PRINTER'S NO. 3437
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
869
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, NEILSON, BIZZARRO, HENNESSEY, DiGIROLAMO,
HICKERNELL, HILL-EVANS, SONNEY, DUSH, CUTLER, MILLARD,
VITALI, TOOHIL, MURT, SAINATO, BOBACK, R. BROWN, RYAN,
MACKENZIE, MUSTIO, J. McNEILL, YOUNGBLOOD, SCHLEGEL CULVER,
KAUFFMAN, CALTAGIRONE, WARD, KINSEY, SAYLOR, CAUSER, STAATS,
MATZIE, B. MILLER, D. COSTA, MARSICO, MENTZER, PICKETT,
DRISCOLL AND M. QUINN, APRIL 24, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 24, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of May 6 through 12, 2018, 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 more than 40 trauma centers, 6 burn centers and
15 critical access hospitals that provide care for the most
rural populations in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is home to seven 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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