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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For 125 years, Parkland Health & Hospital System has |
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been a trusted resource for Dallas County residents and a model of |
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socially conscious health care for medical centers around the |
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country; and |
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WHEREAS, Parkland Memorial Hospital opened its doors on May |
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19, 1894, with a benevolent mission to serve the community's poor; |
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although the establishment of the institution came at a time when |
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few technologies existed, the foundation upon which it was |
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built--the right of all people to state-of-the-art health care, |
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regardless of financial status--would weather more than a century |
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of political, social, and economic change; the hospital stood |
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through the Great Depression, two world wars, and the civil rights |
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movement and was propelled into the national consciousness on |
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November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy died within its |
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walls; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Parkland is a world-renowned health care |
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provider featuring outstanding trauma and burn centers, one of the |
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busiest labor and delivery departments in the nation, and an |
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abiding focus on innovation and cost efficiency; the 21st century |
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has brought unique challenges to hospitals, and through a |
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pioneering approach to population health management that involves |
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addressing the social determinants of health and using predictive |
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analytics and telemedicine, Parkland is committed to improving |
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medical outcomes for all while practicing good financial |
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stewardship; and |
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WHEREAS, Parkland's patient care services include its Victim |
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Intervention Program/Rape Crisis Center and HIV/AIDS Clinic, and it |
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is home to the headquarters of both the Injury Prevention Center of |
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Greater Dallas as well as the North Texas Poison Center; in |
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addition, through continued support for its Community Oriented |
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Primary Care system, medicine is being brought directly to |
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underserved local residents, including members of Dallas County's |
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homeless population; and |
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WHEREAS, The long and distinguished history of Parkland |
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Health & Hospital System has been shaped by the exceptional skill, |
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compassion, and commitment of its physicians, staff, and |
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administrators, and their ongoing pursuit of excellence will be |
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integral as the health system continues to build on its stellar |
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reputation in the decades to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Parkland Health & Hospital System |
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on 125 years of service to the people of Dallas County and extend to |
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all those associated with the health system sincere best wishes for |
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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 Parkland as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |