12-R210

2012 -- S 2894

Enacted 04/25/12

S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING THE HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS OF URI, NE ALLIANCE, AND

HOSPICES OF HOPE ROMANIA FOR THEIR MYRIAD CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE

PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE WORLD COMMUNITY

Introduced By: Senators Lanzi, Paiva Weed, Felag, Miller, and Pichardo

Date Introduced: April 25, 2012

     WHEREAS, Hospices of Hope Romania (HOH) was founded in 1991 to provide

palliative care and improve the quality of life for the terminally ill and their families in Romania

and surrounding countries.  Their efforts have earned praise and recognition not only from the

medical community, but also from the world community for providing excellence in patient care,

support and financing for hospice, homecare, and hospitals, and for pursuing and supporting

multicultural educational partnerships; and

     WHEREAS, The University of Rhode Island, the New England Alliance for Hospices of

Hope – Romania (NE Alliance), and the Hospices of Hope Romania, have joined forces in a

humanitarian and educational effort that has produced significant and measurable increases in the

standard of care for people in Romania and around the world; and 

     WHEREAS, The University of Rhode Island has supported and promoted training, cross

cultural multidisciplinary teleconferences, and various collaborative research and publications

between the university’s faculty and students and their counterparts in  Romania involved in

palliative care; and

       WHEREAS, The NE Alliance has participated as faculty in symposiums in Romania,

introduced teleconferencing with Romanian nurses, developed an international partnership model,

raised funds for professional development, provided educational resources, and established an on-

going mentorship model in their efforts to enhance and advance hospice nursing practices in

Romania; and

     WHEREAS, Mohandas Gandhi once stated, “You must be the change you wish to see

in the world.” The relationship among URI, the NE Alliance, and the HOH has established an

exemplary model of how collaboration can be a catalyst that overcomes language, cultural, and

governmental barriers, and serves not only as an example for others to emulate, but also as a

beacon of hope to those in need; now, therefore be it

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

hereby recognizes and honors the University of Rhode Island, the NE Alliance, and the Hospices

of Hope Romania for their outstanding collaboration and contributions; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the University of Rhode Island, the NE

Alliance, and the Hospices of Hope Romania. 

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