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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Gregory Delost | ||||||
| 4 | on receiving the "2015 Rural Physician of Excellence Award" | ||||||
| 5 | from the Illinois Rural Health Association; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across | ||||||
| 7 | our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural | ||||||
| 8 | settings; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, In 1975, Dr. Delost graduated from the University | ||||||
| 10 | of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science | ||||||
| 11 | degree in Biology; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, In 1980, Dr. Delost graduated from the Autonomous | ||||||
| 13 | University Medical School in Tampico, Mexico; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, In 1985, Dr. Delost went on to complete his | ||||||
| 15 | residency in family practice at the University of Illinois | ||||||
| 16 | College of Medicine in Rockford; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Dr. Delost began his medical career as an | ||||||
| 18 | emergency room physician in 1984; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Since 1985, Dr. Delost has been providing full | ||||||
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| 1 | service family care to generations of families in Gibson City; | ||||||
| 2 | and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Dr. Delost, in his work since 1994 as a clinical | ||||||
| 4 | instructor in family practice at the University of Illinois | ||||||
| 5 | School of Medicine, has trained 2 generations of doctors; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Dr. Delost has a special compassion for elderly | ||||||
| 7 | patients and serves as Medical Director of the Annex Long Term | ||||||
| 8 | Care Facility, where he makes a special effort to visit his | ||||||
| 9 | patients whenever they are having a bad day and need extra | ||||||
| 10 | attention; he also works closely with their family members to | ||||||
| 11 | provide comfort and support; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Dr. Delost's advocacy does not end with his | ||||||
| 13 | patients; he is also an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 17 | congratulate Dr. Delost on receiving the "2015 Rural Physician | ||||||
| 18 | of Excellence Award" and we commend him for his selfless | ||||||
| 19 | service to his community and the impact he has made on | ||||||
| 20 | improving rural healthcare; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to Dr. Delost as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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