Full Text of HR0210 096th General Assembly
HR0210 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence | 3 |
| was founded in 1994; the foundation is a publicly and privately | 4 |
| supported not-for-profit organization created to significantly | 5 |
| raise Illinois' worldwide competitiveness by improving the | 6 |
| performance of its institutions and businesses; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence | 8 |
| Award process is a three-level process, consisting of The | 9 |
| Bronze Award for Commitment to Excellence, The Silver Award for | 10 |
| Progress Towards Excellence, and The Gold Award for Achievement | 11 |
| of Excellence; the award process allows organizations to | 12 |
| measure themselves against The Lincoln Foundation's Seven | 13 |
| Criteria for Performance Excellence, patterned after the | 14 |
| Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award; the seven criteria are | 15 |
| Leadership, Strategic Planning, Customer Focus, Measurement, | 16 |
| Analysis and Knowledge Management, Workforce Focus, Process | 17 |
| Management, and Results; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence | 19 |
| has awarded the 2008 Lincoln Silver Award for Progress Towards | 20 |
| Excellence to the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System in Mattoon | 21 |
| and St. Mary's Good Samaritan, Inc., in Centralia/Mt. Vernon; | 22 |
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| WHEREAS, The Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System (SBLHS) is | 2 |
| comprised of a parent corporation and five separate | 3 |
| sub-entities that each have a distinct Board of Directors | 4 |
| linked to the governing board of the health system; SBLHS was | 5 |
| established in 1977 through the merger of hospitals in Mattoon | 6 |
| and Charleston and continues to be the only hospital in these | 7 |
| communities; a significant expansion of the SBLHS focus | 8 |
| occurred in 2007, when the Mission Statement was revised to | 9 |
| direct the organization to provide exceptional health care for | 10 |
| "all" persons within the community; this inclusive scope has | 11 |
| led to increases in charity care and bad debt expenses; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, St. Mary's Good Samaritan, Inc., (SMGSI) is a | 13 |
| Catholic, not-for-profit corporation pursuing a vision to | 14 |
| create a comprehensive, regional health care enterprise | 15 |
| covering a nine county area in south central Illinois; SMGSI | 16 |
| was created in 1996 through a unique and visionary Joint | 17 |
| Operating Agreement between SSMHC and FSI; the organization has | 18 |
| a strong culture that is reflected in its mission, vision, | 19 |
| values, and quality principles; through history and tradition, | 20 |
| SMGSI holds a special concern for the poor and vulnerable; the | 21 |
| characteristics of Exceptional Health Care, Exceptional | 22 |
| Patient Care, Exceptional Commitment, and Exceptional | 23 |
| Financial Performance have provided a foundation for all | 24 |
| planning and healthcare service delivery; and
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| WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence | 2 |
| has awarded the 2008 Lincoln Bronze Award for Commitment to | 3 |
| Excellence to United Cerebral Palsy Land of Lincoln in | 4 |
| Springfield; and
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| WHEREAS, United Cerebral Palsy Land of Lincoln (UCP) is a | 6 |
| 501(c) 3 not-for-profit corporation with a voluntary Board of | 7 |
| Directors; it was founded in 1957 by a group of community | 8 |
| leaders and parents of children with cerebral palsy; the group | 9 |
| affiliated with the national organization, United Cerebral | 10 |
| Palsy (UCPA), in 1968, expanding the service area to 27 | 11 |
| counties in central Illinois; over the past 50 years, UCP has | 12 |
| grown to a multi-million dollar organization, operating from | 13 |
| three buildings in Springfield and one in Decatur, and | 14 |
| providing a range of services to children and adults with | 15 |
| disabilities and their families; the mission of UCP is to | 16 |
| maximize independence and opportunities for full participation | 17 |
| in the community for individuals with cerebral palsy or other | 18 |
| disabilities and their families, by raising the standard for | 19 |
| quality programs, service, and advocacy; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 |
| recognize The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence | 23 |
| and its efforts to assist Illinois organizations to strive for | 24 |
| performance excellence; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we thank each of the organizations the | 2 |
| Foundation has recognized for the devotion to excellence they | 3 |
| have demonstrated; and be it further | 4 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence | 6 |
| and to each of the 2008 Performance Excellence Award recipients | 7 |
| as an expression of our respect and esteem.
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