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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Illinois Association of Free & Charitable
3Clinics serves free and charitable clinics, to enhance their
4ability to care for uninsured and underinsured populations in
5Illinois; and
 
6    WHEREAS, There are over 40 free and charitable clinics in
7Illinois, providing health care to over 68,000 patients
8annually; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare
10professionals provide more than 150,000 hours of volunteer
11medical care every year; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Illinois free and charitable clinics do not
13receive federal funding; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Free and charitable clinics provide a safety net
15for the health care system in Illinois; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Free and Charitable Clinics Week celebrates and
17supports the accomplishments and contributions of free and
18charitable clinics to their communities; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL

 

 

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1ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare November
216-20, 2015 as "Free & Charitable Clinics Week" in the State of
3Illinois; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable
6Clinics as a symbol of our respect and esteem.