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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On November 15, 2005, Dr. Richard Garretson of |
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| Crossroads Family Medicine in Mt. Vernon was honored with a |
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| Rural Physician of Excellence Award by the Illinois Rural |
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| Health Association; and
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| WHEREAS, The Rural Physician of Excellence Award was |
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| created to honor the work of rural physicians in improving the |
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| health and well-being of rural residents; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Richard Garretson has demonstrated admirable |
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| commitment to rural health care in Illinois; he has practiced |
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| in Mt. Vernon for 41 years; he served as Jefferson County |
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| Coroner for 20 years; Dr. Garretson is also a volunteer and |
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| participant with the Jefferson County Health Department; he is |
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| board certified in Emergency Medicine and provides emergency |
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| services at a local hospital; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Garretson currently serves 3,000 patients and |
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| never turns anyone away who needs services; he will barter for |
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| services for those who cannot afford to pay; Dr. Garretson |
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| makes house calls for those unable to travel and provides |
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| service to the uninsured; Dr. Garretson also helps patients |
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| enroll in pharmaceutical support programs; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we congratulate Dr. Richard Garretson on receiving a Rural |
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| Physician of Excellence Award from the Illinois Rural Health |
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| Association and thank him for his many years of distinguished |
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| and generous service as an outstanding rural physician; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Dr. Richard Garretson as an expression of our |