PRINTER'S NO. 2143
No. 342 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, FONTANA, ORIE, TARTAGLIONE, O'PAKE, MUSTO,
A. WILLIAMS, C. WILLIAMS, FUMO, COSTA, FERLO, LOGAN,
WASHINGTON, BAKER, EARLL, BOSCOLA, ERICKSON, GREENLEAF,
DINNIMAN, STACK AND KITCHEN, JUNE 9, 2008
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 9, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing June 10, 2008, as "Patient Advocate Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Access to appropriate health care when disease
4 strikes is essential to well-being for all individuals; and
5 WHEREAS, A patient diagnosed with a serious illness should be
6 able to access medical treatment and survive the financial
7 hardship of illness; and
8 WHEREAS, A patient who receives a serious diagnosis should be
9 able to have relevant clinical information, timely and sustained
10 health care and intervention and the opportunity to effectively
11 reach well-informed and independent decisions; and
12 WHEREAS, Health information technology, including the
13 utilization of electronic medical records, can provide both the
14 patient and his physician with timely access to necessary
15 information; and
16 WHEREAS, The continued, comprehensive, cooperative and
17 collaborative action of government, private industry, health
1 care providers, volunteers and citizens can help overcome the
2 obstacles to the complexities of the health care system during a
3 serious illness; therefore be it
4 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize June 10, 2008, as
5 "Patient Advocate Day" in Pennsylvania.
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