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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Representatives of Children's Health in Dallas are |
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| 8 | 9 | | gathering on March 12, 2025, to commemorate Children's Health ECMO |
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| 9 | 10 | | Day at the State Capitol; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is a |
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| 11 | 12 | | life-support system for critically ill children with heart or lung |
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| 12 | 13 | | problems, and the specialists of the ECMO team at Children's Health |
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| 13 | 14 | | in Dallas are dedicated to providing advanced, round-the-clock care |
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| 14 | 15 | | to young patients who are in need of this innovative form of |
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| 15 | 16 | | therapy; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, ECMO works by circulating a patient's blood through |
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| 17 | 18 | | a machine that removes carbon dioxide and adds oxygen; a child can |
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| 18 | 19 | | receive ECMO therapy for several days to weeks while undergoing |
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| 19 | 20 | | care at Children's Health, during which time they are treated by a |
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| 20 | 21 | | specialist team in the hospital's pediatric intensive care unit; |
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| 21 | 22 | | and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Located in the Southwestern Medical District in the |
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| 23 | 24 | | heart of Dallas, Children's Health has been the primary clinical |
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| 24 | 25 | | partner of UT Southwestern Medical Center since 1961; over the past |
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| 25 | 26 | | 35 years, the hospital has provided extracorporeal life support to |
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| 26 | 27 | | more than 1,200 patients, giving them hope for survival when all |
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| 27 | 28 | | other forms of conventional life support have failed; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The ECMO program at Children's Health has received |
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| 29 | 30 | | international recognition as a Platinum Center of Excellence from |
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| 30 | 31 | | the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization; Children's was also |
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| 31 | 32 | | the first institution in the world to have its ECMO educational |
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| 32 | 33 | | program endorsed by ELSO, following a review of the course in March |
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| 33 | 34 | | 2017; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to |
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| 35 | 36 | | their work, the ECMO specialists at Children's Health include |
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| 36 | 37 | | Drs. Ethan Sanford, Archana Dhar, Cindy Darnell-Bowens, Lakshmi |
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| 37 | 38 | | Raman, Amy Lee, Priya Bhaskar, and Sam Davila, registered nurses |
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| 38 | 39 | | Marshall Stephenson, Laura Hatton, Margarita Ramos, William |
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| 39 | 40 | | Smiley, Brittany Cramer, Amy Hadley, Kari Powers, Michael Williams, |
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| 40 | 41 | | Emily Collins, and Ricardo Medrano, and registered respiratory |
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| 41 | 42 | | therapists Donna Taylor, Shannon Mills, Kevin Lovett, Bob |
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| 42 | 43 | | Villanueva, George Sutherland, Dan Hill, Darla Lytton, and John |
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| 43 | 44 | | Darling; and |
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| 44 | 45 | | WHEREAS, Through their commitment to the effective delivery |
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| 45 | 46 | | of ECMO therapy at Children's Health, these dedicated medical |
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| 46 | 47 | | professionals have helped many critical care patients on the path |
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| 47 | 48 | | to recovery, and it is indeed fitting that they be recognized for |
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| 48 | 49 | | their invaluable contributions; now, therefore, be it |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 50 | 51 | | Legislature hereby recognize March 12, 2025, as Children's Health |
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| 51 | 52 | | ECMO Day at the State Capitol and honor the members of the ECMO team |
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| 52 | 53 | | at Children's Health for their exceptional service to North Texas |
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| 53 | 54 | | families; and, be it further |
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| 54 | 55 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 55 | 56 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 56 | 57 | | House of Representatives. |
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