| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 400 |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | recognize Charles J. Barnett for his distinguished career in |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | health care leadership and for his numerous professional |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | achievements; and |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Charles Barnett is a Fellow of the American |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | College of Healthcare Executives and a beloved Austin resident; |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | he recently stepped down as executive chairman of the board of |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | Seton Healthcare Family after having served for many years as the |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | organization's president and chief executive officer; and |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Under Mr. Barnett's leadership the Seton Healthcare |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | Family grew from a $200 million to a $2 billion organization; in |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | addition, the organization championed fund-raising for the |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | construction of Dell Children's Medical Center and led the |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | development of a protocol for delivering babies that significantly |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | reduced birth-trauma events, for which Seton earned the Ernest |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | Amory Codman Award; and |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In 2009, Mr. Barnett was named Austinite of the |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | Year for his role in negotiating the relationship between Seton |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School; this |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | ultimately enabled the university system to launch its new |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | medical school in Austin; and |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, His professional successes have gained recognition |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | on the local and national levels; he was named the 2013 Legacy |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | Award Winner for Best Chief Executive Officer by the Austin |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | Business Journal, and in 2005, he was the recipient of the |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | Distinguished Service Award from the American Heart Association |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | for his leadership during the influx of patients in the aftermath |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | of Hurricane Rita; and |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Barnett stepped down from his leadership role |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | at Seton on February 13, 2015, and he began a new chapter in his |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | career with Cognitive Scale, a cloud technology company, where he |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | is helping to develop innovative health care products; he will be |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | missed at the Seton Healthcare Family, but his leadership has |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | left a lasting imprint that will benefit the system for years to |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | come; now, therefore, be it |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | Legislature, hereby commend Charles J. Barnett for his |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | outstanding accomplishments in the field of health care and his |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | invaluable contributions to the Seton Healthcare Family and |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | extend to him best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
|---|
| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
|---|
| 43 | 43 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
|---|
| 44 | 44 | | Watson |
|---|
| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
|---|
| 46 | 46 | | President of the Senate |
|---|
| 47 | 47 | | I hereby certify that the |
|---|
| 48 | 48 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
|---|
| 49 | 49 | | the Senate on March 19, 2015. |
|---|
| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
|---|
| 51 | 51 | | Secretary of the Senate |
|---|
| 52 | 52 | | ________________________________ |
|---|
| 53 | 53 | | Member, Texas Senate |
|---|