H.R. No. 93
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Fran Laukaitis is retiring as president of Methodist
Charlton Medical Center in Dallas on January 5, 2024, following an
exemplary tenure spanning 14 years with the hospital; and
WHEREAS, In 2010, Ms. Laukaitis joined Methodist Charlton as
chief nursing officer, and five years later, she became the first
registered nurse and first woman appointed president of a Methodist
Health System facility; she has worked tirelessly to advance
quality of care, and patient experience metrics have improved
dramatically, while the number of patients who leave the emergency
department without being seen has been greatly reduced; moreover,
Methodist Charlton has excelled in Joint Commission surveys; and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Ms. Laukaitis, the hospital
opened its intermediate care unit and other new units; it also added
EP services and expanded many other service lines; she guided the
growth of the STEMI program for fast heart attack care, and the
hospital achieved primary stroke accreditation; in addition, she
oversaw the construction of the $70 million, state-of-the-art
emergency department serving the southern sector of Dallas; along
the way, she has strengthened connections with local communities;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Laukaitis is a Fellow in the American College of
Healthcare Executives; she holds both a bachelor's degree in
nursing and a master of health administration degree; early in her
career, she gained experience at hospitals in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Florida, and Texas; in 1999, she became chief nursing officer of a
Montana facility, and she rose to become its chief operating
officer; and
WHEREAS, Through her vision, skill, and commitment to
excellence, Fran Laukaitis has greatly advanced the important
mission of Methodist Charlton Medical Center, and as she embarks on
the next exciting chapter of her life, she may indeed take pride in
her outstanding achievements; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Fran
Laukaitis on her retirement as president of Methodist Charlton
Medical Center and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Laukaitis as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Davis
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 93 was adopted by the House on
December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House