| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 534 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, CentroMed excels in its mission of providing |
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| 3 | 3 | | comprehensive, quality medical services for residents of Bexar |
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| 4 | 4 | | County; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1973 as El Centro del Barrio, the |
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| 6 | 6 | | program was initially a counseling service for children and |
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| 7 | 7 | | adolescents; today a Federally Qualified Health Center, CentroMed |
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| 8 | 8 | | manages 23 clinics throughout Bexar and Comal Counties, where its |
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| 9 | 9 | | largely bilingual staff works to address the needs of low-income, |
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| 10 | 10 | | uninsured, and medically underserved families; no patient is |
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| 11 | 11 | | denied care based on ability to pay, and uninsured and ineligible |
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| 12 | 12 | | clients are charged a reasonable sliding-scale fee to help cover |
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| 13 | 13 | | the cost of operation; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, CentroMed is unique among Federally Qualified |
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| 15 | 15 | | Health Centers in the volume of clients who are treated at its |
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| 16 | 16 | | clinics; in 2014 alone, more than 71,000 patients received care |
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| 17 | 17 | | from CentroMed, 95 percent of whom lived below the federal |
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| 18 | 18 | | poverty line; its continued success in meeting this high demand |
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| 19 | 19 | | is made possible in part by funding support and by partnerships |
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| 20 | 20 | | with state indigent health programs, with agencies like the Texas |
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| 21 | 21 | | Department of State Health Services, and with several area |
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| 22 | 22 | | universities, hospitals, and homeless shelters; through the |
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| 23 | 23 | | medical help it offers to persons experiencing homelessness at |
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| 24 | 24 | | the Haven for Hope Transitional Campus near downtown San Antonio, |
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| 25 | 25 | | CentroMed is also the only Health Care for the Homeless grantee |
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| 26 | 26 | | in Bexar County; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, A trusted resource for countless area Texans, |
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| 28 | 28 | | CentroMed has made inestimable contributions to the health and |
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| 29 | 29 | | well-being of a vulnerable population in the region, and it is fitting |
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| 30 | 30 | | to commend the institution's dedicated staff and community |
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| 31 | 31 | | partners for their collective efforts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature, hereby recognize CentroMed for its exceptional |
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| 34 | 34 | | service to the community and extend to all those associated with |
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| 35 | 35 | | CentroMed sincere best wishes for continued success in their |
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| 36 | 36 | | vital endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for CentroMed as an expression of high regard from the |
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| 39 | 39 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Menéndez, Uresti |
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| 41 | 41 | | ________________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | President of the Senate |
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| 43 | 43 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 44 | 44 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 45 | 45 | | the Senate on April 13, 2015. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | ________________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 50 | 50 | | ________________________________ |
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| 51 | 51 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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