,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #gcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjbf,mr4   
,b>rasso 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1    
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4       
,wick]1 ,mr4 ,k+1 & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,support+ ! goals & ideals ( ,national  
,hospital ,week1 to be obs]v$ f ,may #aj
 ?r\gh ,may #af1 #bjbf4  ,:]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[+ ! #aiah ,influ5za       
,p&emic z a way to fo/] 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 hospital
 work]s make to provide safe1           
high-quality heal?c>e2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbf1 
approximately #f1ajj hospitals 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates provide ess5tial &        
life-sav+ heal?c>e e day 9 a v>iety (   
hospital sett+s1 includ+-- 7#a7 #a1chc  
critical access hospitals1 :i* s]ve z   
ess5tial heal?c>e hubs t br+ m$ical     
s]vices clos] to individuals :o w\ld    
o!rwise h to travel long di/ances =     
heal?c>e1 t provide heal?c>e to #a_/e ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates population resid+ 9     
rural areas2  7#b7 ne>ly #a1gjj tea*+   
hospitals1 ( :i* r\ghly #cjj are major  
tea*+ hospitals su* z univ]sity         
hospitals or academic m$ical c5t]s1 t   
provide ess5tial tra9+ to future m$ical 
provid]s2  7#c7 #fef 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 #agj ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans       
,affairs m$ical c5t]s t are uniquely    
responsible = provid+ heal?c>e to m ?an 

#i1ajj1jjj vet]ans2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbe1    
hospitals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates provid$     
heal?c>e to m ?an #ce1feh1ehc admitt$   
pati5ts & 9 #bjbe deliv]$ m ?an         
#c1fjj1jjj babies2 ,:]eas1 z ( ,m>*     
#bjbf1 hospitals employ$ m ?an          
#e1gei1ijj individuals1 includ+         
physicians1 regi/]$ nurses1 & alli$     
heal? pr(essionals2 ,:]eas non-cl9ical  
hospital /aff1 includ+ sanitation       
work]s1 food s]vice work]s1 & _m o!rs1  
"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 #aj ?r\gh ,may #af1    

#bjbf2  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