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11 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 20
22 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
33 join Texans across the state in celebrating January 26 through
44 30, 2015, as Texas Nurse Anesthetists Week; and
55 WHEREAS, Nurse anesthetists have been providing anesthesia
66 care to patients in the United States for 150 years and are
77 members of the oldest nurse specialty group in the country;
88 formal training for this important field began when a school of
99 nurse anesthesia was established at Saint Vincent Hospital in
1010 Portland, Oregon, in 1909; and
1111 WHEREAS, Today, nurse anesthetists practice in every state
1212 and administer anesthetics to millions of patients each year;
1313 these committed professionals work in a wide array of settings,
1414 from large academic hospitals to outpatient surgery centers to
1515 individual physicians' offices; and
1616 WHEREAS, All certified registered nurse anesthetists in
1717 Texas are licensed by the state after graduating from an
1818 accredited educational program and passing a national
1919 examination; and
2020 WHEREAS, Nurse anesthetists are the sole anesthesia
2121 providers in numerous rural Texas counties; our state is indebted
2222 to these health care professionals for the vital medical services
2323 they provide, and it is truly fitting that they receive special
2424 recognition for the crucial role they play in our health care
2525 system; now, therefore, be it
2626 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
2727 Legislature, hereby commend nurse anesthetists for their
2828 commitment to quality care and extend to them best wishes for a
2929 productive and memorable Texas Nurse Anesthetists Week; and, be
3030 it further
3131 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
3232 honor of these dedicated health care specialists.
3333 Schwertner
3434 ________________________________
3535 President of the Senate
3636 I hereby certify that the
3737 above Resolution was adopted by
3838 the Senate on January 21, 2015.
3939 ________________________________
4040 Secretary of the Senate
4141 ________________________________
4242 Member, Texas Senate