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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 28TH TO FEBRUARY 3RD OF 2018 TO BE

"PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senators Goldin, Algiere, Lombardi, Gallo, and Metts

     Date Introduced: January 30, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, More than 100 million operations and procedures are performed every year

with anesthesia and physician anesthesiologists playing a critical role, before, during and after

procedures, making patient safety their top priority; and

     WHEREAS, Anesthesia is safer than ever before but there is always a potential for

complications and side effects and physician anesthesiologists have the training and expertise to

help minimize risks, monitor for any problems and take quick action; and

     WHEREAS, When seconds count, when emergencies or complications occur

unexpectedly, physician anesthesiologists draw on their extensive medical education and years of

clinical training and experience to make critical decisions that save lives; and

     WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are committed to high quality and safe patient

care and educating patients to make their anesthesia even safer, reduce the risk of complication

and ensure a complete recovery from surgery; now, therefore be it

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

hereby proclaims the week of January 28th to February 3rd of 2018, to be "Physician

Anesthesiologists Week" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby urges all citizens to join us in recognizing

physician anesthesiologists and thanking them for developing the techniques and protocols that

have greatly improved the safety of anesthesia and the well-being of surgical patients each day;

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 American Society of Anesthesiologists.

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