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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Jerry Beguelin
4on the occasion of receiving the 2014 Rural Physician of
5Excellence Award from the Illinois Rural Health Association;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across
8our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural
9settings; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dr. Beguelin earned his medical degree from
11Washington University in 1962; he then completed his residency
12at Barnes Jewish Hospital in 1963 and performed a specialized
13internship in trauma and surgery at St. Louis County Hospital;
14and
 
15    WHEREAS, In 1964, Dr. Beguelin returned to his hometown of
16Irvington to open up his practice and serving patients at St.
17Mary's Hospital; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Dating back to the 1960s, Dr. Beguelin was a
19forerunner of using physician extenders and saw the benefit
20they could bring to rural areas years by increasing access to
21care; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Dr. Beguelin has been instrumental in recruiting
2many greatly needed specialists and primary care physicians to
3the rural area he serves; and
 
4    WHEREAS, In the 1970s, Dr. Beguelin developed a
5multi-disciplinary on-site care program for the Department of
6Corrections, which, because of its success, is still in use
7today; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Dr. Beguelin was instrumental in designing and
9staffing a hospital wing specifically for developmentally and
10physically-delayed individuals; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Dr. Begeulin has always been on the forefront of
12telemedicine, providing care to residents in nursing homes,
13developmentally-delayed facilities, and those attending
14alternative schools; and
 
15    WHEREAS, In order to increase access to care, Dr. Beguelin
16has opened several Rural Health Clinics; he has also worked
17diligently to start up the Little Egypt Breast and Cervical
18Cancer Program; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we commend Dr. Jerry Beguelin for his 50 years of selfless
2service to his community and the impact he has made on
3improving rural health and congratulate him for winning the
42014 Rural Physician of Excellence Award; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to Dr. Beguelin as a symbol of our respect and
7esteem.