83R13842 STE-D
By: Marquez H.R. No. 1074
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The University Breast Care Center of the Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center at El Paso has received
accreditation through the National Accreditation Program for
Breast Centers; and
WHEREAS, The national accreditation program is a consortium
of professionals dedicated to improving breast cancer remedies and
outcomes; to be recognized, providers must furnish specific
elements of care and comply with rigid standards on leadership,
quality improvement, professional instruction, and scientific
analysis; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1994 to provide comprehensive breast
disease therapy to medically indigent women in El Paso, the UBCC
also serves as a teaching environment for medical students,
coordinates community outreach and education, and conducts
research; and
WHEREAS, Nearly one-third of all new breast cancer diagnoses
in El Paso take place at the center, which is the only nationally
accredited breast care program in El Paso; and
WHEREAS, Staff of the University Breast Care Center are
fighting this devastating disease with vision, passion, and
tenacity, and their work is making a positive difference in the
lives of countless people; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the University Breast Care Center
of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso for
achieving accreditation from the National Accreditation Program
for Breast Centers and extend to its administrators and medical
staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.