| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 129 0061 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 113 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Brass of the 6th, Walker III of the 20th, Still of the 48th, Anderson of the 43rd, |
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| 4 | 4 | | Tillery of the 19th and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Recognizing and commending Georgia's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists; and for |
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| 8 | 8 | | other purposes.2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, as early as 1916, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) were3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | providing anesthesia at Grady Hospital in Atlanta; and4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, in 1938, 17 CRNAs established the Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists,5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | which has grown to represent more than 1,600 members and is among the oldest and largest6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | CRNA state organizations in the United States; and7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, CRNAs in Georgia practice in every setting where anesthesia services are8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | needed, such as hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, endoscopy suites, the offices of9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | doctors and dentists, and the VA Healthcare System; and10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, CRNAs in Georgia are committed to caring for Georgia citizens by providing11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | vigilant, high-quality, cost-effective anesthesia services; and12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, CRNAs provide many levels of anesthesia and perioperative care, including13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | sedation, IV sedation, general anesthesia, and pain management; and14 |
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| 21 | 21 | | S. R. 113 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, CRNAs are anesthesia professionals who safely administer more than 50 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 15 |
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| 25 | 25 | | million anesthetics to patients each year in the United States, and as advanced practice16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | registered nurses, CRNAs are among the nation's most trusted professions; and17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, CRNAs represent more than 80 percent of the anesthesia providers in rural18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | counties, and many rural hospitals often rely on independently practicing CRNAs for19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | anesthesia care; and20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, half of all rural hospitals in the United States use a CRNA-only model for21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | obstetric care, and CRNAs safely deliver pain management care, particularly where there are22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | no physician providers available, saving patients long drives of 75 miles or more; and23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that these outstanding medical professionals24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | be appropriately honored.25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | recognize and commend Georgia's Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists for their27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | dedication to the health and well-being of the citizens of this state and extend best wishes for28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | continued success.29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the31 |
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| 41 | 41 | | press.32 |
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| 42 | 42 | | S. R. 113 |
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