Bill Text: IL HR0258 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Pam Davis on her retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0258 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0258-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives wishes to | ||||||
3 | congratulate Edward-Elmhurst
Healthcare System CEO Pam Davis | ||||||
4 | on the announcement of her retirement after 28 years of
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5 | expanding and improving healthcare services for families in and | ||||||
6 | around the collar counties; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Pam Davis arrived at Edward Hospital in 1988 and | ||||||
8 | quickly established a
reputation as an innovative executive; | ||||||
9 | during her tenure as President and CEO, she led the | ||||||
10 | transformation from a small community hospital into a regional | ||||||
11 | medical center rated
among the most preferred hospitals in the | ||||||
12 | State with numerous national accolades; and
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13 | WHEREAS, In 2013, Pam Davis led the effort to merge with | ||||||
14 | Elmhurst Memorial Hospital and
created Edward-Elmhurst Health, | ||||||
15 | a three-hospital system that includes Edward Hospital,
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16 | Elmhurst Hospital, and Linden Oaks Behavioral Health; the | ||||||
17 | system has more than 60 locations
across a service area of 1.7 | ||||||
18 | million residents, nearly 8,500 employees, and 2,000 | ||||||
19 | physicians on
its medical staff; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Pam Davis, | ||||||
21 | Edward-Elmhurst
Healthcare System earned a reputation as a | ||||||
22 | healthcare leader by
providing advanced cardiac care at Edward |
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1 | Heart Hospital, state-of-the-art cancer diagnosis and
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2 | treatment at Edward Cancer Center, world class stroke care | ||||||
3 | through the Edward Neurosciences
Institute in affiliation with | ||||||
4 | Northwestern Medicine, and mental health services through | ||||||
5 | Linden
Oaks; in addition, Edward has been a magnet hospital for | ||||||
6 | nursing excellence since 2005 and is
one of only six hospitals | ||||||
7 | in Illinois to have achieved magnet status three times or more; | ||||||
8 | and
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9 | WHEREAS, The impact of Pam Davis has been felt well beyond | ||||||
10 | Naperville; she brought convenient
access to high-quality | ||||||
11 | healthcare for residents throughout the west and southwest | ||||||
12 | suburbs,
including the development of the 60-acre Edward | ||||||
13 | Plainfield campus and Edward-Elmhurst
Health Centers in | ||||||
14 | Addison, Bolingbrook, Crest Hill, Elmhurst, Hinsdale, Lombard, | ||||||
15 | Naperville, Oak
Park, Oswego, Plainfield, and Yorkville; she | ||||||
16 | led the effort to launch walk-in clinics in
Aurora, | ||||||
17 | Bensenville, Franklin Park, Lombard, Naperville, Plainfield, | ||||||
18 | River Forest, Romeoville,
Westmont, Woodridge, and Yorkville; | ||||||
19 | and
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20 | WHEREAS, Pam Davis did a great service for all Illinois | ||||||
21 | taxpayers, blowing the whistle on
corruption previously | ||||||
22 | plaguing the State hospital application process; when being | ||||||
23 | strong-armed into
hiring specific politically-connected | ||||||
24 | construction firms to receive State approval of her
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1 | application, she contacted the FBI and wore a secret listening | ||||||
2 | device for eight months to
gather evidence of possible | ||||||
3 | extortion that helped lead to successful criminal prosecutions | ||||||
4 | of
Stuart Levine and Tony Rezko, among others; and
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5 | WHEREAS, In February of 2017, Pam Davis was presented the | ||||||
6 | Career Achievement Award by
Chicago Health Executives Forum | ||||||
7 | (CHEF), the largest independent chapter of the American
College | ||||||
8 | of Health Executives (ACHE); she was previously honored by | ||||||
9 | CHEF/ACHE with the 2015
Recognition Program Service Award and | ||||||
10 | 2009 Healthcare Leadership Award; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Pam Davis has created a lasting legacy of making | ||||||
12 | vital healthcare services more
readily accessible for hundreds | ||||||
13 | of thousands of Illinois families, as well as taking a strong | ||||||
14 | stand
against public corruption; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
16 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
17 | honor Pam
Davis for her achievements and her integrity, and we | ||||||
18 | wish her well in retirement; and be it further
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19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
20 | presented to Pam Davis as an expression of
our esteem and | ||||||
21 | respect.
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