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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are pleased to
3join Danville in celebrating the commemoration of the 125th
4anniversary of the Danville branch of the VA Illiana Health
5Care System, the Danville VA Medical Center; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Danville Branch of the National Home for
7Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was founded in 1898 and was the
8eighth of ten "homes" established by the National Home for
9Disabled Volunteer Soldiers nationwide between 1866 and 1929;
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
12Joseph Cannon of Danville played an important role in the
13creation of the Danville branch of the National Home for
14Disabled Volunteer Soldiers; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The facility was developed to provide long-term
16health care and maintenance for the thousands of disabled or
17elderly veterans who had served in the Union forces during the
18American Civil War, and it presaged the modern system of
19veterans' medical centers; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Illinois had a significant need for a home,
21sending more than a quarter of a million enlisted men to serve

 

 

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1in the Civil War, with more than 34,000 laying down their lives
2for the Union cause; and
 
3    WHEREAS, The VA Illiana Health Care System is dedicated to
4providing veterans with health care services at six locations,
5serving a 34-county area of central Illinois and west-central
6Indiana; and
 
7    WHEREAS, In response to the need for affordable housing
8for veterans and their families, the VA Illiana Health Care
9System collaborated with the opening of Cannon Place in 2017
10and expanded Veterans Villages in 2020; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The VA Illiana Health Care System is one of the
12leading health care systems, serving veterans in the VA Great
13Lakes Network; and
 
14    WHEREAS, In 2022, the VA Illiana Health Care System
15provided 337,981 in-person visits, provided 32,854 bed days of
16care, and provided 6,573 telehealth visits, showcasing their
17dedication to helping those who served with the care they
18deserve; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
20ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we commemorate the
21125th anniversary of the Danville branch of the VA Illiana

 

 

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1Health Care System, the Danville VA Medical Center, and
2commend them for their dedication to our State's veterans; and
3be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to the Danville VA Medical Center as a symbol of our
6respect and esteem.