Full Text of HR1312 98th 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. Richard | 4 | | Foellner on receiving the "2014 Rural Physician of Excellence | 5 | | Award" from 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 | | settings; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1969, Dr. Foellner graduated from the Chicago | 10 | | College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University and, | 11 | | in 1970, he completed his internship at Memorial Hospital in | 12 | | York, Pennsylvania; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Foellner is Board Certified by the American | 14 | | Osteopathic Board of General Practice and the American Academy | 15 | | of Anti-Aging Medicine; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, After practicing in a rural mountain community in | 17 | | Pennsylvania, Dr. Foellner was recruited to Paxton in 1972; he | 18 | | became a "flatlander" and soon set up satellite offices in | 19 | | Onarga, Cissna Park, and Penfield, in addition to the diverse | 20 | | care he provided at Paxton Community Hospital; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, Dr. Foellner has gone on to | 2 | | serve patients at 7 different hospitals and long-term care | 3 | | facilities covering rural populations; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Foellner is deeply committed to his community, | 5 | | having served as the athletic team physician for | 6 | | Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School and on the boards for the | 7 | | Champaign-Ford County Regional Office of Education and the | 8 | | Federated Bank in Onarga; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Foellner is an avid pilot, accomplished | 10 | | athlete, and superb arborist; in his free time, he ran a | 11 | | Christmas Tree farm and donated many trees, wreaths, and | 12 | | blankets; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Foellner has always been an educator, teaching | 14 | | classes for local EMS and hospital staff; he also served as an | 15 | | Adjunct Professor at the Chicago College of Osteopathic | 16 | | Medicine at Midwestern University, where he frequency | 17 | | encourages rural practice; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The patient care and expertise that Dr. Foellner | 19 | | has provided for over 42 years is a vital component to | 20 | | healthcare in the central eastern part of our State; therefore, | 21 | | be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we commend Dr. Foellner for his selfless service to his | 4 | | community and the impact he has made on improving rural health | 5 | | and we congratulate him on receiving the 2014 Rural Physician | 6 | | of Excellence Award; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Dr. Foellner as a symbol of our respect and | 9 | | esteem.
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