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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It is the privilege of this Body to recognize
3 milestone events for institutions of our great State; and
 
4     WHEREAS, The Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago, a
5 leading Midwest children's hospital providing high-quality
6 pediatric orthopedic surgery, plastic, reconstructive, and
7 maxillofacial surgery, and spinal cord injury care, is
8 celebrating its 80th anniversary on Sunday, June 4, 2006; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Located on the northwest side of Chicago, the
10 hospital is a short term, 60-bed facility that combines quality
11 medical care with innovative education and research; its
12 mission is to provide the highest quality care to children with
13 neuromusculoskeletal conditions, burn injuries, and certain
14 other special healthcare needs within a compassionate,
15 family-centered, and collaborative care environment; and
 
16     WHEREAS, This mission is carried out without cost to the
17 patient or family and without regard to race, color, creed, or
18 sex; today the Shriners operate the only healthcare system that
19 is funded totally through philanthropy; and
 
20     WHEREAS, The hospital primarily serves children from
21 Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan;
22 referrals are accepted from outside these areas due to the
23 hospital's surgical specialties and rehabilitation expertise;
24 and
 
25     WHEREAS, During the last three surveys, the Shriners
26 Hospital for Children in Chicago received Accreditation with
27 Commendation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
28 Healthcare Organizations, ranking it at the top nationwide; the
29 hospital is also accredited by the Accreditation Council for
30 Graduate Medical Education and is licensed by the Illinois

 

 

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1 Department of Public Health and the City of Chicago; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Throughout its rich 80-year history, countless
3 children have had medical and emotional needs met at Shriners
4 Hospital for Children in Chicago; they have been given hope and
5 a new life through the expertise of the medical teams assembled
6 at the hospital; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 we offer our congratulations on the occasion of the 80th
10 anniversary of the Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago;
11 and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago as an
14 expression of our esteem.