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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital in Houston, a vital |
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component of the Harris Health System, is celebrating the 30th |
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anniversary of its founding on June 2, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, LBJ hospital opened its doors to the community on |
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June 2, 1989, as the replacement for Harris Health's Jefferson |
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Davis Hospital; during its first two days of operation, 200 |
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patients were transferred to the newly opened facility, an |
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undertaking that required months of planning; and |
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WHEREAS, The first Level III Trauma Center designated in |
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Texas, the hospital remains one of the busiest trauma centers in the |
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state, with 86,000 emergency patient visits in 2018; one of the few |
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full-service hospitals in the northeast area of the city, the |
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facility provides an array of specialized medical and surgical |
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services, and it has earned the distinction of being a regional |
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center for neonatal intensive care for high-risk deliveries and |
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very low birth weight infants; and |
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WHEREAS, The hospital's dedicated administrators and staff |
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continue to strengthen its collaborations with its world-renowned |
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medical partners, the McGovern Medical School at The University of |
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Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the UT MD Anderson Cancer |
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Center; it is recognized as one of the best community-focused |
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academic hospitals in the nation, and it has been further honored |
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with designations as a Regional Center for Neonatal Intensive Care, |
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a Texas 10 Step Facility, and a Baby-Friendly Facility, as well as a |
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Pathway to Excellence Hospital; and |
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WHEREAS, Staying true to the Harris Health System's mission |
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to provide quality care to those most in need, LBJ Hospital has |
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rendered exceptional service to the residents of Northeast Houston |
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and Harris County, and it truly merits special recognition on the |
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occasion of this milestone year; now, 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 30th anniversary of Lyndon B. |
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Johnson Hospital and extend to all those associated with the |
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institution sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for LBJ Hospital as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |