,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,mr4      
,booker 7for himself and ,mr4 ,menendez7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,designating ,february #ad1 #bjad1 as   
,national ,solidarity ,day for          
,compassionate ,patient ,care4  ,whereas
 ,national ,solidarity ,day for         
,compassionate ,patient ,care promotes  
national awareness of the importance of 
compassionate and respectful            
relationships between health care       
professionals and their patients as     
reflected in attitudes that are         
sensitive to the values1 autonomy1 and  
cultural and ethnic backgrounds of      
patients and their families2 ,whereas on
 ,february #ad of each year1 medical    
professionals and students stand in     
solidarity to support compassion in     
health care as expressed by ,dr4        
,randall ,friese1 triage physician at   

the ,university of ,arizona ,medical    
,center1 who stated that the most       
important treatment he provided to      
,congresswoman ,gabrielle ,giffords     
after she was shot on ,january #h1      
#bjaa1 was to hold her hand and reassure
 her that she was in the hospital and   
would be cared for2 ,whereas physicians1
 nurses1 and all other health care      
professionals are charged with          
practicing medicine as both an art and a
 science2 ,whereas an awareness of the  
importance of compassion in health care 
encourages health care professionals to 
be mindful of the need to treat the     
patient rather than the disease2        
,whereas scientific research reveals    
that when health care professionals     
practice humanistically and demonstrate 
the qualities of integrity1 compassion1 
altruism1 respect1 empathy1 and service1
 their patients have better medical     
outcomes2 and ,whereas ,february #adth  
would be an appropriate day to designate
 as ,national ,solidarity ,day for      

,compassionate ,patient ,care and for   
health care students and professionals  
to celebrate by performing humanistic   
acts of compassion and kindness toward  
patients1 families of patients1 and     
health care colleagues3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7         
designates ,february #ad1 #bjad1 as     
,national ,solidarity ,day for          
,compassionate ,patient ,care2  7#b7    
recognizes the importance and value of a
 respectful relationship between health 
care professionals and their patients as
 a means of promoting better health     
outcomes2 and  7#c7 encourages all      
health care professionals to be mindful 
of the important roles in medicine of   
humanism and compassion1 as well as     
technical expertise4