| 9 | | - | Offered by Representatives Burke of Brattleboro, Goodnow of Brattleboro, and |
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| 10 | | - | Kornheiser of Brattleboro |
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| 11 | | - | Whereas, the unusual origin of the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital can be traced to the |
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| 12 | | - | 1843 marriage of Thomas Thompson, a wealthy Bostonian, to Elizabeth Rowel, a domestic |
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| 13 | | - | servant; their considerable financial legacy; the dearth of sewing women in 1900 |
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| 14 | | - | Brattleboro as their primary intended beneficiaries; and the associated trust’s provision that |
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| 15 | | - | surplus funds be “applied to kindred charitable purposes in town (Brattleboro)” that |
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| 16 | | - | resulted in a Massachusetts probate court’s holding that $100,000.00 of these funds could |
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| 17 | | - | be used for the establishment of a local hospital, and |
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| 18 | | - | Whereas, in 1904, the trustee purchased the George Hall estate, known as the Hemlocks, |
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| 19 | | - | and in that same year, the General Assembly adopted 1904 Acts and Resolves No. 277, An |
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| 20 | | - | Act to incorporate the Hemlocks Hospital of Brattleboro, which then opened in the estate’s |
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| 21 | | - | buildings as the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, featuring both a 37-bed hospital and a |
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| 22 | | - | training program for nurses, and |
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| 23 | | - | Whereas, in response to the growing needs of the community, major campus |
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| 24 | | - | improvements were a medical office building (1970), the Gannett Building for patient care |
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| 25 | | - | (1993), the Richards Building for outpatient services (2008), and the Ronald Read Pavilion |
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| 26 | | - | for surgical services (2022), and these components now comprise a superb community |
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| 27 | | - | health care facility, licensed for 61 beds, employing over 600 staff, that the Lown Institute |
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| 28 | | - | has recognized as the top Vermont hospital for “Social Responsibility, Health Equity, and |
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| 29 | | - | Community Benefit,” and |
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| 30 | | - | Whereas, on October 25, 2024, the friends, staff, and leadership of Brattleboro |
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| 31 | | - | Memorial Hospital joyously celebrated this special health care milestone, now |
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| 32 | | - | therefore be it |
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| 7 | + | OfferedbyRepresentativesBurkeofBrattleboro,GoodnowofBrattleboro,andKornheiserof |
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| 8 | + | Brattleboro |
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| 9 | + | S.C.R.1.SenateconcurrentresolutioncongratulatingBrattleboroMemorialHospitalonits |
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| 10 | + | 120thanniversary. |
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| 11 | + | Whereas,theunusualoriginoftheBrattleboroMemorialHospitalcanbetracedtothe1843 |
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| 12 | + | marriageofThomasThompson,awealthyBostonian,toElizabethRowel,adomesticservant; |
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| 13 | + | theirconsiderablefinanciallegacy;thedearthofsewingwomenin1900Brattleboroastheir |
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| 14 | + | primaryintendedbeneficiaries;andtheassociatedtrust’sprovisionthatsurplusfundsbe |
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| 15 | + | “appliedtokindredcharitablepurposesintown(Brattleboro)”thatresultedinaMassachusetts |
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| 16 | + | probatecourt’sholdingthat$100,000.00ofthesefundscouldbeusedfortheestablishmentofa |
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| 17 | + | localhospital,and |
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| 18 | + | Whereas,in1904,thetrusteepurchasedtheGeorgeHallestate,knownastheHemlocks,and |
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| 19 | + | inthatsameyear,theGeneralAssemblyadopted1904ActsandResolvesNo.277,AnActto |
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| 20 | + | incorporatetheHemlocksHospitalofBrattleboro,whichthenopenedintheestate’sbuildingsas |
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| 21 | + | theBrattleboroMemorialHospital,featuringbotha37-bedhospitalandatrainingprogramfor |
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| 22 | + | nurses,and |
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| 23 | + | Whereas,inresponsetothegrowingneedsofthecommunity,majorcampusimprovements |
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| 24 | + | wereamedicalofficebuilding(1970),theGannettBuildingforpatientcare(1993),theRichards |
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| 25 | + | Buildingforoutpatientservices(2008),andtheRonaldReadPavilionforsurgicalservices |
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| 26 | + | (2022),andthesecomponentsnowcompriseasuperbcommunityhealthcarefacility,licensed |
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| 27 | + | for61beds,employingover600staff,thattheLownInstitutehasrecognizedasthetopVermont |
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| 28 | + | hospitalfor“SocialResponsibility,HealthEquity,andCommunityBenefit,”and |
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| 29 | + | Whereas,onOctober25,2024,thefriends,staff,andleadershipofBrattleboroMemorial |
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| 30 | + | Hospitaljoyouslycelebratedthisspecialhealthcaremilestone,nowtherefore be it |
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