H.R. No. 941

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, CareFlite, the only fully integrated medical transport company serving North Texas, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019; and

WHEREAS, Established in 1979, CareFlite is one of the oldest joint-use air medical transportation operations in the United States; the entity employs more than 700 EMS professionals and provides critical-care helicopter, airplane, ground ambulance, and wheelchair transport services within a 150-mile radius of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex; moreover, the company specializes in the transport of organs and organ transplant teams and has the flight capacity to transfer patients nationwide; and

WHEREAS, CareFlite was first accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services in 1995 and has transported more than one million patients since its inception; sponsored by Baylor Scott & White Health, the Parkland Health & Hospital System, the Methodist Health System, the JPS Health Network, and Texas Health Resources, the nonprofit corporation also offers continuing education and certification courses; and

WHEREAS, For four decades, CareFlite has provided vital services to the residents of North Texas, and its contributions are truly deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate CareFlite on its 40th anniversary and extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for continued success with their important work; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for CareFlite as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

Springer

______________________________ Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 941 was adopted by the House on April 5, 2019, by a non-record vote.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House