HR0521 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the staff and administration of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital on the occasion of being named one of the 2009 Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals; and

WHEREAS, The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks study is based on the 100 Top Hospitals National Balanced Scorecard that evaluates performance in nine areas: mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses, profitability, cash-to-debt ratio, patient satisfaction, and adherence to clinical standards of care; and

WHEREAS, The National Benchmarks study has been conducted annually since 1993; and

WHEREAS, Having a 100 Top Hospital award-winner in DuPage County means that patients are measurably less likely to have a complication, patients are more likely to receive care efficiently at a reasonably comparative cost, and the community can rely on the hospital as a well-managed major employer that will continue to invest in the new technology and services needed by the community; and

WHEREAS, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital received this distinction in the category of Large Community Hospitals; and

WHEREAS, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital's medical staff is comprised of more than 950 physicians representing 59 specialties, including cardiac care, emergency medicine, trauma, women's and children's, oncology, and surgical services; and

WHEREAS, The 340-bed hospital is the only Level 1 trauma center in DuPage County serving communities in Kane, DeKalb, Kendall, Will, and LaSalle Counties; and

WHEREAS, There are over 200 hospitals in Illinois and Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital was one of seven to receive this distinction; and

WHEREAS, The hospital, which employs more than 2,700 employees, was also named a "Best Place to Work" by Chicago Magazine and is a recipient of the 2007 Lincoln Silver Award for Progress Towards Excellence; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the staff and administration of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital and wish them all the best as they continue to serve the needs of the people of DuPage County and the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the staff and administration of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital as a symbol of our respect and esteem.