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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Sister Elizabeth
4on the occasion of her retirement as director from St. Bernard
5Hospital and Health Care Center; and
 
6    WHEREAS, In 1995, Sister Elizabeth implemented an
7expansion of the hospital, adding a professional building to
8the campus to house primary care and specialist providers; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Sister Elizabeth's vision and commitment to the
10revitalization and economic health of Englewood led to the
11building of Bernard Place; a 70-unit affordable housing
12development, Bernard Place won the prestigious Richard H.
13Driehaus Award for Outstanding Nonprofit Neighborhood Real
14Estate Project in 2004; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Sister Elizabeth recognized the importance of
16utilizing the latest advancements in technology to improve the
17quality of healthcare; under her direction, St. Bernard
18instituted electronic medical record keeping, barcode-enabled
19bedside medication verification, state-of-the-art digital
20X-rays and mammography, and a 128-slice CT system; and
 
21    WHEREAS, The Pediatric Mobile Health Unit, created in 2003,

 

 

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1offers free physicals and vaccinations to school kids
2throughout Chicago's South Side; the Dental Center opened in
32007, and serves more than 5,000 patients a year; recently, The
4Clinic at Walmart, operated by St. Bernard Hospital, opened in
5the Auburn Gresham/Chatham area; and
 
6    WHEREAS, In a strategic effort to deliver preventive care
7to low-income families, Sister Elizabeth joined with four other
8community hospital partners to found Family Health Network in
91995; it is Illinois' only nonprofit managed care organization,
10serving families throughout Cook County; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13we honor Sister Elizabeth for the work she has done over the
14years for St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center and we
15congratulate her on her retirement as director; and be it
16further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to Sister Elizabeth as an expression of our esteem
19and respect.