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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL/ZAMBARANO UNIT ON THE

RECOGNITION OF ZAMBARANO DAY ON APRIL 5, 2017

     Introduced By: Senators P Fogarty, Ruggerio, Algiere, Lombardi, and Coyne

     Date Introduced: April 05, 2017

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, Since 1905, the Eleanor Slater Hospital/Zambarano Unit 119 has been

serving the citizens of the State of Rhode Island. It was previously called the Dr. U. E.

Zambarano Hospital in tribute to its superintendent. Since its inception, the Zambarano Hospital

has furnished crucial health care for many Rhode Islanders; and

     WHEREAS, This excellent facility also provides outstanding health care services to those

Rhode Islanders who are in the greatest need, including geriatric patients, patients with

developmental disabilities, patients with Alzheimer's disease, and those with spinal cord injuries;

and

     WHEREAS, Eleanor Slater Hospital/Zambarano Unit serves as an optimal model for all

long-term care facilities; and

     WHEREAS, For more than thirty-nine years the patients have been involved in an

organized group, "Patients for Progress." The group is dedicated to promoting superior care for

all individuals at our state hospitals; and

     WHEREAS, The staff at Zambarano works tirelessly to ensure a quality existence for all

patients, and also works to convey the creditable and commendable work that goes on each and

every day at the hospital; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby extends its sincere congratulations to the staff of the Eleanor Slater Hospital/Zambarano

Unit on Zambarano Day and expresses its deep appreciation for the continuation of their laudable

efforts on behalf of all long-term care patients; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby declares its continuing support to ensure the

Eleanor Slater Hospital/Zambarano Unit remains an exemplary long-term health care facility for

the benefit of all Rhode Islanders; 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 the staff of the Eleanor Slater

Hospital/Zambarano Unit.

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