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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The year 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the |
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founding of the Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital in San Antonio; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital served all |
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persons who needed it, regardless of their ability to pay, proved |
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invaluable during the influenza epidemic of 1918, and soon after |
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earned recognition for its pioneering specialty care; and |
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WHEREAS, When the voters of Bexar County overwhelmingly |
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approved the creation of the Bexar County Hospital District in |
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1955, the Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital became the anchor |
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facility for the hospital district's mission to furnish medical aid |
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and hospital care to the indigent and needy persons of Bexar County; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 1968, with the construction of a new teaching |
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hospital adjacent to The University of Texas Medical School at San |
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Antonio, the Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital was transformed into |
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the hub of the hospital district's growing ambulatory health |
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system, providing advanced imaging, laboratory, and pharmacy |
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services, in addition to primary and specialty clinics; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2008, to continue the legacy of the Robert B. |
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Green Memorial Hospital, the Bexar County commissioners approved |
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the issuance of certificates of obligation to support the |
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construction of a new state-of-the-art ambulatory services |
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pavilion adjacent to the historic facility; and |
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WHEREAS, In January 2013, a new 269,000-square-foot, |
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six-story Clinical Pavilion on the historic Robert B. Green Campus |
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opened, featuring urgent care, adult and pediatric primary care and |
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specialty care, comprehensive laboratory services, pharmacy, and |
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imaging diagnostics, including CT, MRI, mammography, x-ray, and |
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ultrasound; and |
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WHEREAS, The Bexar County Hospital District, now doing |
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business as University Health System, is today a nationally |
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recognized academic health center and network of more than 20 |
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primary care, urgent care, specialty, and school-based health |
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centers and is ranked the Best Hospital in San Antonio and No. 6 in |
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Texas by U.S. News & World Report; and |
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WHEREAS, University Health System is an integral partner of |
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the State of Texas in providing emergency preparedness and trauma |
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services for South Central Texas at its premier Level I Trauma |
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Center and the only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in South Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, University Health System is the primary partner of |
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UT Health San Antonio for providing graduate medical education and |
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advancing knowledge and discovery to promote the good health of |
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Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, This occasion presents a welcome opportunity to |
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recognize the rich historical legacy of the lifesaving mission that |
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started with the admission of that first patient at the Robert B. |
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Green Memorial Hospital in February 1917; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the |
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founding of Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital and commend the board |
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of managers and leadership of University Health System for their |
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work in carrying forth the legacy of county judge Robert B. Green |
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and the Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby urge the board of managers and leadership of |
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University Health System to continue the legacy of Judge Green by |
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providing the highest level of care, service, and compassion to the |
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people of Bexar County for the next 100 years. |