093_HR0084 LRB093 10946 HSS 11513 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer 3 in the State of Illinois; it kills a person every 33 seconds 4 in the United States; and 5 WHEREAS, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital 6 has been rated in the top five percent of the nation and has 7 received a prestigious five-star rating for coronary bypass 8 surgery, interventional cardiac procedures, and the treatment 9 of heart attacks; and 10 WHEREAS, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital 11 has been rated number one in the region for cardiac services 12 for the third year in a row by a national rating company; and 13 WHEREAS, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital 14 has been recognized for the second year in a row as number 15 one in the State for cardiac interventions by a national 16 rating company; and 17 WHEREAS, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital 18 is the largest heart center in Illinois; and 19 WHEREAS, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital 20 has completed more than 30,000 open heart surgical 21 procedures; and 22 WHEREAS, Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital 23 is a leader in women's heart health; and 24 WHEREAS, The physicians and staff at Prairie Heart 25 Institute at St. John's Hospital demonstrate a true 26 compassion for patients and an unending desire to excel in 27 research and performance; therefore, be it 28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 29 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 30 we acknowledge and thank Prairie Heart Institute of St. -2- LRB093 10946 HSS 11513 r 1 John's Hospital for its ongoing superior performance in 2 fighting heart disease, its unending desire to excel in 3 cardiovascular research, and for demonstrating true 4 compassion to patients; and be it further 5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 6 presented to Prairie Heart Institute at St. John's Hospital 7 with our best wishes for its continued success.