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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dell Children's Medical Center is hosting a grand |
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opening celebration for its new North Campus in Austin on April 12, |
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2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Part of Ascension Texas, the new campus will |
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collaborate with The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical |
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School and UT Health Austin to provide a wide range of pediatric |
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services, including neurology, surgery, and pulmonology, among |
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many others; and |
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WHEREAS, Opening to the public on April 27, this four-story |
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medical center spans more than 187,000 square feet and features 36 |
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inpatient beds as well as operating rooms, endoscopy and procedure |
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rooms, and an emergency department offering Level III trauma care; |
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the hospital operations will be supported by an on-site blood bank, |
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laboratory, and pediatric-friendly imaging rooms, and patients and |
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their families will also have access to a Ronald McDonald suite |
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complete with a lounge, kitchen, and bedrooms; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Dell Children's Medical Center has |
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earned a reputation as a leading health care provider in Central |
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Texas, and the new North Campus is certain to be an invaluable |
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resource to the community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the grand opening of Dell Children's |
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Medical Center North Campus and extend to all those associated with |
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the hospital sincere best wishes for continued success with their |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the hospital as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |