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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Arnold Faber on | ||||||
| 4 | receiving the 2018 Rural Physician of Excellence Award from the | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois Rural Health Association; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across | ||||||
| 7 | our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural | ||||||
| 8 | settings; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Dr. Faber was raised in the small town of | ||||||
| 10 | LaMoille, where he was inspired by both his family and the | ||||||
| 11 | rural setting to become a rural physician; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Dr. Faber graduated from Rush Medical College in | ||||||
| 13 | Chicago in 1982 and then completed his Family Practice | ||||||
| 14 | residency at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at | ||||||
| 15 | Rockford; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, In 1985, Dr. Faber joined the Princeton Family | ||||||
| 17 | Physicians Clinic (Perry Memorial Family Health); through the | ||||||
| 18 | years, he has provided direct service to patients in small | ||||||
| 19 | towns throughout the region such as Henry, Manlius, Walnut, and | ||||||
| 20 | Princeton, ensuring quality and convenient healthcare for all; | ||||||
| 21 | and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Dr. Faber is devoted to his community, providing | ||||||
| 2 | free medical services at the Bureau County Health and Wellness | ||||||
| 3 | Clinic in Princeton; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Dr. Faber served on the board of directors for the | ||||||
| 5 | Marshall Putnam Health Department and currently serves as chair | ||||||
| 6 | of the Department of Medicine at Perry Memorial Hospital; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Dr. Faber has served as such a great role model | ||||||
| 8 | for rural practice that several medical students have returned | ||||||
| 9 | to Perry Memorial Hospital to serve rural communities; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Dr. Faber's medical career has not been limited to | ||||||
| 11 | family practice; in addition to serving elderly patients in | ||||||
| 12 | area nursing homes, he has been an active member of the Perry | ||||||
| 13 | Memorial Medical Department for years, working in the ER unit | ||||||
| 14 | and the Obstetrics Unit, where he was often on call 24/7 to | ||||||
| 15 | ensure his patients needs were always met; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Faber's kind bedside manner and sense of humor | ||||||
| 17 | have often helped put his patients at ease in the most | ||||||
| 18 | stressful of circumstances; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Dr. Faber's commitment to healthcare has made a | ||||||
| 20 | huge difference to patients in the north central Illinois | ||||||
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| 1 | region of our State; therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 3 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 4 | congratulate Dr. Arnold Faber on receiving the 2018 Rural | ||||||
| 5 | Physician of Excellence Award, and we commend him for his years | ||||||
| 6 | of selfless service and dedication to his patients; and be it | ||||||
| 7 | further
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| 8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 9 | presented to Dr. Faber as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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