| R 303 |
| 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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