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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

CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL-ZAMBARANO CAMPUS ON

THE RECOGNITION OF “ZAMBARANO DAY” ON MAY 16, 2023

     Introduced By: Representatives Place, Newberry, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale,
Kennedy, Diaz, Kislak, Fenton-Fung, and Ajello

     Date Introduced: May 16, 2023

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Since 1995, the Eleanor Slater Hospital-Zambarano campus 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 Eleanor Slater

Hospital-Zambarano campus has provided crucial health care for many Rhode Islanders; and

     WHEREAS, This facility delivers compassionate health care services to those Rhode

Islanders who are in greatest need, including those with acute breathing problems, severe wounds,

infectious diseases, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and other acute conditions which

require a longer hospitalization. The hospital also serves geriatric patients who require more

medical and clinical resources than other post-acute providers can provide; and

     WHEREAS, Eleanor Slater Hospital-Zambarano campus serves as a model for long-term

acute care facilities; and

     WHEREAS, Since its first meeting on May 18, 1979, the patients have been involved in

an organized group, “Patients for Progress” dedicated to promoting superior care for all

individuals at our State hospitals; and

     WHEREAS, The staff at Eleanor Slater Hospital-Zambarano campus work tirelessly to

ensure a high quality for all patients and their families as they also begin the planning of a new

state-of-the-art facility on the Zambarano campus; now, therefore be it

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

recognizes “Zambarano Day” on May 16, 2023, and extends its sincere congratulations to the

staff of the Eleanor Slater Hospital-Zambarano campus and expresses its deep appreciation for

the continuation of their laudable efforts on behalf of all long-term acute care patients; and be it

further

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

Eleanor Slater Hospital-Zambarano campus remains an exemplary long-term acute care hospital

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 campus.

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