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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Over the past year, Amistad Community Health Center |
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has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to serving a medically |
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vulnerable population in South Texas that has been especially |
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hard-hit by the COVID-19 health crisis; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2005, Amistad was founded as a not-for-profit, |
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faith-based organization with the mission of providing quality |
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health care to a growing number of uninsured residents in the Corpus |
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Christi community; a Federally Qualified Health Center, the group |
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offers a comprehensive range of services in the areas of |
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pediatrics, women's health, family health, dental care, behavioral |
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health, psychiatric care, and diabetes treatment and prevention to |
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all patients in need, regardless of their ability to pay; in May |
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2020, Amistad opened a second location in Nueces County that has |
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significantly contributed to the health of residents of Robstown |
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and its neighboring rural colonias; and |
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WHEREAS, Amistad's patients have been disproportionately |
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impacted by COVID-19; throughout the pandemic, the center has |
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maintained capacity and staffing levels to continue providing |
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much-needed services; its employees have worked diligently to |
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facilitate access to telemedicine visits, and the organization has |
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also set up a temporary building in order to isolate COVID-19 |
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patients and clients suspected of having the virus; in addition, |
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Amistad has partnered with Nueces County and the City of Corpus |
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Christi to secure necessary support to more effectively treat |
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patients with COVID-19 at its Nueces County clinic; and |
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WHEREAS, Amistad Community Health Center has been an |
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essential resource to many area Texans, including families who have |
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been most in need of assistance in this time of crisis, and the |
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organization is indeed deserving of special recognition for its |
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efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Amistad Community Health Center for its |
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dedicated service to area residents during the COVID-19 pandemic |
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and extend sincere best wishes to its administrators, health care |
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providers, and staff; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1536 was adopted by the House on May |
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29, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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