HR0588 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to recognize the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois, Chicago for its numerous achievements and contributions to the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, In September 2007, the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois, Chicago formed the only brain aneurysm support group in the State of Illinois with the assistance of brain aneurysm survivor Janet Sutherland, nurse practitioner Kate Walsh, and neurosurgeon Dr. Sepideh Amin-Hanjani; and

WHEREAS, Department Head and Professor Dr. Fady Charbel, along with his faculty and staff, recognized the need for peer support during the challenging time of being diagnosed with a brain aneurysm; they could see that patients were unaware of the facts and had questions that might remain unanswered; and

WHEREAS, According to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, an estimated 6 million people in the United States have an unruptured brain aneurysm, or approximately 1 in 50 people; a brain aneurysm ruptures every 18 minutes and are fatal in 40% of cases; and

WHEREAS, The UIC Department of Neurosurgery, established in 1939, ranks first in the State for treating the most aneurysm cases and understands the need for extraordinary patient support; the department has demonstrated this through innovative state of the art treatment as well as its lifesaving care and compassion for brain aneurysm patients and survivors; neurosurgeons at UIC have treated more than 4,000 brain aneurysms and continue to have some of the most skilled neurosurgeons to treat brain aneurysms; and

WHEREAS, The Chicago Chapter of the Brain Aneurysm Foundation will hold its second annual Survivor in the City benefit on September 30, 2011; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois, Chicago and their work with brain aneurysm support groups in the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois, Chicago as a symbol of our respect and esteem.