PRINTER'S NO. 2537
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
292
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, FRANKEL, VENKAT, BONNER, STEHR, TWARDZIK,
SCHEMEL, BOROWSKI, PICKETT, FREEMAN, STAATS, KINSEY, VITALI,
HANBIDGE, D. WILLIAMS, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, CAUSER, CIRESI,
GILLEN, MALAGARI, JOZWIAK, KAUFFMAN, NEILSON, STURLA, DALEY
AND GREEN, JANUARY 31, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, JANUARY 31, 2024
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of May 12 through 18, 2024, as "National
Hospital Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The hardworking professionals of this Commonwealth's
hospitals and health systems ensure that every resident of this
Commonwealth can receive high-quality health care 24 hours a
day, seven days a week, 365 days a year; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the many waves and ever-changing
circumstances of the pandemic, opioid emergency and behavioral
health crisis, and despite the physical and emotional toll on
themselves and their families, this Commonwealth's hospital and
health system professionals never wavered in caring for our
communities; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's hospitals provided nearly $9
billion in uncompensated care to members of our communities in
fiscal year 2022; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's hospitals work to keep our
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families whole and strong via, among other services, 52 trauma
centers that saved more than 46,000 lives on average each year
since 2016 and obstetric units that delivered more than 124,000
babies in fiscal year 2022; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's hospitals provided 1.4 million
instances of in-patient treatment and more than 5.5 million
instances of emergency department care in fiscal year 2022; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth takes pride in its 122 teaching
hospitals that are investing in the next generation of
lifesaving health care practitioners and 30 hospitals that are
recognized with the prestigious "Magnet" designation by the
American Nurses Credentialing Center; and
WHEREAS, Hospitals are the largest employer in 21 counties in
this Commonwealth and among the top 10 employers in 37
additional counties in this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Hospitals and health systems are responsible for 1
in 10 jobs across this Commonwealth, including more than 267,000
of our families, friends and neighbors who are directly
employed, and more than 323,000 individuals who are supported by
the hospital-generated industry; and
WHEREAS, Hospitals and their affiliated medical schools bring
nearly $1.9 billion in Federal health care research grants into
this Commonwealth and generate approximately $182 billion in
other economic activity for our State and local economies,
accounting for approximately 20% of this Commonwealth's gross
domestic product; and
WHEREAS, "National Hospital Week" celebrates hospitals and
the individuals who support the health of their communities with
dedication and compassion; and
WHEREAS, The observance of "National Hospital Week" is a
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reminder that hospitals are the foundations of the communities
that built them, serving individuals from all walks of life;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
week of May 12 through 18, 2024, as "National Hospital Week" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives thank frontline
health care workers and hospital employees for their dedicated
service to the residents of this Commonwealth; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge residents of
this Commonwealth to show appreciation to health care workers
and hospital employees for their devotion and compassion even in
the most difficult of circumstances; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge its members
to visit hospitals in their communities to learn about the
innovative quality care and services that are improving the
health and well-being of residents of this Commonwealth.
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