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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Sembu
4Kanthilal on the occasion of receiving the 2015 Rural Physician
5of Excellence Award from the Illinois Rural Health Association;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across
8our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural
9settings; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Dr. Sembu Kanthilal graduated medical school from
11the University of Madras in 1970; he went on to complete his
12internship at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston and later his
13residency at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park
14in 1977; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Dr. Sembu Kanthilal started his medical practice
16in Beardstown in 1979; he currently serves as a family
17practitioner at the Elmer Hugh Taylor Clinic; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Dr. Sembu Kanthilal is the Chief Medical Officer
19at Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital in Rushville; his
20tireless commitment and innovation is credited for the
21existence of the hospital's surgical department and Rural

 

 

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1Health Clinic; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Dr. Sembu Kanthilal's extensive expertise as a
3primary care physician and general surgeon has made it possible
4for people in rural areas across a four-county region to access
5healthcare in their own communities; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Dr. Sembu Kanthilal's talents go beyond medical
7science and extend to the culinary arts, which is exemplified
8in the baking he does for his staff, and the artistic design of
9his holiday lights, which the whole community enjoys;
10therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13thank Dr. Sembu Kanthilal for the selfless service he has
14provided the residents of the western region of our State for
15the past 33 years and the impact he has made on improving rural
16health and wish him the best in his retirement; and be it
17further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to Dr. Sembu Kanthilal as a symbol of our respect and
20esteem.