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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Mr. Timothy Harrington of Waukegan is retiring
3 from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of
4 Victory Health Services, the parent company of Vista Health, a
5 joint operating company which includes Victory Memorial
6 Hospital and Saint Therese Medical Center; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He began his work with the Victory Memorial
8 Hospital in 1988 as President and Chief Executive Officer; he
9 also became president of Victory's parent corporation, Victory
10 Health Services, in 1989; and
 
11     WHEREAS, During his tenure as President and Chief Executive
12 Officer, he has developed numerous programs and services,
13 including the HealthReach Clinic in Waukegan, the Mecca Clinic
14 in Lake County, and Vista Health in Waukegan, which is a joint
15 operating company joining Victory Memorial Hospital and Saint
16 Therese Medical Center into one organization; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Prior to coming to Illinois, he was President of
18 Saints Mary and Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, as
19 well as Executive Vice President of St. Joseph Hospital in
20 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Mr. Harrington is a current member of the
22 Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council and a fellow of the
23 American College of Healthcare Executives; he is a board member
24 of the Illinois Hospital Association, the Chicago Hospital Risk
25 Pooling Program, Vista Health, and Victory Health Services; and
 
26     WHEREAS, He valiantly served his country as a member of the
27 United States Army from 1963 to 1965 and received an honorable
28 discharge; and
 
29     WHEREAS, Mr. Harrington is a graduate of the program in

 

 

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1 Health Services Management and holds a Master of Science Degree
2 from the University of Missouri; he also holds a B.A. degree
3 from the University of Minnesota; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Mr. Harrington has four children, and he and his
5 wife reside in Waukegan; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we congratulate Mr. Timothy Harrington on the occasion of his
9 retirement from Victory Health Services, and we wish him well
10 in all of his future endeavors; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Mr. Harrington as an expression of our respect and
13 esteem and with best wishes for an enjoyable retirement.