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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Carol Paret celebrated her 40th anniversary with |
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Memorial Hermann Health System on May 11, 2021, and this occasion |
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offers a welcome opportunity to pay tribute to her outstanding |
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record of service to the largest not-for-profit health system in |
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Southeast Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Silsbee, Ms. Paret holds degrees from |
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the University of Houston and The University of Texas School of |
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Public Health; since joining MHHS, she has held a series of |
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increasingly important roles within the organization, including |
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leadership positions in the divisions of Facilities and Community |
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Planning, Business Development, Continuing Medical Education, |
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Physician Residency and Credentialing, Clinical Effectiveness, |
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Privacy and Security, and Medical Records and Coding; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Paret currently serves as MHHS senior vice |
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president, chief community health officer, and CEO of the system's |
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Community Benefit Corporation, and she has worked tirelessly to |
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ensure that the underserved and uninsured have access to essential |
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health benefits; those efforts include finding ways to address the |
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social determinants of health and facilitating collaborations |
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between health care providers, government, business, and community |
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stakeholders, all in order to secure access to health care for the |
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most vulnerable within the Greater Houston community; in 1995, she |
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oversaw the launch of the Memorial Hermann Health Centers for |
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Schools program, which has established freestanding and mobile |
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medical and dental clinics for nearly two million underserved |
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public school children across five school districts; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her work for MHHS, Ms. Paret has |
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served on the boards of several noteworthy organizations, including |
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El Centro de Corazón, Gateway to Care, and the Texas Health |
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Institute, which honored her with the prestigious Fratis L. Duff |
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Award in 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the employees and affiliated physicians of |
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Memorial Hermann Health System serve millions of patients |
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through 17 hospitals and more than 300 care delivery sites, and |
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over the course of the past four decades, Carol Paret has played a |
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vital role in the system's success through her visionary leadership |
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and transformative approach to health care delivery; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Carol Paret on her four decades of |
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service to the Memorial Hermann Health System and extend to her |
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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 Ms. Paret as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Jetton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1345 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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