Bill Text: TX SR571 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Texas Children's Hospital surgical team on the successful separation of conjoined twins.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-21 - Reported enrolled [SR571 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR571-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, A distinguished surgical team at Texas Children's | ||
| Hospital earned worldwide acclaim by successfully separating | ||
| conjoined twins on February 17, 2015; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An extraordinarily delicate procedure, the | ||
| separation took months of preparation; the twins, Knatalye and | ||
| Adeline Mata, shared several organ systems when they were born | ||
| prematurely in April 2014, and they were cared for in the | ||
| hospital's Level IV neonatal intensive care unit; in advance of | ||
| the surgery, three-dimensional models of skeletons, blood | ||
| vessels, and organs were created and the staff conducted a | ||
| five-hour simulation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On the morning of the surgery, the team of over 30 | ||
| highly skilled professionals included 8 nurses, 6 anesthesiologists, | ||
| and 12 surgeons; among the specialists were experts in pediatric | ||
| surgery, liver transplant surgery, orthopedic surgery, | ||
| cardiovascular surgery, urology, pediatric gynecology, and | ||
| plastic surgery; the complex procedure took 26 hours, | ||
| encompassing 18 hours for the initial separation and additional | ||
| time to ensure that each twin will be able to lead a healthy, | ||
| independent life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This remarkable surgery was the first such | ||
| procedure in Houston in nearly two decades, and the members of | ||
| this outstanding surgical team are to be commended for their | ||
| tremendous accomplishment in making the impossible possible for | ||
| two little girls and their family; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate the Texas Children's Hospital | ||
| surgical team on the successful separation of conjoined twins and | ||
| extend to the doctors, nurses, and staff sincere best wishes for | ||
| the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the team as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Huffman | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 21, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
