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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. ____
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Kelley
Holdren.
Slager
_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. ____
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Kelley
2 Holdren.
3 Whereas, Kelley Holdren, MSN, MBA, CFRN, Chief Flight
4 Nurse and Administrative Director of the University of Chicago
5 Aeromedical Network (UCAN) at the University of Chicago
6 Medicine, passed away November 21, 2023, at the age of 48;
7 Whereas, Kelley started her nursing career at UChicago
8 Medicine in 1998 with clinical experiences that included
9 multiple specialty intensive care units, and then began her
10 flight career in 2004;
11 Whereas, Throughout her flight career, Kelley was a fierce
12 advocate for top-of-license practice for the UCAN team,
13 including creating a nurse-only model, and set the bar for
14 professional certification for the flight nurse team;
15 Whereas, A point of pride for Kelley was developing team
16 competencies in areas that most critical care transport teams
17 cannot provide, such as ECMO, cardiac devices, nitric, and
18 TXP neonatal ventilation;
19 Whereas, Kelley was the president of the Air & Surface
20 Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA) and was also past
21 president of the Illinois Association of Air and Critical Care
22 Transport (IAACCT), an organization that seeks to enhance
23 safety and education within the critical care transport
24 community;
25 Whereas, Kelley actively promoted collaboration with fire,
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1 EMS, police, and hospital systems throughout Indiana and
2 Illinois;
3 Whereas, Kelley welcomed multiple health care professional
4 specialties to shadow the UCAN team and learn about its
5 specialized practice, ensuring safe transport of medically
6 complex patients across the entire lifespan;
7 Whereas, Kelley is survived by her husband, Cliff, and their
8 two daughters, Isabella and Hannah;
9 Whereas, Kelley, a nationally known flight nurse, is fondly
10 remembered by her UCAN team for her expertise in clinical
11 care, passion for critical care transport nursing, and her
12 approachable and supportive demeanor; and
13 Whereas, She was the epitome of a selfless and caring person
14 that all Hoosiers should honor and remember, along with all
15 the lives she saved and the first responders and nurses she
16 mentored and taught over her amazing career: Therefore,
17 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives
18 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,
19 the Senate concurring:
20 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly honors and
21 memorializes Kelley Holdren and her commitment to saving the
22 lives of people in her community and beyond.
23 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
24 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State
25 Representative Hal Slager for distribution.
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