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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CELEBRATING THE 9TH ANNUAL "PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS WEEK" ON

JANUARY 29TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 4, 2023, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Fogarty, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale,
Shallcross Smith, Cortvriend, Knight, Ajello, Alzate, and Fenton-Fung

     Date Introduced: January 31, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are guardians of patient safety in health care in

the operating room, in the delivery room, in the intensive care unit, in pain management clinics, at

the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and on the front lines of the COVID-19

pandemic; and

     WHEREAS, The twelve to fourteen years of education and 12,000 to 16,000 hours of

training physician anesthesiologists receive prepare them to navigate life-and-death moments and

help ensure patients receive the highest quality care; and

     WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists were made for this moment, playing a critical

role in keeping patients safe in this state and community, whether caring for COVID-19 patients,

managing a crisis during surgery or labor and delivery, or providing pain management; and

     WHEREAS, The Anesthesia Care Team model, led by physician anesthesiologists, is

widely recognized as the gold standard of care used in all of the nation’s top hospitals and in the

Veterans Administration to protect patients and the nine million Veterans who have served our

country; and

     WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are recognized leaders who are committed to

high quality and safe patient care, educating patients on anesthesia safety and reducing risks of

complications before, during, and after surgery; now, therefore be it

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

celebrates the 9th annual "Physician Anesthesiologists Week" on January 29th through February

4th, 2023, and urges all citizens to join in recognizing physician anesthesiologists, who serve as

critical care specialists and work to greatly improve the safety of anesthesia and the well-being of

surgical patients, Veterans, and chronic pain 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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