HR0342 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Pam Davis on her 25th anniversary as president and CEO of Edward Hospital in Naperville; and

WHEREAS, Pam Davis's time at the helm of Edward Hospital has seen the hospital experience an era of dramatic growth and innovation; it has reached nearly $600 million in annual revenue and has become the 9th largest hospital in the Chicago area according to Crain's; Edward Hospital is Naperville's largest employer with 4,7000 employees, including 1,350 nurses plus a medical staff of more than 1,000 physicians, with 309 private rooms; Edward Hospital has become a full-service, regional healthcare provider and one of the premier medical facilities in the nation and has earned a reputation as a healthcare leader in the fields of cardiac care, cancer diagnosis and treatment, stroke care, and behavioral health services; and

WHEREAS, Edward Hospital is one of Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S. and is the number one hospital for overall quality in Chicago's west and southwest suburbs and a number one hospital in all key service lines in the region according to 2012 survey by the National Research Corporation; it was re-designated as a magnet hospital for nursing excellence in 2010 and is one of only 3 hospitals in DuPage County and the only hospital in Will County with that prestigious status; under Pam Davis's leadership, Edward Hospital was the first one to offer all private patient rooms, the first in Illinois to provide total cardiac care in one location, the first to open a Ronald McDonald Room, and the first to open a medically-based fitness center and a pediatric emergency department at a hospital in DuPage County; and

WHEREAS, Pam Davis was named the 2012 Citizen of the Year by American Legion Post No. 43, recognized by Crain's Who's Who in Chicago Business 2012, featured as the ABC World News Person of the Week in January 2009, received the Naperville CAPS Public Service Award in 2008, and named the Daily Herald 2005 Naperville Person of the Year; and

WHEREAS, Pam Davis is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on the boards of the Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network, the DuPage Regional Development Alliance, and Choose Dupage; she is a member of Naperville Responds for Our Veterans, the Naperville Development Partnership, the Illinois Hospital Association Medicaid Task Force, and the Medicaid Reimbursement Task Force; and

WHEREAS, Pam Davis is a long-time resident of the City of Naperville, which has declared May 22, 2013, to be Pam Davis Day; she has 2 daughters, Kelly and Layne and one son, Nick; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Pam Davis on her successful 25 years of guiding Edward Hospital through immense growth and change and wish her the best of luck in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Pam Davis as an expression of our esteem and respect.