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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois wish to congratulate Holy Cross Hospital of
4 Chicago on the occasion of its 75th anniversary; and
 
5     WHEREAS, In September of 1928, ground was broken for the
6 first Holy Cross Hospital; this began an important legacy of
7 healing and service that continues today; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Holy Cross Hospital is a community hospital,
9 overlooking Marquette Park, just southwest of the center of
10 Chicago, and is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Casimir; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Beginning with Mother Maria Kaupas, the dynamic
12 young woman who began the Sisters of St. Casimir, a strong
13 commitment of caring and healing have been the cornerstone of
14 the Holy Cross Hospital mission; the contemporary mission of
15 healing and respect for all people continues the proud legacy
16 of the courageous religious women and talented physicians who
17 began Holy Cross Hospital; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Holy Cross Hospital's founding commitment to
19 bring healing to people continues today with renewed vitality;
20 the physicians and staff of Holy Cross work hard to understand
21 what is important to every patient and every patient's family;
22 and
 
23     WHEREAS, Holy Cross Hospital services include inpatient
24 medical, surgical, obstetric, and pediatric care; intensive
25 care units for cardiac, respiratory, and medical care; 24 hour
26 emergency medicine; express care for minor emergencies;
27 physical rehabilitation; a family birth center; laboratory;
28 radiology; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); CT scan;
29 outpatient services; ambulatory care; endoscopy; physical
30 therapy; occupational therapy; speech therapy; audiology; a

 

 

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1 sleep lab; and community outreach; therefore, be it
 
2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4 congratulate Holy Cross Hospital of Chicago on the occasion of
5 its 75th anniversary; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to Holy Cross Hospital as an expression of our esteem
8 and with best wishes for the future success of Holy Cross
9 Hospital.