PRINTER'S NO. 855
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 101
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY RAPP, FRANKEL, VENKAT, KHAN, BONNER, ZIMMERMAN,
HADDOCK, KAUFFMAN, PICKETT, VITALI, HOHENSTEIN, CIRESI,
FREEMAN, WEBSTER, GREEN AND GILLEN, MARCH 6, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, MARCH 6, 2025
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of May 11 through 17, 2025, as "National
2 Hospital Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The hardworking professionals of this Commonwealth's
4 hospitals and health systems ensure that every resident of this
5 Commonwealth can receive high-quality health care 24 hours a
6 day, seven days a week, 365 days a year; and
7 WHEREAS, Throughout the many waves and ever-changing
8 circumstances of the pandemic, opioid emergency and behavioral
9 health crisis, and despite the physical and emotional toll on
10 themselves and their families, this Commonwealth's hospital and
11 health system professionals never wavered in caring for our
12 communities; and
13 WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's hospitals provided nearly $10
14 billion in uncompensated care to members of our communities in
15 fiscal year 2023; and
16 WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's hospitals work to keep our
17 families whole and strong via, among other services, 56 trauma
 1 centers that save the lives of tens of thousands of
2 Pennsylvanians each year and obstetric units that delivered more
3 than 120,000 babies in fiscal year 2023; and
4 WHEREAS, This Commonwealth's hospitals provided 1.5 million
5 instances of inpatient treatment and more than 5.5 million
6 instances of emergency department care in fiscal year 2023; and
7 WHEREAS, This Commonwealth takes pride in its 123 teaching
8 hospitals that are investing in the next generation of
9 lifesaving health care practitioners and 29 hospitals that are
10 recognized with the prestigious "Magnet" designation by the
11 American Nurses Credentialing Center; and
12 WHEREAS, Hospitals are the largest employer in 22 counties in
13 this Commonwealth and among the top 10 employers in 35
14 additional counties in this Commonwealth; and
15 WHEREAS, Hospitals and health systems are responsible for one
16 in nine jobs across this Commonwealth, including more than
17 273,000 of our families, friends and neighbors who are directly
18 employed, and more than 353,000 individuals who are supported by
19 the hospital-generated industry; and
20 WHEREAS, Hospitals and their affiliated medical schools bring
21 nearly $1.9 billion in Federal health care research grants into
22 this Commonwealth and generate approximately $186.5 billion in
23 other economic activity for our State and local economies,
24 accounting for approximately 19% of this Commonwealth's gross
25 domestic product; and
26 WHEREAS, "National Hospital Week" celebrates hospitals and
27 the individuals who support the health of their communities with
28 dedication and compassion; and
29 WHEREAS, The observance of "National Hospital Week" is a
30 reminder that hospitals are the foundations of the communities
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 1 that built them, serving individuals from all walks of life;
2 therefore be it
3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
4 week of May 11 through 17, 2025, as "National Hospital Week" in
5 Pennsylvania; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives thank frontline
7 health care workers and hospital employees for their dedicated
8 service to the residents of this Commonwealth; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge residents of
10 this Commonwealth to show appreciation to health care workers
11 and hospital employees for their devotion and compassion even in
12 the most difficult of circumstances; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives urge its members
14 to visit hospitals in their communities to learn about the
15 innovative quality care and services that are improving the
16 health and well-being of residents of this Commonwealth.
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