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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, CareFlite, the only fully integrated medical |
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transport company serving North Texas, is celebrating its 40th |
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anniversary in 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1979, CareFlite is one of the oldest |
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joint-use air medical transportation operations in the United |
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States; the entity employs more than 700 EMS professionals and |
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provides critical-care helicopter, airplane, ground ambulance, and |
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wheelchair transport services within a 150-mile radius of the |
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Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex; moreover, the company specializes in |
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the transport of organs and organ transplant teams and has the |
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flight capacity to transfer patients nationwide; and |
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WHEREAS, CareFlite was first accredited by the Commission on |
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Accreditation of Medical Transport Services in 1995 and has |
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transported more than one million patients since its inception; |
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sponsored by Baylor Scott & White Health, the Parkland Health & |
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Hospital System, the Methodist Health System, the JPS Health |
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Network, and Texas Health Resources, the nonprofit corporation also |
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offers continuing education and certification courses; and |
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WHEREAS, For four decades, CareFlite has provided vital |
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services to the residents of North Texas, and its contributions are |
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truly deserving of special recognition; 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 CareFlite on its 40th anniversary |
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and extend to all those associated with the organization sincere |
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best wishes for continued success with their important work; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for CareFlite as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |