Bill Text: TX HR70 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the Eastland Memorial Hospital 2021 annual gala.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR70 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR70-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 70 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Eastland Memorial Hospital is hosting its annual | ||
| gala on September 11, 2021, and this event offers a welcome | ||
| opportunity to pay tribute to the hospital's unique legacy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, From the very beginning, the hospital was a | ||
| community effort, built from the foundation up by area residents, | ||
| including lawyers, merchants, and ministers as well as plumbers and | ||
| electricians, who volunteered to work after hours for no pay, only | ||
| coffee and doughnuts; with no government funding, the facility was | ||
| built in nine months at a cost of $36,112, with many of the | ||
| materials contributed by donors; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The first patient was an eight-and-a-half-pound | ||
| baby boy, and the hospital's grand opening on June 8, 1953, was | ||
| attended by some 2,000 people; approved by the American Medical | ||
| Association as well as by other state and national hospital | ||
| associations, Eastland Memorial has grown over the years into a | ||
| regional institution, and the Eastland Memorial Hospital District | ||
| was created in 1989; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, the hospital is overseen by a nine-member | ||
| board of directors, and six local physicians make up the executive | ||
| medical staff, while another 35 consultant and courtesy staff | ||
| physicians provide expertise in neurology, cardiology, urology, | ||
| oncology, gastroenterology, and other specialties; it offers a | ||
| comprehensive range of services, including a Level IV trauma | ||
| emergency room, surgical services, an acute care unit, outpatient | ||
| specialty clinics, a pharmacy, a dialysis center, and a | ||
| rehabilitation and wellness center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For nearly 70 years, countless residents of Eastland | ||
| County and the surrounding area have depended on the care provided | ||
| at Eastland Memorial Hospital, and it is a privilege to join in | ||
| recognizing the vital role this long-standing institution has | ||
| played in the community; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the annual gala | ||
| of Eastland Memorial Hospital and extend to all those associated | ||
| with the hospital sincere best wishes for continued success with | ||
| their important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Eastland Memorial Hospital as an expression of high | ||
| regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Rogers | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 70 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 30, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
