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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
CELEBRATING THE 11TH ANNUAL "PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS WEEK"
FROM JANUARY 29TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE
ISLAND
Introduced By: Representatives Fogarty, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale, Hull,
Handy, Cortvriend, Kislak, Shallcross Smith, and Knight
Date Introduced: January 28, 2025
Referred To: House read and passed
WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are guardians of patient safety in health care, in 1
the operating room, in the delivery room, in the intensive care unit, in pain management clinics, 2
and at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); and 3
WHEREAS, The twelve to fourteen years of education and 12,000 to 16,000 hours of 4
training that physician anesthesiologists receive, prepares them to navigate life-and-death 5
moments and helps ensure patients receive the highest quality care; and 6
WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists have proved themselves capable of performing 7
the difficult task of playing a critical role in keeping patients safe in this State and our 8
communities by managing a crisis during surgery or labor and delivery, or providing pain 9
management; and 10
WHEREAS, The Anesthesia Care Team model, led by physician anesthesiologists, is 11
widely recognized as the gold standard of care and is used in all of the nation’s top hospitals and 12
in the Veterans Administration to protect patients and the nine million Veterans who have served 13
our country; and 14
WHEREAS, Physician anesthesiologists are recognized leaders who are committed to 15
high quality and safe patient care, educating patients on anesthesia safety and reducing risks of 16
complications before, during, and after surgery; now, therefore be it 17
RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby 18
celebrates the 11th annual "Physician Anesthesiologists Week" from January 29th through 19
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February 4th, 2025, and urges all citizens to join in recognizing physician anesthesiologists, who 1
serve as critical care specialists and work to greatly improve the safety of anesthesia and the well-2
being of surgical patients, Veterans, and chronic pain patients each and every day; and be it 3
further 4
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to 5
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to The American Society of Anesthesiologists. 6
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