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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Philip
4Holloway on receiving the 2018 Rural Physician of Excellence
5Award from the Illinois Rural Health Association; and
 
6    WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across
7our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural
8settings; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway earned his Bachelor of Science from
10Millikin University and graduated from the Illinois College of
11Podiatric Medicine in 1982; and
 
12    WHEREAS, After graduation, Dr. Holloway completed a Foot
13and Ankle Radiology Fellowship at the Scholl Illinois College
14of Podiatric Medicine and then his residency in Podiatric
15Medicine and Surgery at the Hines VA Hospital in Chicago in
161983; and
 
17    WHEREAS, In 1984, Dr. Holloway returned to his hometown and
18began practicing at the Paris Community Hospital/Family
19Medical Center; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway also treats patients at the Rural

 

 

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1Health Clinics in Marshall and Clinton, Indiana; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway serves as an active member of the
3board of directors for the Illinois Rural Community Care
4Organization; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway also serves on the board of Hopes and
6Dreams, a local organization whose mission is to alleviate the
7housing challenges facing by teens whose basic needs are not
8being met so they can concentrate on staying in school; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway's passion for rural health is not
10limited to podiatry; he actively recruits physicians of all
11specialties to practice in rural settings and played an
12integral role in starting Horizon Health's telepsychiatry and
13dialysis services; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway not only attends to the healthcare
15needs of his community but the culinary needs as well; he can
16often be found cooking and serving customers with his wife,
17Lynn, at his family's Main Street Cafe; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway has made a huge impact in improving
19rural healthcare in central eastern Illinois; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE

 

 

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1HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2congratulate Dr. Philip Holloway on receiving the 2018 Rural
3Physician of Excellence Award, and we commend him for his 35
4years of self-less service and dedication to his patients; and
5be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Dr. Holloway as a symbol of our respect and
8esteem.