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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNUAL "PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS WEEK" ON

JANUARY 28TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 3, 2024, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Fogarty, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Alzate, Chippendale,
Kazarian, Casey, Bennett, Morales, and Handy

     Date Introduced: January 30, 2024

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are guardians of patient safety in health care, in

the operating room, in the delivery room, in the intensive care unit, in pain management clinics,

and at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); and

     WHEREAS, The twelve to fourteen years of education and 12,000 to 16,000 hours of

training that physician anesthesiologists receive, prepares them to navigate life-and-death

moments and helps ensure patients receive the highest quality care; and

     WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists were made for the difficult task of playing a

critical role in keeping patients safe in this State and our communities by managing a crisis during

surgery or labor and delivery, or providing pain management; and

     WHEREAS, The Anesthesia Care Team model, led by physician anesthesiologists, is

widely recognized as the gold standard of care and is used in all of the nation’s top hospitals and

in the Veterans Administration to protect patients and the nine million Veterans who have served

our country; and

     WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are recognized leaders who are committed to

high quality and safe patient care, educating patients on anesthesia safety and reducing risks of

complications before, during, and after surgery; now, therefore be it

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

celebrates the 10th annual "Physician Anesthesiologists Week" on January 28th through February

3rd, 2024, and urges all citizens to join in recognizing physician anesthesiologists, who serve as

critical care specialists and work to greatly improve the safety of anesthesia and the well-being of

surgical patients, Veterans, and chronic pain patients each and every day; 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 The American Society of Anesthesiologists.

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