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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Illinois Rural Health Association recently
3 recognized an Olney Doctor with its "Rural Physician of
4 Excellence Award"; Dr. Don F. Hatten was one of 14 physicians
5 in the State of Illinois to receive this award on Tuesday,
6 October 10, in Springfield; Recipients were selected for going
7 above and beyond the call of duty to provide health care to
8 rural and underserved residents throughout the State, as well
9 as for their community and humanitarian endeavors; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Dr. Hatten, as a senior member of the Weber
11 Medical Clinic, has the distinct honor of delivering the most
12 babies of any of the past or present OB/GYN members of the
13 practice; he joined the group in 1963 and has served in many
14 leadership roles within the partnership as well as various
15 positions within the medical staff structure at Richland
16 Memorial Hospital in his 40 plus year tenure, including
17 multiple terms as Chief of Staff and Chief of Obstetrics; and
 
18      WHEREAS, Dr. Hatten has been recognized by the Illinois
19 State Medical Society as a member of their 50 Year Club in
20 honor of his 50 plus years as a medical practitioner; and
 
21     WHEREAS, As an OB/GYN, Dr. Hatten has brought over 8,000
22 new lives into the world; he is responsible for the
23 introduction of many new medical techniques, including tubal
24 ligation reversal at the time of its development; Dr. Hatten
25 has enjoyed the respect of his patients, professional
26 colleagues and the nursing staff within the
27 obstetrics/gynecological unit; He considers the nursing staff
28 his extended family and is known for going out of his way to
29 provide additional education and training to new members of the
30 staff; and
 
31     WHEREAS, Dr. Hatten has accepted the position of Honorary

 

 

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1 Chair for the Renewing for Health fund drive in support of the
2 Women's Health Center & Front Entrance project at Richland
3 Memorial Hospital; A new, state-of-the-art OB/GYN unit is a key
4 component of the $5.8 million project; and
 
5     WHEREAS, His community and civic activities have included
6 service as a publicly-elected member of the Richland County
7 Board; and
 
8     WHEREAS, In the early 1970s, Dr. Hatten was involved in the
9 creation of East Fork Lake in Olney; at the time, he had been
10 elected as a member of the Olney City Council, and had
11 campaigned on a platform supporting the need for and benefits
12 to be received from the construction of a 960-acre lake; other
13 recent recognitions have included selection as the Man of the
14 Year in 2003; during the ceremony for the Rural Physicians of
15 Excellence Award, Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn, who is
16 chairman of the Governor's Rural Affairs Council, officially
17 proclaimed October 10th as "Doc Hollywood Day" in Illinois; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Dr. Hatten is be commended for his hard work, his
19 dedication to the people of the area, and for receiving this
20 award; therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we congratulate Dr. Don Hatten of Olney on receiving the Rural
24 Physician of Excellence Award; and be it further
 
25     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to Dr. Don F. Hatten.