Full Text of HR0612 98th 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. Christopher | 4 | | Jones on the occasion of receiving the "2013 Physician of | 5 | | Excellence Award" from the Illinois Rural Health Association; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In 1997, Dr. Christopher Jones graduated from the | 8 | | University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria; he | 9 | | completed his residency at the University of Arizona Health | 10 | | Science Center in Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2001; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Christopher Jones began his career at | 12 | | Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville in 2001; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 2002, Dr. Christopher Jones started serving | 14 | | more rural populations with his service at Illini Medical | 15 | | Associates in Jerseyville; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, By 2005, there was a tremendous void in obstetric | 17 | | and gynecological care in Hancock County; Dr. Christopher Jones | 18 | | was able to fill this void when he became the first | 19 | | Obstetrician/Gynecologist to join the staff of Memorial | 20 | | Hospital in Carthage, where he was been born; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Since that time, Dr. Christopher Jones has | 2 | | provided excellent care for his patients, to whom he is | 3 | | extremely devoted and provides 24-hour, 7-day a week coverage; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Christopher Jones has risen to the leadership | 6 | | at Memorial Hospital, where he currently serves as President of | 7 | | the Medical Staff and the chair of several committees, | 8 | | including the Perinatal Care, Infection Control, and Medical | 9 | | Record and Utilization Review committees; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Thanks to the dedication of Dr. Christopher Jones, | 11 | | Memorial Hospital is one of the remaining few critical access | 12 | | hospitals in the State which provide obstetrical services and | 13 | | is equipped with 2 delivery suites; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Christopher Jones is also active in his | 15 | | community; he serves as a youth softball coach and a judge for | 16 | | the local talent show; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we commend Dr. Christopher Jones for his selfless service to | 20 | | his community and the impact he has made on improving rural | 21 | | health; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Dr. Christopher Jones as a symbol or our respect | 3 | | and esteem.
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