Bill Text: TX SR347 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-07 - Again read [SR347 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR347-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, February 2, 2017, marks the 100th anniversary of | ||
| the first patient of Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital in Bexar | ||
| County, a health care facility named in honor of the Bexar County | ||
| judge and Texas state senator who was a beloved champion of the | ||
| working class; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital served all | ||
| persons who needed it, regardless of their ability to pay, proved | ||
| invaluable during the influenza epidemic of 1918, and soon after | ||
| earned recognition for its pioneering specialty care; and | ||
| WHEREAS, When the voters of Bexar County overwhelmingly | ||
| approved the creation of the Bexar County Hospital District in | ||
| 1955, the Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital became the anchor | ||
| facility for the hospital district's mission to furnish medical | ||
| aid and hospital care to the indigent and needy persons of Bexar | ||
| County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1968, with the construction of a new teaching | ||
| hospital adjacent to The University of Texas Medical School at | ||
| San Antonio, the Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital was | ||
| transformed into the hub of the hospital district's growing | ||
| ambulatory health system, providing advanced imaging, laboratory, | ||
| and pharmacy services, in addition to primary and specialty | ||
| clinics; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2008, to continue the legacy of the Robert | ||
| B. Green Memorial Hospital, the Bexar County commissioners | ||
| approved the issuance of certificates of obligation to support | ||
| the construction of a new state-of-the-art ambulatory services | ||
| pavilion adjacent to the historic facility; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In January 2013, a new 269,000-square-foot, | ||
| six-story Clinical Pavilion on the historic Robert B. Green | ||
| Campus opened, featuring urgent care, adult and pediatric | ||
| primary care and specialty care, comprehensive laboratory | ||
| services, pharmacy, and imaging diagnostics, including CT, MRI, | ||
| mammography, X-ray, and ultrasound; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Bexar County Hospital District, now doing | ||
| business as University Health System, is today a nationally | ||
| recognized academic health center and network of more than 20 | ||
| primary care, urgent care, specialty, and school-based health | ||
| centers and is ranked the Best Hospital in San Antonio and No. 6 | ||
| in Texas by U.S. News & World Report; and | ||
| WHEREAS, University Health System is an integral partner | ||
| of the State of Texas in providing emergency preparedness and | ||
| trauma services for South Central Texas at its premier Level I | ||
| Trauma Center and the only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in | ||
| South Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, University Health System is the primary partner | ||
| of UT Health San Antonio for providing graduate medical education | ||
| and advancing knowledge and discovery to promote the good health | ||
| of Texans; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This occasion presents a welcome opportunity to | ||
| recognize the rich historical legacy of the lifesaving mission | ||
| that started with the admission of that first patient at the | ||
| Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital in February 1917; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the | ||
| founding of Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital and commend the board | ||
| of managers and leadership of University Health System for their | ||
| work in carrying forth the legacy of county judge Robert B. Green | ||
| and the Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby urge the board of managers and leadership of | ||
| University Health System to continue the legacy of Judge Green by | ||
| providing the highest level of care, service, and compassion to | ||
| the people of Bexar County for the next 100 years. | ||
| Menéndez, Campbell, | ||
| Uresti, Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 1, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
