| R 209 |
| 2024 -- H 8165 Enacted 04/11/2024 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| PROCLAIMING APRIL 14-20 OF 2024 TO BE "MEDICAL LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Representatives Shallcross Smith, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Ajello, Spears, Fellela, Boylan, Handy, and Diaz |
| Date Introduced: April 11, 2024 |
| WHEREAS, Medical Laboratory Professionals Week began in 1975 as National Medical |
| Laboratory Week under the auspices of the American Society for Medical Technology; and |
| WHEREAS, The 2024 theme for Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is "The Future |
| is Lab", in celebration of the laboratory professionals who protect our future by skillfully |
| adapting to meet today's evolving patient care and public health challenges with resilience, |
| innovation, and expertise; and |
| WHEREAS, The health of all Rhode Islanders depends upon educated minds and trained |
| hands; and |
| WHEREAS, The practice of modern medicine at the exacting standards we now enjoy |
| would be impossible without the scientific tests performed daily in a medical laboratory; and |
| WHEREAS, Maintenance of these standards and progress toward improvement in the |
| quality of laboratory services depends on the dedicated efforts of professional clinical laboratory |
| science practitioners; and |
| WHEREAS, Through this dedication, the medical laboratories of the United States have |
| made vital contributions to the quality of our nation's health care; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| proclaims April 14-20 of 2024 to be "Medical Laboratory Professionals Week" in the State of |
| Rhode Island; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this House furthermore thanks all of the dedicated laboratory |
| professionals in the State of Rhode Island who work tirelessly to protect the health and well-being |
| of our State's residents; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Acting Director of the Rhode Island |
| Department of Health, Ms. Staci A. Fischer, MD, FACP, FIDSA, Maddie Josephs, Chair, Allied |
| Rehabilitative Health Department at CCRI, Leslie Martineau, Systems Director Laboratory |
| Services, Wound Care and Sleep Disorders at CharterCare, and Betsy Reilly, Retired Cytologist |
| and Pathology Manager at Women & Infants Hospital. |
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