PRINTER'S NO. 2069
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
394
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, BERNSTINE, HILL-EVANS, RYAN, HENNESSEY,
KORTZ, SONNEY, KAUFFMAN, BURNS, LONGIETTI, YOUNGBLOOD,
READSHAW, CALTAGIRONE, SCHLEGEL CULVER, MILLARD, DiGIROLAMO,
VITALI AND FREEMAN, JUNE 11, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 11, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 15 through 21, 2019, as
"Surgical Technologist Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Surgical technologists play a vital role in the care
and health of surgical patients in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Surgical technologists, also called scrubs, play an
integral role in the surgical team, serving in many capacities
alongside of surgeons, nurses, anesthesia providers and other
health care personnel; and
WHEREAS, All major hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers
in this Commonwealth employ surgical technologists to work with
surgeons in the operating room to provide quality patient care;
and
WHEREAS, As a large percentage of the general population
approaches retirement age and as technological advances such as
fiber optics and laser technology permit new surgical
procedures, employment of surgical technologists who are
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educated in these technologies is expected to grow faster than
average for all occupations; and
WHEREAS, In this Commonwealth, 17 programs in surgical
technology graduate quality students; and
WHEREAS, Each year the Association of Surgical Technologists
designates a week in September as "National Surgical
Technologists Week" to celebrate and promote the profession; and
WHEREAS, It is fitting that these medical professionals
receive recognition for their contributions to the care and
health of the residents of this Commonwealth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of September 15 through 21, 2019, as "Surgical Technologist
Week" in Pennsylvania.
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