Full Text of HR1474 94th General Assembly
HR1474 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Rural Health Association recently | 3 |
| recognized an Olney Doctor with its "Rural Physician of | 4 |
| Excellence Award"; Dr. Don F. Hatten was one of 14 physicians | 5 |
| in the State of Illinois to receive this award on Tuesday, | 6 |
| October 10, in Springfield; Recipients were selected for going | 7 |
| above and beyond the call of duty to provide health care to | 8 |
| rural and underserved residents throughout the State, as well | 9 |
| as for their community and humanitarian endeavors; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Hatten, as a senior member of the Weber | 11 |
| Medical Clinic, has the distinct honor of delivering the most | 12 |
| babies of any of the past or present OB/GYN members of the | 13 |
| practice; he joined the group in 1963 and has served in many | 14 |
| leadership roles within the partnership as well as various | 15 |
| positions within the medical staff structure at Richland | 16 |
| Memorial Hospital in his 40 plus year tenure, including | 17 |
| multiple terms as Chief of Staff and Chief of Obstetrics; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Dr. Hatten has been recognized by the Illinois | 19 |
| State Medical Society as a member of their 50 Year Club in | 20 |
| honor of his 50 plus years as a medical practitioner;
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| WHEREAS, As an OB/GYN, Dr. Hatten has brought over 8,000 | 22 |
| new lives into the world; he is responsible for the | 23 |
| introduction of many new medical techniques, including tubal | 24 |
| ligation reversal at the time of its development; Dr. Hatten | 25 |
| has enjoyed the respect of his patients, professional | 26 |
| colleagues and the nursing staff within the | 27 |
| obstetrics/gynecological unit; He considers the nursing staff | 28 |
| his extended family and is known for going out of his way to | 29 |
| provide additional education and training to new members of the | 30 |
| staff; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Hatten has accepted the position of Honorary |
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| Chair for the Renewing for Health fund drive in support of the | 2 |
| Women's Health Center & Front Entrance project at Richland | 3 |
| Memorial Hospital; A new, state-of-the-art OB/GYN unit is a key | 4 |
| component of the $5.8 million project; and
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| WHEREAS, His community and civic activities have included | 6 |
| service as a publicly-elected member of the Richland County | 7 |
| Board; and
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| WHEREAS, In the early 1970s, Dr. Hatten was involved in the | 9 |
| creation of East Fork Lake in Olney; at the time, he had been | 10 |
| elected as a member of the Olney City Council, and had | 11 |
| campaigned on a platform supporting the need for and benefits | 12 |
| to be received from the construction of a 960-acre lake; other | 13 |
| recent recognitions have included selection as the Man of the | 14 |
| Year in 2003;
during the ceremony for the Rural Physicians of | 15 |
| Excellence Award, Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, who is | 16 |
| chairman of the Governor's Rural Affairs Council, officially | 17 |
| proclaimed October 10th as "Doc Hollywood Day" in Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Hatten is be commended for his hard work, his | 19 |
| dedication to the people of the area, and for receiving this | 20 |
| award; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 23 |
| we congratulate Dr. Don Hatten of Olney on receiving the Rural | 24 |
| Physician of Excellence Award; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 26 |
| presented to Dr. Don F. Hatten.
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