immunosuppressed; and
WHEREAS, Health care professionals and advocates consider
this disease to be an epidemic, with one individual diagnosed
with sepsis every 20 seconds; and
WHEREAS, Sepsis was the most expensive inpatient condition in
hospitals throughout the United States in 2014, costing nearly
$24 billion; and
WHEREAS, Health care professionals are combating sepsis
through early detection, best practices, new initiatives,
comprehensive education and defined data and analytics; and
WHEREAS, Early detection and prompt treatment offer the best
chances for reducing deaths and improving recovery for
individuals diagnosed with sepsis until a cure is found; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is proud to support health care
professionals, families and all individuals combating sepsis;
and
WHEREAS, In 2011, the Sepsis Alliance officially designated
September as "Sepsis Awareness Month," shining a spotlight on
sepsis by spreading the word around the globe; and
WHEREAS, In 2016, the Department of Health, with support from
the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP),
held the first sepsis conference; and
WHEREAS, In 2017, HAP brought together more than 200 health
care leaders from across this Commonwealth, as well as a number
of sepsis experts for successful conferences both years; and
WHEREAS, Continuing that success, HAP is again taking the
lead to plan this year's conference for September 5, 2018,
entitled "Mission Possible: Early Sepsis Detection-Patient
Dialogue-Successful Discharge"; and
WHEREAS, Sepsis is treatable, especially with early
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