and was named the premier |
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CAH for financial stability; moreover, in 2013, the TMF Health |
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Quality Institute accorded CMH its Commitment to Quality in |
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Excellence Award for its accomplishments in Medicare quality |
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improvement; and |
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WHEREAS, Rural hospitals contribute immeasurably to the |
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well-being of local communities, and Dianne Yeager has greatly |
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benefited her fellow citizens through her outstanding achievements |
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as CEO of Crane Memorial Hospital; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dianne Yeager on her receipt of the |
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2016 Texas Hospital Association Pioneer Award and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Yeager as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Craddick |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 596 was adopted by the House on March |
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2, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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