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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the
4administration, doctors, and staff of Physicians Immediate
5Care (PIC) on the occasion of the opening of the organization's
620th location in Plainfield on February 6, 2012; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Physicians Immediate Care opened its first clinic
8on Morsay Drive in Rockford in 1987, when 4 emergency room
9physicians at SwedishAmerican Hospital recognized a need for
10immediate care options other than hospital emergency rooms; the
114 physicians treated patients at the Morsay Drive location for
125 years before opening a second Rockford site on South Alpine
13Road; the organization subsequently expanded to Machesney
14Park, Loves Park and Belvidere; the organization later moved
15into Chicago in 2003; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Today, Physicians Immediate Care now sees over
17200,000 patients a year at 20 locations; the clinics offer
18walk-in appointments and evening and weekend hours for patients
19who need treatment when their primary doctor's office is
20closed, without having to resort to the services of a hospital
21emergency room; PIC also performs school and work physicals,
22immunizations, occupational medicine, and drug and alcohol
23testing; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The administration, doctors, and staff of
2Physicians Immediate Care serve as models of hard work,
3integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
4Illinois; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7we congratulate the administration, doctors, and staff of
8Physicians Immediate Care on the occasion of the opening of the
9organization's 20th location and wish them continued success
10and happiness in the future; and be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Physicians Immediate Care as a symbol of our
13esteem and respect.