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| 2023 -- H 5269 Enacted 01/31/2023 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CELEBRATING THE 9TH ANNUAL "PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS WEEK" ON JANUARY 29TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 4, 2023, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Representatives Fogarty, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Shallcross Smith, Cortvriend, Knight, Ajello, Alzate, and Fenton-Fung |
| Date Introduced: January 31, 2023 |
| 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, at |
| the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and on the front lines of the COVID-19 |
| pandemic; and |
| WHEREAS, The twelve to fourteen years of education and 12,000 to 16,000 hours of |
| training physician anesthesiologists receive prepare them to navigate life-and-death moments and |
| help ensure patients receive the highest quality care; and |
| WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists were made for this moment, playing a critical |
| role in keeping patients safe in this state and community, whether caring for COVID-19 patients, |
| 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 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 9th annual "Physician Anesthesiologists Week" on January 29th through February |
| 4th, 2023, 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 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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