Full Text of HR1222 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Katherine | 4 | | Austman on receiving the "2012 Rural Physician of Excellence | 5 | | Award" from the Illinois Rural Health Association; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Austman received her medical degree from the | 7 | | University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford in 2001; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across | 10 | | our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural | 11 | | settings; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, After completing her residency in Family Practice | 13 | | at the Methodist Medical Center of Illinois in Peoria, Dr. | 14 | | Austman began her service to the rural residents of Ford County | 15 | | when she joined the staff at Gibson Area Hospital; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Austman's certifications in Neonatal | 17 | | Resuscitation, Advanced Life Support for Obstetrics, Pediatric | 18 | | Advanced Life Support, and Advanced Cardiac Life Support allow | 19 | | her to provide the utmost in care to rural families; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Because of her hard work and respect of her |
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| 1 | | colleagues, Dr. Austman is the current Chief of Medical Staff | 2 | | at Gibson Area Hospital; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Austman's commitment to providing access to | 4 | | healthcare to "brand new rural residents" is exemplified in | 5 | | cases in which she delivered babies in non-traditional | 6 | | settings, such as her office or at the home of a new mom, who at | 7 | | the time was not even a patient; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Austman often sees patients after hours and in | 9 | | her own home if necessary, in order for there not to be any | 10 | | delays in care; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, In order to expose young people to careers in | 12 | | medicine, Dr. Austman provides transportation to the | 13 | | community's elementary school students so they can participate | 14 | | in Gibson Area Hospital's annual "School Tours"; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Austman provides health education to her | 16 | | community by being an active participant in area health fairs; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Austman supports many local charities' 5K runs | 19 | | and rallies the rest of the medical staff to join her; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Austman supervises a physician assistant in |
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| 1 | | order to expand the care rural residents in her community | 2 | | receive; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we commend Dr. Katherine Austman on the impacts she makes on | 6 | | improving access to rural health care; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Dr. Austman as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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