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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The year 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the |
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founding of Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Named in honor of the Bexar County judge and Texas |
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state senator who was a beloved champion of the working class, Green |
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Memorial first opened its doors on February 2, 1917, with the |
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mission of providing care to all who needed it, regardless of their |
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ability to pay; the hospital, colloquially known as "the Green," |
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proved invaluable during the influenza epidemic of 1918, and it |
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soon earned recognition for its pioneering specialty care; and |
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WHEREAS, When the institution began to struggle financially |
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over the ensuing decades, local voters approved the creation of the |
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Bexar County Hospital District in 1955, allowing the Green to |
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continue its vital work; in 1968, the facility took on a new primary |
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role as an outpatient center, as most of its inpatient services were |
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transferred to the recently constructed teaching hospital at the |
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South Texas Medical Center; years later, the hospital district was |
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renamed the University Health System, which is now a nationally |
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recognized academic health center and network of more than 20 |
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primary care, urgent care, specialty, and school-based health |
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centers; and |
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WHEREAS, Though the original Green Memorial Hospital |
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building continues to serve as a proud landmark of the UHS campus, |
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most all of the system's outpatient services are offered next door |
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at the Robert B. Green Clinical Pavilion, a six-story facility |
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built in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital long played a |
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significant role in providing medical care to underserved residents |
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in Bexar County, and this occasion presents a welcome opportunity |
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to recognize its rich historical legacy; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the |
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founding of Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital and commend all those |
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associated with the University Health System for their work in |
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carrying forth the worthwhile mission of that institution. |