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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, March 8, 2017, is Parkland Health & Hospital System |
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Day at the State Capitol, and this occasion provides a fitting |
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opportunity to recognize this noteworthy institution; and |
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WHEREAS, Parkland Health & Hospital System has been caring |
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for patients in Dallas County since 1894, and it has grown into an |
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integrated health system and a prominent public academic medical |
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center that today employs more than 12,000 individuals; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Parkland has expanded its services, |
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and it is designated as a Level I trauma center, a Level III |
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neonatal intensive care unit, and a Level II stroke facility; |
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moreover, in 2015, Parkland opened a new four million square foot |
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hospital to better meet the needs of a growing population, and in |
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January 2017, the system added a new ambulatory clinic named after |
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longtime CEO Dr. Ron J. Anderson; and |
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WHEREAS, With an average of some 63,000 admissions and over |
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one million outpatient visits annually, Parkland's reach extends |
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into the communities through numerous primary care clinics, |
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school-based clinics, and mobile medical vans, and with innovative |
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programs that include Homeless Outreach Medical Services, the |
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Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas, and the North Texas |
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Poison Center; the Parkland system also assists the uninsured in |
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Dallas County, enabling residents of all means to have access to the |
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health care they need; and |
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WHEREAS, Parkland has received a number of honors over the |
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years, including a 2015 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for quality and |
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safety and a 2016 designation as one of the 50 Greenest Hospitals in |
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America; additionally, the facility has been recognized with a |
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Texas Preparedness Leadership Award for its outstanding service in |
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response to the 2016 Dallas police shootings; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than 120 years, Parkland Health & Hospital |
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System has worked to provide patients and their families with |
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skilled and compassionate care, and its record of achievement and |
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dedication to the residents of the Dallas County area are indeed |
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deserving of special praise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 8, 2017, as Parkland Health & |
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Hospital System Day at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting |
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delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and enjoyable |
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stay in Austin. |