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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Representatives of Children's Health in Dallas are |
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gathering on March 12, 2025, to commemorate Children's Health ECMO |
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Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a |
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life-support system for critically ill children with heart or lung |
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problems, and the specialists of the ECMO team at Children's Health |
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in Dallas are dedicated to providing advanced, round-the-clock care |
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to young patients who are in need of this innovative form of |
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therapy; and |
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WHEREAS, ECMO works by circulating a patient's blood through |
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a machine that removes carbon dioxide and adds oxygen; a child can |
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receive ECMO therapy for several days to weeks while undergoing |
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care at Children's Health, during which time they are treated by a |
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specialist team in the hospital's pediatric intensive care unit; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Located in the Southwestern Medical District in the |
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heart of Dallas, Children's Health has been the primary clinical |
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partner of UT Southwestern Medical Center since 1961; over the past |
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35 years, the hospital has provided extracorporeal life support to |
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more than 1,200 patients, giving them hope for survival when all |
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other forms of conventional life support have failed; and |
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WHEREAS, The ECMO program at Children's Health has received |
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international recognition as a Platinum Center of Excellence from |
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the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization; Children's was also |
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the first institution in the world to have its ECMO educational |
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program endorsed by ELSO, following a review of the course in March |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to |
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their work, the ECMO specialists at Children's Health include |
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Drs. Ethan Sanford, Archana Dhar, Cindy Darnell-Bowens, Lakshmi |
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Raman, Amy Lee, Priya Bhaskar, and Sam Davila, registered nurses |
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Marshall Stephenson, Laura Hatton, Margarita Ramos, William |
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Smiley, Brittany Cramer, Amy Hadley, Kari Powers, Michael Williams, |
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Emily Collins, and Ricardo Medrano, and registered respiratory |
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therapists Donna Taylor, Shannon Mills, Kevin Lovett, Bob |
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Villanueva, George Sutherland, Dan Hill, Darla Lytton, and John |
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Darling; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their commitment to the effective delivery |
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of ECMO therapy at Children's Health, these dedicated medical |
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professionals have helped many critical care patients on the path |
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to recovery, and it is indeed fitting that they be recognized for |
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their invaluable contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 12, 2025, as Children's Health |
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ECMO Day at the State Capitol and honor the members of the ECMO team |
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at Children's Health for their exceptional service to North Texas |
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families; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |