SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 360
WHEREAS, March 8, 2017, is Parkland Health and Hospital
System Day at the State Capitol, and this occasion provides a
fitting opportunity to recognize this noteworthy institution; and
WHEREAS, Parkland Health and Hospital System has been caring
for patients in Dallas County since 1894, and it has grown into an
integrated health system and a prominent public academic medical
center that today employs more than 12,000 individuals; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, Parkland has expanded its services,
and it is designated as a Level I trauma center, a Level III
neonatal intensive care unit, and a Level II stroke facility;
moreover, in 2015, Parkland opened a new four-million-square-foot
hospital to better meet the needs of a growing population, and in
January 2017, the system added a new ambulatory clinic named after
longtime chief executive officer Dr. Ron J. Anderson; and
WHEREAS, With an average of some 63,000 admissions and over
one million outpatient visits annually, Parkland's reach extends
into the communities through numerous primary care clinics,
school-based clinics, and mobile medical vans and through
innovative programs that include Homeless Outreach Medical
Services, the Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas, and the
North Texas Poison Center; the Parkland system also assists the
uninsured in Dallas County, thus enabling residents of all means
to have access to the health care they need; and
WHEREAS, Parkland has received a number of honors over the
years, including a 2015 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for quality and
safety and a 2016 designation as one of the 50 Greenest Hospitals in
America; additionally, the facility has been recognized with a
Texas Preparedness Leadership Award for its outstanding service in
response to the 2016 Dallas police shootings; and
WHEREAS, For more than 120 years, Parkland Health and
Hospital System has provided patients and their families with
skilled and compassionate care, and its record of achievement and
dedication to the residents of the Dallas County area are indeed
deserving of special praise; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby recognize March 8, 2017, as Parkland Health
and Hospital System Day at the State Capitol and extend to the
visiting delegation sincere best wishes for an informative and
enjoyable stay in Austin.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 8, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate