84R12240 BPG-D
By: Johnson H.R. No. 1245
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Children's Health System of Texas has served
families and saved lives for more than 100 years; and
WHEREAS, Formerly known as Children's Medical Center Dallas,
Children's Health ranks today as the nation's sixth-largest
pediatric health system, with more than 200,000 individual patients
and more than 785,000 patient visits each year; its integrated
network of facilities and services encompasses 2 campuses, 18
pediatric offices, and multiple specialty care centers; and
WHEREAS, More than 20 percent of all pediatric cancer
patients in Texas receive treatment at Children's Health; in
addition, the system has the largest pediatric heart center in
North Texas, and it implemented the first TeleNICU service in the
state in order to provide Level IV neonatal intensive care for
patients from across the region; and
WHEREAS, In partnership with The University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Health established the
Children's Medical Center Research Institute; the hospital system
also coordinates with community organizations across North Texas to
sponsor initiatives that promote the well-being of area residents;
and
WHEREAS, Children's Health employs more than 6,000 Texans,
and its medical and dental staff numbers approximately 1,000; an
economic engine for the region, it has an impact of approximately
$1.6 billion; and
WHEREAS, Since its founding in 1913, the Children's Health
System of Texas has improved the lives of countless children, and
its commitment to excellence and innovation have made it a model
institution; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Children's Health System of Texas for
101 years of service to the region and extend to all those
associated with the system sincere best wishes for continued
success in their important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Children's Health as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.