Bill Text: TX HR367 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital in San Antonio.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-02 - Reported enrolled [HR367 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR367-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 367 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The year 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the | ||
| founding of Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital in San Antonio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Named in honor of the Bexar County judge and Texas | ||
| state senator who was a beloved champion of the working class, Green | ||
| Memorial first opened its doors on February 2, 1917, with the | ||
| mission of providing care to all who needed it, regardless of their | ||
| ability to pay; the hospital, colloquially known as "the Green," | ||
| proved invaluable during the influenza epidemic of 1918, and it | ||
| soon earned recognition for its pioneering specialty care; and | ||
| WHEREAS, When the institution began to struggle financially | ||
| over the ensuing decades, local voters approved the creation of the | ||
| Bexar County Hospital District in 1955, allowing the Green to | ||
| continue its vital work; in 1968, the facility took on a new primary | ||
| role as an outpatient center, as most of its inpatient services were | ||
| transferred to the recently constructed teaching hospital at the | ||
| South Texas Medical Center; years later, the hospital district was | ||
| renamed the University Health System, which is now a nationally | ||
| recognized academic health center and network of more than 20 | ||
| primary care, urgent care, specialty, and school-based health | ||
| centers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Though the original Green Memorial Hospital | ||
| building continues to serve as a proud landmark of the UHS campus, | ||
| most all of the system's outpatient services are offered next door | ||
| at the Robert B. Green Clinical Pavilion, a six-story facility | ||
| built in 2013; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital long played a | ||
| significant role in providing medical care to underserved residents | ||
| in Bexar County, and this occasion presents a welcome opportunity | ||
| to recognize its rich historical legacy; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the | ||
| founding of Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital and commend all those | ||
| associated with the University Health System for their work in | ||
| carrying forth the worthwhile mission of that institution. | ||
| Arévalo | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 367 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
