Full Text of HR1436 99th 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. Gregg Davis for | 4 | | receiving the "2016 Rural Physician of Excellence Award" from | 5 | | the Illinois Rural Health Association; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across | 7 | | our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural | 8 | | areas; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1978, Dr. Gregg Davis graduated from the | 10 | | University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria; he went | 11 | | on to complete his residency in 1981 at the Rockford Medical | 12 | | Education Foundation and completed his Master of Business | 13 | | Administration in 1981 from the University of Massachusetts | 14 | | Isenberg School of Management; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Gregg Davis has vast practice experience in | 16 | | adult medicine, geriatrics, pediatrics, orthopedics | 17 | | obstetrics, emergency medicine, and industrial medicine; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Gregg Davis serves patients at St. Margaret's | 19 | | Hospital in Spring Valley and at Perry Memorial Hospital in | 20 | | Princeton, where he started in 1981 and currently serves as CEO | 21 | | and President; he has treated generations of local families in |
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| 1 | | private practice through both Princeton Family Physicians and | 2 | | Gregg E. Davis, M.D., LLD since 1981; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Family medicine is a "family affair" at the Davis | 4 | | household, with his wife Renee working alongside him as a nurse | 5 | | and the practice set up as an extension of their home; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Since 2011, Dr. Gregg Davis has been an active | 7 | | member of the Bureau County Board of Public Health, which has | 8 | | expanded to serve residents of both Putnam and Marshall | 9 | | Counties; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Due to his excellent clinical and business | 11 | | management skills, Dr. Gregg Davis was asked in 2014 to serve | 12 | | as Chief Medical Officer for the Illinois Rural Community Care | 13 | | Organization, a newly-formed Accountable Care Organization | 14 | | comprised of 21 critical access hospitals; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dr. Gregg Davis, the | 16 | | Illinois Rural Community Care Organization has established | 17 | | medical working groups comprised of physicians and nurse | 18 | | practitioners developing the best working protocols for | 19 | | diabetes, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive | 20 | | pulmonary disease for rural communities; he also developed a | 21 | | Medicare medical well visit template which is now in widespread | 22 | | use keeping seniors healthier; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Gregg Davis is responsible for the Illinois | 2 | | Rural Community Care Organization being the catalyst for a | 3 | | better rural healthcare system statewide; he and his wife are | 4 | | dedicated to serving their community, creating an invaluable | 5 | | asset to the residents of Bureau County; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 | | commend Dr. Gregg Davis for his selfless service and the impact | 9 | | he has made on improving rural health; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Dr. Gregg Davis as a symbol of our respect and | 12 | | esteem.
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