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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Since its establishment in 1976, The Woman's |
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Hospital of Texas has worked tirelessly to provide skilled and |
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compassionate care to women and children in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, The first facility of its kind in Texas, TWHT was |
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founded by 29 physicians with the vision of serving the needs of |
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female patients at all stages of life; today, through more than 650 |
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board-certified doctors, the hospital offers an outstanding level |
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of care in the areas of breast health, imaging, gynecology, |
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obstetrics, infertility, pediatrics, high-risk neonatal care, and |
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minimally invasive surgery; and |
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WHEREAS, More than 800 babies are delivered every month at |
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TWHT, a number higher than any other hospital in Texas; located in |
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the heart of House District 146, it was the first facility in the |
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Houston region to earn the Baby-Friendly designation and the first |
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in the state to provide a dedicated transport team for high-risk |
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maternal and neonatal cases; when hospitals in Houston were under |
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immense stress during and immediately following Hurricane Harvey, |
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TWHT was able to maintain operations and keep 148 newborns safe in |
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its neonatal intensive care unit; and |
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WHEREAS, The Woman's Hospital of Texas was recently named a |
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recipient of 2018 Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards in the |
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categories of obstetrics and gynecology, labor and delivery, and |
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gynecologic surgery; this achievement places TWHT among the top |
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five percent of hospitals in the nation for exceptional clinical |
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outcomes during and after childbirth and for procedures that treat |
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diseases and conditions of the female reproductive system; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of more than 40 years, The Woman's |
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Hospital of Texas has served as a vital resource to countless |
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families, and the Houston community is indeed fortunate to be home |
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to such a first-rate health care provider; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize The Woman's Hospital of Texas and |
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congratulate its administrators, physicians, and clinical staff |
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for the well-deserved recognition that their facility has received; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the hospital as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |