2019 -- H 6057

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING "NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK" ON MAY 12TH THROUGH MAY 18TH

IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Noret, Abney, Filippi, and Mattiello

     Date Introduced: May 02, 2019

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, The American Hospital Association began celebrating National Hospital

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Week more than 90 years ago in order to "celebrate the history, technology and dedicated

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professionals" in hospitals; and

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     WHEREAS, National Hospital Week 2019 celebrates "hope and healing, and the

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hospitals, health systems, and the women and men who support the health and well-being of their

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communities through dedication and care from the heart"; and

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     WHEREAS, The more than 5,500 hospitals across the country are an economic mainstay

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supporting 16.5 million jobs across the United States; and

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     WHEREAS, Hospitals in Rhode Island have generated 40,980 jobs and contributed $6.7

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billion to our local economies, dispensing a significant impact on both community health and the

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economy at large; and

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     WHEREAS, Providing everything from emergency care, labor and delivery, minor

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surgery and specialized care, hospitals big and small fill a vital need in our communities and

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every nurse, doctor, practitioner and staff member are essential in the compassionate delivery of

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the much needed quality services; and

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     WHEREAS, National Hospital Week is a time to raise awareness of the importance of

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hospitals and health systems and to highlight the critical role hospitals and healthcare

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professionals have in our local communities; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

 

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Providence Plantations hereby recognizes May 12th through May 18th as "National Hospital

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Week" and acknowledges and thanks Rhode Island's healthcare professionals for working

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diligently to provide countless men, women, and families with quality health services and for

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building a brighter tomorrow for future generations; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the President of the Hospital Association of

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Rhode Island.

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