Full Text of HR1290 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Edward Hospital and | 4 | | DuPage Neonatology Associates on caring for their 2,000th set | 5 | | of multiples; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Since July 1, 1996, when DuPage Neonatology | 7 | | Associates began its service agreement with Edward Hospital to | 8 | | provide care for Edward Hospital's smallest patients, 2,000 | 9 | | sets of multiples have been cared for at Edward Hospital; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The 2,000th set of multiples arrived on Saturday, | 11 | | September, 15, 2018, when Sarah Esche-Lange and Erik Lange gave | 12 | | birth to twins, Madison Josephine Lange (5 lbs., 5 oz., 18 | 13 | | inches) at 2:19 a.m. and Dylan Jeremiah Lange (5 lbs., 2 oz., | 14 | | 18-¼ inches) at 2:20 a.m.; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Since 1996, 1,931 sets of twins, 64 sets of | 16 | | triplets, four sets of quadruplets, and one set of quintuplets | 17 | | have been born at Edward Hospital; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Pregnancies and births involving multiples have | 19 | | higher occurrences of complications, and Edward Hospital has | 20 | | taken extra steps to better serve this population; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Because of prematurity and other risks, mothers | 2 | | with multiples are nearly always monitored at Edward Hospital | 3 | | by Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) until delivery; MFM is | 4 | | comprehensive care for women who are involved in or have the | 5 | | potential for high-risk pregnancies; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Fifty percent of twins and virtually all triplets | 7 | | and higher are born "preterm", earlier than 37 weeks and likely | 8 | | to need Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) services; DuPage | 9 | | Neonatology Care provides specialized multiples care, | 10 | | including treatment of Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome | 11 | | (TTTS), mono-mono cord entanglement twins, and higher order | 12 | | multiples, meaning three or more babies; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Edward Hospital established a Level III NICU, the | 14 | | State's current highest status, in 2000; the NICU is capable of | 15 | | treating the tiniest, sickest, and most fragile of newborns and | 16 | | was the first in DuPage County; Dr. Bob Covert has served as | 17 | | medical director of the NICU since 1997; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, In 2017, to continue to serve the needs of the | 19 | | community, the NICU expanded to 35 private rooms for neonates, | 20 | | including 22 intensive care beds which provide parents with | 21 | | space, comfort, and privacy for treatment and consultation with | 22 | | doctors and nurses; the private rooms are 200 square feet each | 23 | | and have the latest in high-tech equipment for close monitoring |
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| 1 | | of newborns by nurses and doctors, computers and Internet | 2 | | access, light/temperature controls, two oversized chairs for | 3 | | parents (one which can be used as a bed), a refrigerator for | 4 | | breast milk, closets, and natural light; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The first set of quintuplets born in DuPage County | 6 | | were born to the Horton family in 2004; the four surviving | 7 | | newborns, Caitlynn, Coira, Lachlan, and Porter gained national | 8 | | attention following their birth as their father, Josh, was | 9 | | severely wounded while serving in the United States Marine | 10 | | Corps in Iraq; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The first set of quadruplets born in DuPage County | 12 | | were born to the Crommets family in 2001; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Medrano quadruplets, Alexander, Alessandro, | 14 | | Michael, and Ysabell, born in 2006, were conceived naturally, | 15 | | without fertility drugs or treatment; the odds of having | 16 | | natural or spontaneous quadruplets are estimated to be one in | 17 | | 512,000; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | congratulate Edward Hospital and DuPage Neonatology Associates | 21 | | on the 2,000th set of multiples under their care, and we wish | 22 | | them many more healthy multiple deliveries; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we congratulate all 2,000 families on the | 2 | | births of their multiple miracles; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Edward Hospital and DuPage Neonatology Associates | 5 | | as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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