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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, situated
3 mid-way between Mattoon and Charleston, opened its doors on May
4 10, 1977 to serve Coles County and the surrounding six
5 counties, Cumberland, Clark, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, and
6 Shelby; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The formation of the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health
8 Center was the result of two hospitals merging at a critical
9 time: Mattoon Memorial Hospital was old and antiquated, while
10 Charleston Community Hospital was newer, but was struggling
11 financially; together they found common ground and began merger
12 discussions in 1968; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center continues to
14 serve the region by creating easier access to care with clinics
15 in Arcola, Arthur, Sullivan, Neoga, Toledo, Casey, Charleston,
16 and Mattoon; Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice of
17 Sarah Bush Lincoln serve 13 and 15 counties respectively, along
18 with In Home Medical, its durable medical equipment company;
19 and
 
20     WHEREAS, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center employs 1,540
21 people from throughout the region, including 71 physicians and
22 midlevel providers; Sarah Bush Lincoln's main campus sits on

 

 

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1 about 114 acres; the Health Center and Medical Office Pavilion
2 I and II cover 410,130 gross square feet; in addition, Sarah
3 Bush Lincoln Health Center owns or leases approximately another
4 94,000 square feet for its clinics, Lincolnland Home Care,
5 Lincolnland Hospice, In Home Medical, and other support or
6 service functions in the seven counties; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center has been honored
8 with several distinguished awards, including: Solucient's Top
9 100 Hospitals in the Nation for excellence in quality and
10 financial performance, the 2005 Lincoln Silver Award-Progress
11 Towards Excellence, the 2005 Governor's Pollution Prevention
12 Award, the H2E Partner for Change Award, the 2006 Governor's
13 PATH Award, the 2006 Most Wired Small and Rural Hospital, and
14 the 2006 Coming Up Taller Award Semifinalist; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The volunteer force of 300 contributes more than
16 25,000 hours a year to the organization; through its mission
17 statement, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center provides
18 exceptional care for all and creates healthy communities;
19 therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
22 congratulate the physicians and staff of Sarah Bush Lincoln
23 Health Center on this anniversary event; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center President and
3 CEO, Gary L. Barnett as a symbol of our respect.