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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System is celebrating the |
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150th anniversary of its founding in 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, The first public hospital in San Antonio was |
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established in 1869 by three members of the Sisters of Charity of |
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the Incarnate Word, who traveled to San Antonio to care for victims |
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of a deadly cholera outbreak; they named the hospital the Santa Rosa |
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Infirmary and declared that it was open to "all persons without |
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distinction of nationality or creed"; today, the infirmary and the |
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health system to which it gave rise is known as CHRISTUS Santa Rosa, |
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and the Sisters of Charity continue to carry out works of service to |
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the San Antonio community; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health |
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System has grown and expanded to meet the health care needs of |
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diverse populations throughout the South Texas region; the system |
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has developed into a network of hospitals and clinics in the United |
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States, Mexico, and South America, and it employs thousands of |
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health care professionals; in South Texas, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa |
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encompasses five hospitals, including the Children's Hospital of |
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San Antonio, as well as three emergency centers and a number of |
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ambulatory surgery centers; and |
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WHEREAS, Still operating in the compassionate spirit of the |
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Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa |
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Health System remains a trusted source for high-quality care in the |
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Lone Star State, and the sterling reputation it has built is a |
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testament to the many physicians, nurses, associates, and |
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volunteers who have fulfilled its mission of healing; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of CHRISTUS |
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Santa Rosa Health System and extend to all those affiliated with the |
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system sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |