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| 2019 -- H 6057 Enacted 05/02/2019 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| CELEBRATING "NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK" ON MAY 12TH THROUGH MAY 18TH IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Noret, Abney, Filippi, and Mattiello |
| Date Introduced: May 02, 2019 |
| WHEREAS, The American Hospital Association began celebrating National Hospital |
| Week more than 90 years ago in order to "celebrate the history, technology and dedicated |
| professionals" in hospitals; and |
| WHEREAS, National Hospital Week 2019 celebrates "hope and healing, and the |
| hospitals, health systems, and the women and men who support the health and well-being of their |
| communities through dedication and care from the heart"; and |
| WHEREAS, The more than 5,500 hospitals across the country are an economic mainstay |
| supporting 16.5 million jobs across the United States; and |
| WHEREAS, Hospitals in Rhode Island have generated 40,980 jobs and contributed $6.7 |
| billion to our local economies, dispensing a significant impact on both community health and the |
| economy at large; and |
| WHEREAS, Providing everything from emergency care, labor and delivery, minor |
| surgery and specialized care, hospitals big and small fill a vital need in our communities and |
| every nurse, doctor, practitioner and staff member are essential in the compassionate delivery of |
| the much needed quality services; and |
| WHEREAS, National Hospital Week is a time to raise awareness of the importance of |
| hospitals and health systems and to highlight the critical role hospitals and healthcare |
| professionals have in our local communities; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
| Providence Plantations hereby recognizes May 12th through May 18th as "National Hospital |
| Week" and acknowledges and thanks Rhode Island's healthcare professionals for working |
| diligently to provide countless men, women, and families with quality health services and for |
| building a brighter tomorrow for future generations; 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 President of the Hospital Association of |
| Rhode Island. |
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