PRINTER'S NO. 2508
No. 294 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY E. Z. TAYLOR, CLYMER, FLEAGLE, HASAY, ARGALL,
ARMSTRONG, BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BENNINGHOFF,
CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CLARK, L. I. COHEN, CORRIGAN,
DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, DRUCE, EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLICK,
FORCIER, GEORGE, GIGLIOTTI, GORDNER, HENNESSEY, HERMAN,
HERSHEY, JOSEPHS, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, MAJOR, MASLAND, McCALL,
McNAUGHTON, MELIO, MUNDY, NAILOR, ORIE, PESCI, PHILLIPS,
PIPPY, PRESTON, RAYMOND, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROSS,
RUBLEY, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHULER, SHANER, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, STURLA, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRUE, VANCE, WALKO, WILLIAMS,
WILT, WOJNAROSKI, WRIGHT, YOUNGBLOOD AND BELFANTI,
OCTOBER 25, 1999
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
OCTOBER 25, 1999
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of November 1999 as "Home Health Care
2 Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Home health care is a vital health care service
4 available to citizens of this Commonwealth; and
5 WHEREAS, Home health care services are given to patients
6 regardless of their race, religion, nationality or ability to
7 pay; and
8 WHEREAS, Home health care services enable patients to be
9 treated at home, thereby keeping family members together; and
10 WHEREAS, Home health care fosters more rapid recovery,
11 earlier hospital discharge and reduced admissions to
12 institutions; and
1 WHEREAS, Most persons prefer to remain with their families in
2 the comfort and security of their homes; and
3 WHEREAS, The number and variety of treatments and therapies
4 available to patients in their homes is increasing; and
5 WHEREAS, There is growing evidence that home health care is
6 an economical means of treating patients; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives proclaim November
8 1999 as "Home Health Care Month" in Pennsylvania and urge the
9 citizens of this Commonwealth to recognize and appreciate the
10 valuable service provided by home health care agencies.
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