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By: A. Johnson of Harris H.R. No. 1530
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, National Hospital Week took place from May 9 to 15,
2021, offering a welcome opportunity to honor the medical
institutions within Texas Medical Center that deliver
compassionate, innovative, high-quality care to patients in the
Greater Houston area; and
WHEREAS, Every year, National Hospital Week is recognized to
express gratitude toward the dedicated and highly skilled
physicians, nurses, administrators, and other personnel who staff
the hospitals across our nation and state; the observance holds
special significance in 2021, as health care workers have
heroically stood on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic for
more than a year; and
WHEREAS, Texas Medical Center is home to some of the most
brilliant experts in their fields of medicine; TMC spans around 50
million square feet and employs more than 100,000 people, while
receiving approximately 10 million patient visits each year; the
complex features both the world's largest children's hospital and
largest cancer hospital, and it offers outstanding labor and
delivery services, assisting in approximately 26,000 births
annually; over 180,000 surgeries are also performed at TMC
hospitals every year, including more than 13,000 heart surgeries;
and
WHEREAS, Through the hard work and considerable expertise of
its employees, Texas Medical Center continues to build upon its
international reputation for excellence, and the people of Houston
are fortunate to have access to such state-of-the-art care at a
world-renowned medical complex; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby pay special tribute to the hospitals within
Texas Medical Center and extend to their medical personnel and
staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Texas Medical Center as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.