PRINTER'S NO. 3671
No. 528 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY McGILL, APRIL 15, 2002
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 15, 2002
A RESOLUTION 1 Designating the week of April 14, 2002, as "Medical Laboratory 2 Week" in Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, Professionals who practice in the medical 4 laboratory, including pathologists, medical technologists, 5 cytotechnologists, histotechnologists, medical laboratory 6 technicians, histologic technicians and phlebotomists, are 7 invaluable members of the patient's health care team; and 8 WHEREAS, These well-educated and highly trained health 9 professionals, who perform and evaluate medical laboratory tests 10 to detect, diagnose, monitor treatment and help prevent 11 diseases, save countless lives each day; and 12 WHEREAS, Their dedication to quality medical testing and 13 exceptional patient care is demonstrated daily in thousands of 14 laboratories; and 15 WHEREAS, Laboratory medicine is an honorable profession, 16 vital to sustaining a high standard of health care; therefore be 17 it
1 RESOLVED, That the week of April 14, 2002, be designated as 2 "Medical Laboratory Week" in Pennsylvania. D10L82RLE/20020H0528R3671 - 2 -