| 2 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 3 | 4 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
|---|
| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin is |
|---|
| 6 | 7 | | celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding in 2019; and |
|---|
| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Established as Lufkin's first hospital, Woodland |
|---|
| 8 | 9 | | Heights is a 149-bed facility offering a complete range of |
|---|
| 9 | 10 | | inpatient and outpatient services; the center is staffed by more |
|---|
| 10 | 11 | | than 250 physicians, who last year provided care to tens of |
|---|
| 11 | 12 | | thousands of patients, performed over 4,700 surgeries, and |
|---|
| 12 | 13 | | delivered more than 1,000 babies; and |
|---|
| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, The hospital's continuous pursuit of excellence has |
|---|
| 14 | 15 | | resulted in many firsts, including the opening of the first |
|---|
| 15 | 16 | | cardiovascular center as well as the first neonatal intensive care |
|---|
| 16 | 17 | | unit in deep East Texas; over the years, it has received awards for |
|---|
| 17 | 18 | | cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, and orthopedic surgery, and it |
|---|
| 18 | 19 | | has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval and the |
|---|
| 19 | 20 | | American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's |
|---|
| 20 | 21 | | Heart-Check mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke |
|---|
| 21 | 22 | | Centers; another notable recent honor was its designation as a |
|---|
| 22 | 23 | | Level IV trauma facility by the Texas Department of State Health |
|---|
| 23 | 24 | | Services; and |
|---|
| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of CEO Kyle Swift, Woodland |
|---|
| 25 | 26 | | Heights has given back generously to its community over the past |
|---|
| 26 | 27 | | year through approximately $47 million in charity and uncompensated |
|---|
| 27 | 28 | | care to the area's least privileged residents; it is a major |
|---|
| 28 | 29 | | economic force in the community and a significant source of jobs and |
|---|
| 29 | 30 | | civic revenue, and it is also a partner of myriad charitable and |
|---|
| 30 | 31 | | civic organizations, including the Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber |
|---|
| 31 | 32 | | of Commerce, Junior Achievement, the Lions Club, and the Angelina |
|---|
| 32 | 33 | | Arts Alliance; and |
|---|
| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, The dedicated physicians, nurses, administrators, |
|---|
| 34 | 35 | | and staff of Woodland Heights Medical Center are building on a |
|---|
| 35 | 36 | | long-standing tradition of exceptional medical care, and this |
|---|
| 36 | 37 | | significant milestone in its history provides a welcome opportunity |
|---|
| 37 | 38 | | to recognize the important role that it plays in the lives of |
|---|
| 38 | 39 | | countless area residents; now, therefore, be it |
|---|
| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
|---|
| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of Woodland |
|---|
| 41 | 42 | | Heights Medical Center and congratulate all those affiliated with |
|---|
| 42 | 43 | | the hospital on its recent designation as a Level IV trauma |
|---|
| 43 | 44 | | facility; and, be it further |
|---|
| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|---|
| 45 | 46 | | prepared for Woodland Heights Medical Center as an expression of |
|---|
| 46 | 47 | | high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
|---|