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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the staff and
4 administration of Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital on the
5 occasion of being named one of the 2009 Thomson Reuters 100 Top
6 Hospitals; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals: National
8 Benchmarks study is based on the 100 Top Hospitals National
9 Balanced Scorecard that evaluates performance in nine areas:
10 mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average
11 length of stay, expenses, profitability, cash-to-debt ratio,
12 patient satisfaction, and adherence to clinical standards of
13 care; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The National Benchmarks study has been conducted
15 annually since 1993; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Having a 100 Top Hospital award-winner in DuPage
17 County means that patients are measurably less likely to have a
18 complication, patients are more likely to receive care
19 efficiently at a reasonably comparative cost, and the community
20 can rely on the hospital as a well-managed major employer that
21 will continue to invest in the new technology and services
22 needed by the community; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital received this
2 distinction in the category of Large Community Hospitals; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital's medical staff
4 is comprised of more than 950 physicians representing 59
5 specialties, including cardiac care, emergency medicine,
6 trauma, women's and children's, oncology, and surgical
7 services; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The 340-bed hospital is the only Level 1 trauma
9 center in DuPage County serving communities in Kane, DeKalb,
10 Kendall, Will, and LaSalle Counties; and
 
11     WHEREAS, There are over 200 hospitals in Illinois and
12 Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital was one of seven to receive
13 this distinction; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The hospital, which employs more than 2,700
15 employees, was also named a "Best Place to Work" by Chicago
16 Magazine and is a recipient of the 2007 Lincoln Silver Award
17 for Progress Towards Excellence; therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20 congratulate the staff and administration of Advocate Good

 

 

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1 Samaritan Hospital and wish them all the best as they continue
2 to serve the needs of the people of DuPage County and the State
3 of Illinois; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the staff and administration of Advocate Good
6 Samaritan Hospital as a symbol of our respect and esteem.