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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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S E N A T 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: Senators Gu, Valverde, and Miller

     Date Introduced: January 23, 2024

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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our country; and

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     WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are recognized leaders who are committed to

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

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

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby celebrates the 10th

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annual "Physician Anesthesiologists Week" on January 28th through February 3rd, 2024, and

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urges all citizens to join in recognizing physician anesthesiologists, who serve as critical care

 

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

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

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