PRINTER'S NO. 3266
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
854
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, TOOHIL, MILLARD, COHEN, MATZIE, WATSON,
KIRKLAND, SONNEY, DUSH, V. BROWN, McNEILL, DiGIROLAMO,
KINSEY, HENNESSEY, CALTAGIRONE, CORBIN, MURT, LONGIETTI,
DAVIS, CUTLER, CAUSER, WHEELAND, SCHLEGEL CULVER, D. COSTA,
VEREB, MUSTIO, READSHAW, GIBBONS, SCHLOSSBERG, GROVE, ROSS,
RAPP, O'NEILL, WARD, NEILSON, A. HARRIS AND MAHONEY,
MAY 2, 2016
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 2, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of May 8 through 14, 2016, as "National
Hospital Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania hospitals and health systems ensure
that health care services are available in this Commonwealth 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, providing acute inpatient care as
well as outpatient, emergency, behavioral health,
rehabilitation, long-term and home care services; and
WHEREAS, Specialized hospital care is provided by
Pennsylvania's 34 trauma centers, 6 burn centers and 14 critical
access hospitals that provide care for the most rural
populations in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is home to six academic medical centers
and numerous teaching hospitals and medical schools that train
future health care providers and invest in critical health
research; and
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