R 034
2021 -- S 0145
Enacted 02/02/2021

S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 31 THROUGH FEBRUARY 6, 2021, TO BE PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS WEEK IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Senators Valverde, and DiMario
Date Introduced: February 02, 2021

     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, and on
the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
     WHEREAS, Years of education and training prepare physician anesthesiologists to
navigate these life-and-death moments, transitioning from the operating room to the emergency
room and acting as airway management experts for the sickest of patients diagnosed with
COVID-19; and
     WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists were made for this moment, playing a critical
role in keeping patients safe in our State and communities, whether caring for COVID-19
patients, managing a crisis during surgery or labor and delivery, or providing pain management;
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 Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims the week of
January 31st through February 6th, 2021, to be Physician Anesthesiologists Week in the State and
moreover urges all the citizens of Rhode Island to join us in recognizing physician
anesthesiologists, who have served as critical care specialists during the pandemic and developed
the techniques and protocols that have greatly improved the safety of anesthesia and the well-
being of surgical patients 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 Rhode Island Society of Anesthesiologists
(RISA).
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