| R 297 |
| 2024 -- S 3075 Enacted 05/14/2024 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CELEBRATING "NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK" ON MAY 12TH THROUGH MAY 18TH, 2024, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Senators Miller, Ujifusa, Raptakis, Gu, Valverde, Mack, Felag, Sosnowski, DiMario, and Picard |
| Date Introduced: May 14, 2024 |
| WHEREAS, National Hospital Day was set aside in honor of Florence Nightingale, the |
| woman who made nursing a respectable profession and who revolutionized the way hospitals |
| were run. The May 12th observance was expanded to a week-long event in 1953, so that hospitals |
| could use it to plan and implement more extensive public information programs, and is currently |
| sponsored by the American Hospital Association; and |
| WHEREAS, National Hospital Week 2024 celebrates hospitals, health systems, and the |
| women and men who support the health and well-being of their communities through dedication |
| and care from the heart; and |
| WHEREAS, America's Hospitals and healthcare systems deliver 3.5 million babies, |
| employ 8.3 million people, and provide emergency care to 123 million people across the country; |
| and |
| WHEREAS, Hospitals in Rhode Island have generated more than 50,000 jobs and |
| contributed $2.5 billion in net patient revenue, dispensing a significant impact on both |
| community health and the economy at large; and |
| WHEREAS, Providing everything from emergency care, labor and delivery, minor |
| surgery and specialized care, hospitals big and small fill a vital need in our communities and |
| every nurse, doctor, practitioner and staff member are essential in the compassionate delivery of |
| the much needed quality services; and |
| WHEREAS, National Hospital Week is a time to raise awareness of the importance of |
| hospitals and health systems and to highlight the critical role hospitals and healthcare |
| professionals have in our local communities; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby recognizes May 12th |
| through May 18th as "National Hospital Week" and acknowledges and thanks Rhode Island's |
| healthcare professionals for working diligently to provide countless men, women, and families |
| with quality health services and for building a brighter tomorrow for future generations; and be it |
| further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Teresa Paiva Weed, President of the Hospital |
| Association of Rhode Island. |
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