Full Text of HR0785 97th General Assembly
HR0785 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 the | 4 | | administration, doctors, and staff of Physicians Immediate | 5 | | Care (PIC) on the occasion of the opening of the organization's | 6 | | 20th location in Plainfield on February 6, 2012; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Physicians Immediate Care opened its first clinic | 8 | | on Morsay Drive in Rockford in 1987, when 4 emergency room | 9 | | physicians at SwedishAmerican Hospital recognized a need for | 10 | | immediate care options other than hospital emergency rooms; the | 11 | | 4 physicians treated patients at the Morsay Drive location for | 12 | | 5 years before opening a second Rockford site on South Alpine | 13 | | Road; the organization subsequently expanded to Machesney | 14 | | Park, Loves Park and Belvidere; the organization later moved | 15 | | into Chicago in 2003; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Today, Physicians Immediate Care now sees over | 17 | | 200,000 patients a year at 20 locations; the clinics offer | 18 | | walk-in appointments and evening and weekend hours for patients | 19 | | who need treatment when their primary doctor's office is | 20 | | closed, without having to resort to the services of a hospital | 21 | | emergency room; PIC also performs school and work physicals, | 22 | | immunizations, occupational medicine, and drug and alcohol | 23 | | testing; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The administration, doctors, and staff of | 2 | | Physicians Immediate Care serve as models of hard work, | 3 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 4 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we congratulate the administration, doctors, and staff of | 8 | | Physicians Immediate Care on the occasion of the opening of the | 9 | | organization's 20th location and wish them continued success | 10 | | and happiness in the future; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Physicians Immediate Care as a symbol of our | 13 | | esteem and respect.
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