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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 7
BY SENATORS PEACOCK AND GATTI
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To congratulate the officers, physicians, and staff of the Highland Clinic on the occasion of
its one hundredth anniversary and to commend them on the extraordinary level of
medical care afforded to the Shreveport community.
WHEREAS, this unique healthcare facility was the lifelong mission of John A.
Hendrick Sr., MD, and in the summer of 1917, Dr. Hendrick and a small band of physicians
opened the doors of Highland Clinic Sanatorium to serve the medical needs for both local
and rural health care in Shreveport-Bossier; and
WHEREAS, in the early 1930s with additional medical services and bed space, the
facility became known as the Highland Hospital, and in the 1950s, a small association of ten
physicians organized themselves as the Highland Clinic, the name it bears to this day; and
WHEREAS, as the regional economy prospered and population grew, so did the
Highland Clinic, which today is composed of forty-one physicians and seventeen mid-level
providers with numerous medical specialties that include hematology, rheumatology,
oncology, urology, orthopaedics, and ophthalmology, with specific care centers for sleep
disorders, venous health, cancer treatment, occupational health, diabetes, sports medicine,
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and pain management; and
WHEREAS, with effective leadership and knowledgeable personnel, the Highland
Clinic has flourished to become the largest physician-owned, multiple-specialty medical
center in the Shreveport-Bossier area; and
WHEREAS, with the plethora of exceptional medical facilities in the Ark-La-Tex
region, the Highland Clinic maintains a high ranking among outstanding healthcare
professionals in its level of expertise, accuracy of diagnoses, and successful methods of
treatment; and
WHEREAS, the clinic encompasses seventeen specialties and physicians who share
a state-of-the-art digital database for medical recordkeeping that interfaces with NextMD,
the patients' online communication access, so that patients may be treated in a more holistic
manner; and
WHEREAS, the Highland Clinic attracts the best and brightest talent in medicine,
including notable physicians such as Dr. Charles Knight Sr., who practiced until retirement
in 1992 and then served as medical director for another eight years, and Dr. Carl Goodman,
who joined the clinic as an orthopaedic spine surgeon and has celebrated his fiftieth year of
medical practice; and
WHEREAS, the Highland Clinic continues to introduce new services and innovative
features for the convenience of its patients; this philosophy has launched new satellite offices
in multiple regional markets so that healthcare services can be readily accessible to the
people; and
WHEREAS, as stewards of the community it serves, the Highland Clinic has
launched school supply drives to benefit students in both Caddo and Bossier parishes as a
show of gratitude for continued public support throughout the years; and
WHEREAS, the Highland Clinic has received many accolades and awards far too
numerous to count, and CEO Debbie W. Smith, along with the physicians, medical staff, and
employees, is extremely proud of the reputation that the clinic has earned; and
WHEREAS, the principles of quality patient care have been at the forefront of the
century-long mission of the Highland Clinic, "to offer a level of care to its patients that is
equivalent to treatment as if a guest in one's home".
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
congratulate the officers, physicians, and staff of the Highland Clinic on the occasion of its
one hundredth anniversary and does hereby commend them for the extraordinary level of
medical care provided to the Shreveport community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Debbie W. Smith, chief executive officer of the Highland Clinic.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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