Bill Text: TX SR19 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Columbus Community Hospital for its contributions to public health.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-16 - Reported enrolled [SR19 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR19-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Columbus Community Hospital on its recent facility | ||
| expansion and renovation and on its commitment to providing | ||
| high-quality health care to the residents of Columbus and the | ||
| surrounding areas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Columbus Community Hospital is a nonprofit | ||
| community hospital that operates without a county or hospital | ||
| district and is one of the largest employers in the area; the | ||
| hospital has provided more than $2 million in uncompensated | ||
| patient care, and it has been recognized among the top hospitals | ||
| nationwide on multiple occasions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2021, Columbus Community Hospital launched its | ||
| expansion project with the aim of updating and expanding both | ||
| inpatient and outpatient care facilities and establishing a | ||
| wellness center with a range of amenities; the project was | ||
| carried out without the use of local, state tax funds or federal | ||
| funding, and its completion has enabled the hospital to serve a | ||
| greater number of patients and to offer a broader range of health | ||
| care options; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The project involved the addition of a new | ||
| facility space, including new patient exam rooms, four | ||
| additional nursery bays, and a new anesthesia care unit equipped | ||
| with 10 recovery beds and two pre-operative beds; renovation | ||
| efforts included updates to the hospital's emergency rooms, | ||
| labor and delivery room, nurses' station, and medical office | ||
| building, and in 2022, the hospital opened its Wellness Center | ||
| offering state-of-the-art fitness equipment, an indoor track, a | ||
| group fitness studio, physical therapy services, a pool, and a | ||
| demonstration kitchen; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Columbus Community Hospital has shown outstanding | ||
| dedication in serving the residents of the Columbus area, and it | ||
| is truly fitting that this exemplary institution receive special | ||
| recognition on its ongoing commitment to providing exceptional | ||
| care to the people of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby commend all associated | ||
| with Columbus Community Hospital on their outstanding | ||
| contributions to public health and wellness in the state and | ||
| extend to them best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| Columbus Community Hospital as an expression of esteem from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Campbell, Huffman | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on November 16, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
