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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING WOOD RIVER HEALTH SERVICES ON EARNING NATIONAL

RECOGNITION FOR PATIENT-CENTERED CARE

     Introduced By: Representatives Kennedy, Valencia, Walsh, and Azzinaro

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2014

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, By demonstrating the ability to meet and exceed key elements and high

standards that are aligned with the joint principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home

Program as established by the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family

Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Osteopathic Association,

Wood River Health Services has earned national recognition by the National Committee for

Quality Assurance; and

     WHEREAS, Established in 1976, Wood River Health Services is a private, nonprofit

Community Health Center that provides services to approximately 8,000 southern Rhode Island

and southeastern Connecticut residents, from an area comprised of some of the lowest incomes in

the state outside of our inner cities; and

     WHEREAS, Wood River Health Services' mission is "to improve the health and well-

being of our community by assuring access to affordable high quality healthcare, coordinated

services, and health related information"; and

     WHEREAS, From primary care to dental, social services and specialty care, as well as

women’s and nutritional health, Wood River Health Services provides a full-spectrum of health

services; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby congratulates and applauds the staff of Wood River Health

Services for their dedication to their patients and the community, and the commitment to

excellence and teamwork that has earned them recognition from the National Committee for

Quality Assurance; 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 Mr. Michael Lichtenstein, President and CEO

of Wood River Health Services.

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