Full Text of HR0955 94th General Assembly
HR0955 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It is the privilege of this Body to recognize | 3 |
| milestone events for institutions of our great State; and
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| WHEREAS, The Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago, a | 5 |
| leading Midwest children's hospital providing high-quality | 6 |
| pediatric orthopedic surgery, plastic, reconstructive, and | 7 |
| maxillofacial surgery, and spinal cord injury care, is | 8 |
| celebrating its 80th anniversary on Sunday, June 4, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Located on the northwest side of Chicago, the | 10 |
| hospital is a short term, 60-bed facility that combines quality | 11 |
| medical care with innovative education and research; its | 12 |
| mission is to provide the highest quality care to children with | 13 |
| neuromusculoskeletal conditions, burn injuries, and certain | 14 |
| other special healthcare needs within a compassionate, | 15 |
| family-centered, and collaborative care environment; and
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| WHEREAS, This mission is carried out without cost to the | 17 |
| patient or family and without regard to race, color, creed, or | 18 |
| sex; today the Shriners operate the only healthcare system that | 19 |
| is funded totally through philanthropy; and
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| WHEREAS, The hospital primarily serves children from | 21 |
| Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Michigan; | 22 |
| referrals are accepted from outside these areas due to the | 23 |
| hospital's surgical specialties and rehabilitation expertise; | 24 |
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| WHEREAS, During the last three surveys, the Shriners | 26 |
| Hospital for Children in Chicago received Accreditation with | 27 |
| Commendation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of | 28 |
| Healthcare Organizations, ranking it at the top nationwide; the | 29 |
| hospital is also accredited by the Accreditation Council for | 30 |
| Graduate Medical Education and is licensed by the Illinois |
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| Department of Public Health and the City of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout its rich 80-year history, countless | 3 |
| children have had medical and emotional needs met at Shriners | 4 |
| Hospital for Children in Chicago; they have been given hope and | 5 |
| a new life through the expertise of the medical teams assembled | 6 |
| at the hospital; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 |
| we offer our congratulations on the occasion of the 80th | 10 |
| anniversary of the Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago; | 11 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to Shriners Hospital for Children in Chicago as an | 14 |
| expression of our esteem.
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