R 087
2022 -- H 7260
Enacted 02/01/2022

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N
CELEBRATING THE 8TH ANNUAL "PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS WEEK" ON JANUARY 30TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 5, 2022, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Representatives Fogarty, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Cortvriend, Shallcross Smith, Ajello, Caldwell, Filippi, Hull, and Abney

Date Introduced: February 01, 2022

     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 8th annual "Physician Anesthesiologists Week" on January 30th through February
5th, 2022, 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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