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2025 -- H 6338 Enacted 05/15/2025 |
H O U S 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: Representatives Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Serpa, Chippendale, Fellela, Costantino, Lima, Noret, Read, and Shallcross Smith |
Date Introduced: May 15, 2025 |
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 House of Representatives 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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