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| 2026 -- H 8443 Enacted 04/14/2026 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| PROCLAIMING APRIL 19-25 OF 2026 TO BE "MEDICAL LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Representatives Shallcross Smith, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Alzate, Solomon, Baginski, Furtado, Place, and Read |
| Date Introduced: April 14, 2026 |
| WHEREAS, Medical Laboratory Professionals Week began in 1975 as National Medical |
| Laboratory Week under the auspices of the American Society for Medical Technology; and |
| WHEREAS, The 2026 theme for Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is “Lab Story: |
| To Infinity and Beyond For Our Patients”. This theme highlights the expansive reach and crucial |
| role of lab professionals in patient care, diagnosis and treatment, highlighting their journey and |
| impact; and |
| WHEREAS, The health and well-being of all Rhode Islanders depends upon educated |
| minds and trained hands; and |
| WHEREAS, The practice of modern medicine at the exacting standards we now enjoy |
| would be impossible without the accurate and timely scientific tests performed daily in medical |
| laboratories across the state; and |
| WHEREAS, Maintenance of these standards and progress toward improvement in the |
| quality of laboratory services depends on the dedicated efforts of professional clinical laboratory |
| science practitioners; and |
| WHEREAS, Through this dedication, medical laboratory professionals in Rhode Island |
| and across the United States have made vital contributions to the quality of our nation's health |
| care; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| proclaims April 19-25 of 2026 to be "Medical Laboratory Professionals Week" in the State of |
| Rhode Island in recognition of the essential contributions of these professionals; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this House furthermore thanks all of the dedicated laboratory |
| professionals in the State of Rhode Island who work tirelessly to protect the health and safety of |
| our State's residents; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Director of the Rhode Island Department of |
| Health, Dr. Jerome Larkin, MD, Maddie Josephs, Chair, Allied and Rehabilitative Health at |
| CCRI, Leslie Martineau, Director, Laboratory Services, Wound Clinic and Sleep Disorder Center |
| at CharterCARE Health Partners, and Betsy Reilly, Retired Cytotechnologist and Laboratory |
| Manager at Women & Infants Hospital. |
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