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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING THE 11TH ANNUAL "PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS WEEK"

FROM JANUARY 26TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 1ST, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE

ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Gu, Valverde, Felag, LaMountain, Dimitri, Tikoian, Bell,
Lauria, McKenney, and Mack

     Date Introduced: January 27, 2025

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     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 have proved themselves capable of performing

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 Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby celebrates the 11th

annual "Physician Anesthesiologists Week" from January 26th through February 1st, 2025, 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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