,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ae1 #bjbd,mr4   
,b>rasso 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1    
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 & ,mrs4 ,capito7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,support+ ! goals & ideals ( ,national  
,hospital ,week1 to be obs]v$ f ,may #ab
 ?r\gh ,may #ah1 #bjbd4  ,:]eas1 beg9n+ 
9 #aiba1 ,national ,hospital ,day 0     
e/abli%$ by =m] ,presid5t ,w>r5 ,g4     
,h>d+ to be celebrat$ annually on ,may  
#ab1 ! bir?day ( ,flor5ce ,night+ale1 ! 
f\nd] ( mod]n nurs+1 z a way to honor h]
 role 9 revolutioniz+ hospital c>e2     
,:]eas ,national ,hospital ,day 0       
e/abli%$ foll[+ ! ,spani% ,flu ,outbreak
 ( #aiah z a way to build community tru/
 9 hospitals2 ,:]eas1 beg9n+ 9 #aiec1   
,national ,hospital ,week 0 e/abli%$ &  
cont9ues to co9cide ) ! bir?day (       
,flor5ce ,night+ale2 ,:]eas ,national   
,hospital ,week is a "t ( ye> to reflect
 on ! important contributions t         

hospitals make to provide safe1         
high-quality heal? c>e2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbd1
 approximately #f1abj hospitals 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates provide ess5tial &        
life-sav+ heal? c>e e day 9 a v>iety (  
hospitals sett+s1 includ+-- 7#a7 #a1cfh 
critical access hospitals1 :i* s]ve z   
important heal? c>e hubs by br++        
ess5tial m$ical s]vices clos] to        
individuals :o w\ld o!rwise h to travel 
long di/ances = heal? c>e1 provide heal?
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population resid+ 9 rural areas2  7#b7  
ne>ly #a1gjj tea*+ hospitals1 ( :i*     
r\ghly #cjj are major tea*+ hospitals1  
su* z univ]sity hospitals or academic   
m$ical c5t]s1 t provide ess5tial tra9+  
to future m$ical provid]s2  7#c7 #fei   
non-,f$]al psy*iatric hospitals t are   
ess5tial p>tn]s 9 address+ m5tal heal? &
 sub/ance abuse disord]s across ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 &  7#d7 #agb ,vet]ans ,affairs 
m$ical c5t]s t are uniquely responsible 
= provid+ heal? c>e to m ?an #i1jjj1jjj 
vet]ans2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbc1 hospitals 9 ! 

,unit$ ,/ates provid$ heal? c>e to m ?an
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em]g5cy c>e to ne>ly #acg1jjj1jjj       
pati5ts1 & deliv]$ m ?an #c1ejj1jjj     
babies2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbd1 hospitals      
employ$ m ?an #e1dhf1jjj individuals1   
includ+ physicians1 regi/]$ nurses1 &   
alli$ heal? pr(essionals2 ,:]eas #de    
p]c5t ( individuals employ$ by hospitals
 are non-cl9ical /aff1 includ+          
sanitation work]s1 food s]vice work]s1 &
 _m o!rs1 :o "w to keep hospitals op5   
#bd h\rs a day1 #g days a week1 9 ord]  
to ensure hospitals are always available
 to individuals t ne$ heal? c>e2 ,:]eas 
hospitals1 ?r\gh direct c>e & community 
outrea*1 c provide ! exp]tise & res\rces
 ne$$ to address ! unique heal? c>e ne$s
 t exi/ 9 rural & urban areas ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 & ,:]eas hospitals "w          
collaboratively to uphold ! heal? c>e   
sy/em ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be 
x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports ! goals & 
ideals ( ,national ,hospital ,week1 to  
be obs]v$ f ,may #ab ?r\gh ,may #ah1    

#bjbd2  7#b7 recognizes ! significant   
role t hospitals play 9 ! deliv]y (     
heal? c>e 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7    
enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to      
obs]ve ,national ,hospital ,week )      
appropriate recognition1 c]emonies1     
activities1 & programs to demon/rate !  
importance ( hospitals to ! ev]yday     
lives ( pati5ts & communities4