PRINTER'S NO. 3848
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
998
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, COHEN, DiGIROLAMO, DUSH, SONNEY, MILLARD,
CAUSER, READSHAW, SAYLOR, KINSEY, WARD, PICKETT, BAKER,
LONGIETTI, DONATUCCI, KIRKLAND, ROSS, PHILLIPS-HILL,
D. COSTA, HENNESSEY, D. PARKER, GILLEN, MARSICO, GINGRICH,
GABLER, MAHONEY, MURT, WATSON, MAJOR AND BENNINGHOFF,
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 18 through 24, 2016, as
"Surgical Technologist Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Surgical technologists play a vital role in the care
and health of surgical patients in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Surgical technologists, also called scrubs and
surgical or operating room technicians, are members of operating
room teams, which most commonly include surgeons,
anesthesiologists and circulating nurses, and, under the
supervision of surgeons, registered nurses or other surgical
personnel, surgical technologists assist medical operations in a
number of capacities; and
WHEREAS, All major hospitals in this Commonwealth employ
surgical technologists to work with surgeons in the operating
room to provide quality patient care; and
WHEREAS, As the Baby Boomer Generation, which accounts for a
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large percentage of the general population, approaches
retirement age, and as technological advances such as fiber
optics and laser technology permit new surgical procedures,
employment of surgical technologists who are educated in these
procedures and technologies is expected to grow faster than the
average for all occupations; and
WHEREAS, In this Commonwealth there are 18 programs in
surgical technology, graduating quality students annually; and
WHEREAS, Each year the Association of Surgical Technologists
designates a week in September as National Surgical Technologist
Week to celebrate and promote the profession; and
WHEREAS, It is fitting that these professionals receive
recognition for their contributions to the care and health of
the residents of this Commonwealth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of September 18 through 24, 2016, as "Surgical Technologist
Week" in Pennsylvania.
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