SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 580
WHEREAS, National Donate Life Month is being observed
through April 2015, and Methodist Healthcare System in San Antonio
is commemorating the occasion by kicking off a new campaign to
raise awareness of the crucial need for organ donors; and
WHEREAS, According to statistics gathered by Donate Life
America, nearly 124,000 men, women, and children are awaiting
organ transplants in the United States, including 11,000 people
in Texas alone; every 10 minutes, another name is added to this
list, and an average of 18 patients die each day before a donor
can be found; and
WHEREAS, Because of this critical shortage, it is
imperative that every Texan be enabled and encouraged to register
as an organ donor, a potentially lifesaving decision that can be
made at no cost; among those working to advance this goal are
Methodist Heart Hospital, a leader in heart and bone marrow
transplant in San Antonio, and Methodist Specialty and
Transplant Hospital, a respected name in live kidney and liver
transplant; together, they are aiming to sign up 5,000 new donors
within the next few months, with the focus of their efforts being
on San Antonio and on the cities where they have outreach
clinics: Corpus Christi, Laredo, McAllen, Temple, and Lubbock; and
WHEREAS, Through this campaign, Methodist Healthcare is
bringing new hope to numerous patients for a longer, healthier
life, and it has undertaken an endeavor that truly merits special
commendation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby recognize Methodist Healthcare System for
its efforts to educate Texans about the need for organ donors and
extend to the system sincere best wishes for success in its
mission.
Menéndez
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 20, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate