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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Truven Health Analytics has released its Top 100
3Hospitals award annually since 1993; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Truven Health 100 Top Hospital program
5utilizes independent and objective research to guide hospital
6and health system performance; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Hospitals do not apply or pay for this prestigious
8recognition, nor do they pay to promote their award; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Award-winning hospitals and health systems have
10shown that better care is possible and will serve as an example
11for hospitals to follow nationwide; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The 100 Top Hospitals award winners demonstrate
13top performance on both how patients are cared for through
14clinical measures and how the hospital performs as an efficient
15business; and
 
16    WHEREAS, HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital, located in Breese, is
17an award-winning, acutecare hospital, providing complete
18inpatient, obstetric, surgical, and outpatient facilities; and
 
19    WHEREAS, St. Joseph's Hospital provides state-of-the-art

 

 

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1equipment and facilities and medically-based fitness training
2and rehabilitation therapies, enabling individuals to live
3healthier lifestyles and actively participate in improving
4their health; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Rep. Charlie Meier's nephew, Dr. Josh Knolhoff,
6serves as a general surgeon at St. Joseph's Hospital; and
 
7    WHEREAS, As part of Hospital Sisters Health System, St.
8Joseph's Hospital offers a "continuum of care" to the patients
9and families they serve; by leveraging the strengths of their
1014-hospital system, patients in St. Joseph's rural hospital are
11able to receive care that was once available only in large,
12urban medical centers; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Truven Health Analytics honors hospitals with the
14"Everest Award" for achieving both the highest current
15performance and the fastest long-term improvement over 5 years;
16and
 
17    WHEREAS, Truven Health Analytics recently awarded HSHS St.
18Joseph's Hospital the 2015 Everest Award; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21recognize HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital for its achievements and

 

 

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1exemplary work resulting in obtaining the Truven Health
2Analytics 100 Top Hospitals "2015 Everest Award"; and be it
3further
 
4    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5presented to HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital and the HSHS Medical
6Group as a symbol of our respect and esteem.