2025 -- S 1076

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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 "NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK" ON MAY 11TH THROUGH MAY 17TH,

2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Murray, LaMountain, Urso, Sosnowski, Vargas, Appollonio,
Britto, DiPalma, Paolino, and McKenney

     Date Introduced: May 15, 2025

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     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, in order 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 2025 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 3.6 million babies,

employ 7.4 million people, and provide emergency care to 155 million people across the country;

and

     WHEREAS, Hospitals in Rhode Island have generated more than 60,000 jobs and

contributed $11.7 billion in total economic output, and $779.3 million in state and local tax

revenue resulting in a significant impact on both community health and the economy at large in

2024; 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

these 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 11th

through May 17th 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 Howard Dulude, Interim President of the

Hospital Association of Rhode Island.

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