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92_HR0331
LRB9208955TAtm
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives offer our sincere congratulations to Elmhurst
4 Memorial Hospital on the occasion of its 75th anniversary;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital was originally
7 founded as the first hospital in DuPage County in 1926; and
8 WHEREAS, Since its opening the hospital has grown from a
9 mere 85 bed building to a 427 bed, full service hospital to
10 meet the needs of the community; and
11 WHEREAS, The addition of facilities, advanced medical
12 equipment, and talented staff have improved the care
13 available at Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare; and
14 WHEREAS, In the 1980s, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital was the
15 first in the area to introduce extensive cardiac care such as
16 angioplasty, open heart surgery, and catheterization; and
17 WHEREAS, The hospital's Emergency Department has achieved
18 a Level II Trauma Center status prepared to administer
19 emergency medicine; and
20 WHEREAS, The hospital aggressively fights diseases such
21 as cancer in its attempts to remain an advocate of the needs
22 of the community; and
23 WHEREAS, The hospital's expansion in care has led to its
24 physical growth in size and space; and
25 WHEREAS, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital continues in its
26 pursuit of safeguarding life as its supreme and foremost
27 duty; and
28 WHEREAS, The efforts of the hospital have improved the
29 lives of those that it serves; and
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1 WHEREAS, We recognize the efforts of the staff, faculty,
2 board, and community in its achievement of providing a high
3 quality of care; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we offer our congratulations to Elmhurst Memorial Hospital;
7 and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to Elmhurst Memorial Hospital.