HR 9083

1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing the 20th anniversary of the
3	Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa, Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, in 1985, the Shriners Hospital for Children in
6	Tampa, Florida, opened its doors to care for children with
7	orthopedic conditions and since that time has maintained a staff
8	dedicated to helping young patients develop their physical,
9	emotional, and intellectual capabilities and to lead fuller,
10	more productive lives, and
11	WHEREAS, the hospital, a 60-bed pediatric orthopedic
12	hospital providing comprehensive orthopedic care to children at
13	no charge, without regard to race, religion, or relationship to
14	a Shriner, is designed to incorporate state-of-the-art equipment
15	and advanced treatment programs with the Shriners Hospital's
16	family-centered-care approach, and
17	WHEREAS, the hospital maintains a teaching affiliation with
18	the University of South Florida and is heavily involved in
19	ongoing research exploring the mysteries of musculoskeletal
20	diseases of children, and
21	WHEREAS, the hospital has expended more than $300 million
22	in the past 20 years on medical treatment, salaries, and
23	services to the community; in that time has provided care to
24	over 35,000 of Florida's children; and is committed to continued
25	care for increasing numbers of children in the future, NOW,
26	THEREFORE,
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28	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
29	Florida:
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31	That the House of Representatives proudly recognizes the
32	20th anniversary of the Shriners Hospital for Children in Tampa,
33	Florida, and urges the residents of the state not only to join
34	this exceptional institution in the celebration of its 20 years
35	of service to the children of this state, but to express their
36	gratitude for the ongoing care and research for which it is
37	known.

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