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4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial Livingston has been |
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6 | 7 | | awarded the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Hospital |
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7 | 8 | | Accreditation; and |
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8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Since 1951, the Joint Commission has sought to |
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9 | 10 | | improve public health care by evaluating a wide variety of medical |
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10 | 11 | | institutions and inspiring them to provide safe and effective care |
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11 | 12 | | of the highest quality and value; to earn the Gold Seal of Approval, |
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12 | 13 | | an organization must undergo a rigorous onsite survey every three |
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13 | 14 | | years and demonstrate continuous compliance with industry |
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14 | 15 | | standards; and |
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15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Livingston's modern hospital began as a modest |
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16 | 17 | | county-owned facility in 1950, and after CHI St. Luke's Health |
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17 | 18 | | Memorial assumed ownership in 1994, the hospital transformed into |
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18 | 19 | | the state-of-the-art facility it is today, with 66 beds, nearly 60 |
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19 | 20 | | highly dedicated physicians on staff, and more than 60,000 patient |
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20 | 21 | | services provided annually; accredited since 2010, CHI St. Luke's |
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21 | 22 | | has distinguished itself in such areas as emergency management, |
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22 | 23 | | environment of care, infection prevention and control, leadership, |
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23 | 24 | | and medication management; and |
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24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial Livingston has |
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25 | 26 | | worked tirelessly to provide skilled, compassionate, and |
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26 | 27 | | affordable care to area Texans, and its recent accreditation is a |
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27 | 28 | | testament to the hospital's ongoing commitment to excellence; now, |
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28 | 29 | | therefore, be it |
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29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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30 | 31 | | Legislature hereby congratulate CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial |
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33 | 33 | | Approval for Hospital Accreditation and extend to its physicians, |
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34 | 34 | | nurses, administrators, and other staff sincere best wishes for |
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35 | 35 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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37 | 37 | | prepared for the hospital as an expression of high regard by the |
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38 | 38 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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