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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL/ZAMBARANO UNIT ON THE | |
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RECOGNITION OF ZAMBARANO DAY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Keable, Slater, Petrarca, Corvese, and Newberry | |
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Date Introduced: April 11, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, Since 1905, the Eleanor Slater Hospital/Zambarano Unit 119 has been |
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serving the citizens of the State of Rhode Island. It was previously called the Dr. U.E. Zambarano |
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Hospital in tribute to its superintendent. Since its inception, the Zambarano Hospital has |
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furnished crucial health care for many Rhode Islanders; and |
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WHEREAS, In recent years, this excellent facility also began providing outstanding |
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health care services to those Rhode Islanders who are in the greatest need, including geriatric |
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patients, patients with developmental disabilities, patients with Alzheimer's disease, and those |
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with spinal cord injuries; and |
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WHEREAS, Eleanor Slater Hospital/Zambarano Unit serves as an optimal model for all |
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long-term care facilities; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than thirty years the patients have been involved in an organized |
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group, "Patients for Progress." The group is dedicated to promoting superior care for all |
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individuals at our state hospitals; and |
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WHEREAS, The staff at Zambarano works tirelessly to ensure a quality existence for all |
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patients, and also works to convey the creditable and commendable work that goes on each and |
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every day at the hospital; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby extends its sincere congratulations to the staff of the Eleanor Slater |
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Hospital/Zambarano Unit on Zambarano Day and expresses its deep appreciation for the |
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continuation of their laudable efforts on behalf of all long-term care patients; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That this House hereby declares its continuing support to assure the |
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Eleanor Slater Hospital/Zambarano Unit remains an exemplary long-term health care facility for |
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the benefit of all Rhode Islanders; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the staff of the Eleanor Slater |
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Hospital/Zambarano Unit. |
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