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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012

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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL/ZAMBARANO UNIT ON THE

RECOGNITION OF ZAMBARANO DAY

     

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Keable, Slater, Petrarca, Corvese, and Newberry

     Date Introduced: April 11, 2012

     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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H8065