H.R. No. 1731
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Ben Taub Hospital in Houston is celebrating its 60th
anniversary on May 24, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Located in the Texas Medical Center, Ben Taub
Hospital is an acute care facility and elite Level I trauma center;
it features some 400 licensed beds, and it houses the Ginni and
Richard Mithoff Trauma Center, which cares for more than 80,000
emergency patients each year; moreover, the hospital is staffed by
physician faculty and residents from Baylor College of medicine,
and it serves as a teaching facility for future health care
providers; and
WHEREAS, In addition to its trauma, stroke, emergency and
acute care services, Ben Taub Hospital provides outpatient clinical
care in a wide variety of medical specialties; among its many
accolades, the hospital has received Comprehensive Stroke Center
Certification from DNV GL Healthcare as well as the Get With The
Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Award and the Target: Stroke
Honor Roll-Elite Plus award from the American Heart
Association/American Stroke Association; the hospital has also
been named a Chest Pain Center and a Mission: Lifeline Gold Plus
Receiving Center for heart attack treatment; and
WHEREAS, For six decades, Ben Taub Hospital has remained a
trusted source for high-quality care in the Houston area, and the
sterling reputation it has built is a testament to the many
physicians, nurses, associates, and volunteers who have fulfilled
its mission of healing; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 60th anniversary of Ben Taub
Hospital and extend to all those affiliated with the institution
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the hospital as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
A. Johnson of Harris
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1731 was adopted by the House on May
25, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House