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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer
3 in the State of Illinois; it kills a person every 33 seconds
4 in the United States; and
5 WHEREAS, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital
6 has been rated in the top five percent of the nation and has
7 received a prestigious five-star rating for coronary bypass
8 surgery, interventional cardiac procedures, and the treatment
9 of heart attacks; and
10 WHEREAS, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital
11 has been rated number one in the region for cardiac services
12 for the third year in a row by a national rating company; and
13 WHEREAS, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital
14 has been recognized for the second year in a row as number
15 one in the State for cardiac interventions by a national
16 rating company; and
17 WHEREAS, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital
18 is the largest heart center in Illinois; and
19 WHEREAS, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital
20 has completed more than 30,000 open heart surgical
21 procedures; and
22 WHEREAS, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital
23 is a leader in women's heart health; and
24 WHEREAS, The physicians and staff at Prairie Heart
25 Institute at St. John's Hospital demonstrate a true
26 compassion for patients and an unending desire to excel in
27 research and performance; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 we acknowledge and thank Prairie Heart Institute of St.
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1 John's Hospital for its ongoing superior performance in
2 fighting heart disease, its unending desire to excel in
3 cardiovascular research, and for demonstrating true
4 compassion to patients; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital
7 with our best wishes for its continued success.