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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, National Hospital Week took place from May 9 to 15, |
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2021, offering a welcome opportunity to honor the medical |
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institutions within Texas Medical Center that deliver |
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compassionate, innovative, high-quality care to patients in the |
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Greater Houston area; and |
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WHEREAS, Every year, National Hospital Week is recognized to |
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express gratitude toward the dedicated and highly skilled |
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physicians, nurses, administrators, and other personnel who staff |
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the hospitals across our nation and state; the observance holds |
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special significance in 2021, as health care workers have |
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heroically stood on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic for |
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more than a year; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Medical Center is home to some of the most |
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brilliant experts in their fields of medicine; TMC spans around 50 |
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million square feet and employs more than 100,000 people, while |
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receiving approximately 10 million patient visits each year; the |
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complex features both the world's largest children's hospital and |
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largest cancer hospital, and it offers outstanding labor and |
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delivery services, assisting in approximately 26,000 births |
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annually; over 180,000 surgeries are also performed at TMC |
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hospitals every year, including more than 13,000 heart surgeries; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Through the hard work and considerable expertise of |
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its employees, Texas Medical Center continues to build upon its |
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international reputation for excellence, and the people of Houston |
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are fortunate to have access to such state-of-the-art care at a |
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world-renowned medical complex; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the hospitals within |
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Texas Medical Center and extend to their medical personnel and |
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staff 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 Texas Medical Center as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |