| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 129 0053 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 53 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Jackson of the 41st, Halpern of the 39th, Jones II of the 22nd, Parent of the |
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| 4 | 4 | | 44th, Merritt of the 9th and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Recognizing Children's Healthcare of Atlanta upon the opening of the new Arthur M. Blank |
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| 8 | 8 | | Hospital; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is the only freestanding pediatric healthcare3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | system in Georgia serving patients from all 159 counties with a mission to make kids better4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | today and healthier tomorrow as well as offering more than 60 pediatric specialties and5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | programs, top healthcare professionals, and leading research and technology; and 6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta operates 789 licensed beds across three7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | hospitals, the Marcus Autism Center, the Center for Advanced Pediatrics, eight urgent care8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | centers, and numerous neighborhood locations with more than 14,000 employees, including9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | over 4,400 nurses and 2,300 physicians; and10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, on September 29, 2024, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta opened the Arthur M.11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Blank Hospital, a 19-story, 2-million-square-foot state-of-the-art facility with 446 licensed12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | beds, 70 percent of which are dedicated to critical care and specialty services, and it now13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | serves as the only dedicated Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in Georgia; and14 |
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| 21 | 21 | | S. R. 53 |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta made history on September 29 when it moved |
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| 25 | 25 | | 202 patients using 65 ambulances from Egleston Hospital to the new Arthur M. Blank16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Hospital in fewer than 12 hours, representing one of the largest single-day pediatric hospital17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | moves in the country; and18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta has been ranked as a top pediatric hospital by19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | U.S. News & World Report for 21 years, with eight specialties ranked in the top 20 and one20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | specialty ranked in the top 10, exemplifying its commitment to excellence in pediatric21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | healthcare.22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | recognize and commend Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for its outstanding contributions24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | to pediatric healthcare in Georgia and celebrate the opening of the Arthur M. Blank Hospital,25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | a groundbreaking addition to our state that will provide life changing care to children and26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | families for generations to come.27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Children's29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | Healthcare of Atlanta. 30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | S. R. 53 |
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