PRINTER'S NO.  1003

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

No.

74

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY VANCE, ERICKSON, YAW, COSTA, ARGALL, BAKER, BOSCOLA, DINNIMAN, FARNESE, FERLO, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, PILEGGI, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, SCHWANK, STACK AND TARTAGLIONE, APRIL 6, 2011

  

  

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 6, 2011  

  

  

  

A RESOLUTION

  

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Honoring Bayada Nurses on 36 years of providing in-home care.

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WHEREAS, Bayada Nurses was founded in January 1975 in

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Philadelphia by Mark Baiada; and

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WHEREAS, It is the mission of Bayada Nurses to help people

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have a safe home life with comfort, independence and dignity;

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and

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WHEREAS, Bayada Nurses provides skilled rehabilitative,

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therapeutic and personal home health care services to children,

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adults and seniors nationwide; and

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WHEREAS, Bayada Nurses is the largest provider of pediatric

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home health care for medically fragile children in this

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Commonwealth; and

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WHEREAS, Bayada Nurses cares for their clients 24 hours a

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day, seven days a week; and

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WHEREAS, Bayada Nurses makes it possible for millions of

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people world wide to experience a better quality of life in the

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comfort of their own homes; and

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WHEREAS, Bayada Nurses has three core values consisting of

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compassion, excellence and reliability; and

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WHEREAS, Bayada Nurses believes that their clients come

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first, their employees are Bayada Nurses' greatest assets,

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building relationships and working together are critical to

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their success as a company of compassionate caregivers and they

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must demonstrate honesty and integrity at all times; and

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WHEREAS, Bayada Nurses serves 19,500 patients nationwide; and

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WHEREAS, Bayada Nurses has 14,000 employees; and

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WHEREAS, Bayada Nurses provides services in 47 counties in

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this Commonwealth and is expanding; therefore be it

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RESOLVED, That the Senate honor Bayada Nurses for 36 years of

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providing in-home care services to the residents of this

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Commonwealth; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to

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Bayada Nurses, 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, PA

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19107.

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