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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives wish to recognize Barbara B. Dallas of 
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Murphysboro on the occasion of her retirement from the Illinois 
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Hospital Association after almost 25 years of representing the 
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interests of and advocating on behalf of the 90 small rural 
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Illinois hospitals; and


 
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    WHEREAS, As a collaborator and initiator, she has played a 
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founding role in such organizations as the Illinois Rural 
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Health Association and the Illinois Critical Access Hospital 
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Network; where she sees the need, she brings people together to 
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address the need and better the future; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Ms. Dallas has over the years made many 
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contributions to rural health including spearheading the 
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Illinois Health Association 1997 Rural Hospitals' Transitional 
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Models Initiative and the 2000 Community Transition Project; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, Ms. Dallas is a charter board member and past 
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president of the Illinois Rural Health Association; she is a 
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past member of the Governor's Delta Advisory Council and the 
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Rural Partners Board, and has had various roles with other 
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organizations, such as the Rural Affairs Council, the Illinois 
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Area Health Education Center, Southern Illinois University 
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School of Medicine, the University  of Illinois College of 
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Medicine, and the Illinois Farm Bureau; in addition, she has 
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been a

frequent contributor to national, state, and regional 
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publications on rural health issues; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Ms. Dallas has received many awards and honors, 
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including the IRHA 2003 Rural Health Worker of the Year Award;  
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she was a  Presidential Award   recipient in 1991, 1992, 1997, and 
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2003, and won the Service Award in 1996; and she was also 
 


 






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presented with the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs Special 
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Recognition   Award for 2004; and
 
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    WHEREAS,

Her knowledge and education of hospital CEOs and 
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boards of trustee has lead Illinois to have one of the highest 
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success rates in maintaining access to quality healthcare in 
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rural areas; she has encouraged communities to realize the 
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transition they have experienced in healthcare and move to 
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Critical Access Hospital designation where appropriate; the 
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educational material she has produced, Leadership and Action in 
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Transition, is recognized and used in Illinois and in several 
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other states including Arkansas, Arizona, Mississippi and 
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Texas; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The growth, care, and development of the Small and 
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Rural Hospital Constituency Section of the Illinois Hospital 
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Association over the past twenty-five years has been a labor of 
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love for Barbara Dallas and a contribution of major 
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significance; her most significant contribution may be in the 
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number of administrators and members of hospital boards for 
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whom she has been a trusted advisor and friend; therefore, be 
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it

 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Barbara B. Dallas on her retirement after many 
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years of hard work and dedication on behalf of small rural 
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Illinois hospitals; and we wish her good health and happiness 
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in all of her future endeavors; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Barbara B. Dallas as an expression of our respect 
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and esteem.