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

2024, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Serpa, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Phillips, Lima,
Costantino, McEntee, Knight, Cortvriend, and Tanzi

     Date Introduced: May 14, 2024

     Referred To: House read and passed

     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 House of Representatives 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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