PRINTER'S NO. 2609
No. 446 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY WATSON, HENNESSEY, MUNDY, KENNEY, BROOKS, ARGALL,
BAKER, BELFANTI, BEYER, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, FLECK, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH,
GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HERSHEY, HESS, HORNAMAN,
HUTCHINSON, KILLION, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, McILHATTAN, MILLARD,
MOYER, MUSTIO, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PERZEL, PETRONE,
PHILLIPS, QUIGLEY, RAMALEY, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND
YOUNGBLOOD, OCTOBER 15, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 15, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of November 2007 as "Home Care Month" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Home care is a vital health care service available
4 to citizens of this Commonwealth; and
5 WHEREAS, Home care services are given to patients regardless
6 of their race, religion, nationality or ability to pay; and
7 WHEREAS, Home care services enable patients to be treated at
8 home, thereby keeping family members together; and
9 WHEREAS, Home care fosters more rapid recovery, earlier
10 hospital discharge and reduced admissions to institutions; and
11 WHEREAS, Most persons prefer to remain with their families in
12 the comfort and security of their homes; and
13 WHEREAS, The number and variety of treatments and therapies
1 available to patients in their homes is increasing; and
2 WHEREAS, There is growing evidence that home care is an
3 economical means of treating patients; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
5 November 2007 as "Home Care Month" in Pennsylvania and urge the
6 citizens of this Commonwealth to recognize and appreciate the
7 valuable service provided by home care agencies.
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