Bill Text: IL HR0628 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends Kevin Schoeplein for his outstanding service and innovation in the field of healthcare.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0628 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0628-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, After 39 years of dedicated service, Kevin D. | ||||||
3 | Schoeplein will retire on October 20, 2017 as Chief Executive | ||||||
4 | Officer of OSF Healthcare System, an integrated health care | ||||||
5 | system providing compassionate care to over three million | ||||||
6 | people in Illinois and Michigan; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Kevin Schoeplein earned his Bachelor of Science in | ||||||
8 | Business Administration from St. Louis University and two | ||||||
9 | master's degrees from Xavier University in Cincinnati - a | ||||||
10 | Master of Business Administration with a concentration in | ||||||
11 | Finance and a Master of Healthcare Administration; in 2015, | ||||||
12 | Xavier University honored him with the Distinguished Alumni | ||||||
13 | Service Award for his outstanding contribution in health | ||||||
14 | services administration; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Kevin Schoeplein began his career at OSF in July | ||||||
16 | of 1978 as an assistant administrator at OSF Saint Francis | ||||||
17 | Medical Center in Peoria; he was appointed administrator/CEO at | ||||||
18 | OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford in 1983; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Kevin Schoeplein returned to Peoria in 1988 to | ||||||
20 | serve as President of OSF Saint Francis, Inc., where he | ||||||
21 | launched new business lines and developed the OSF Medical | ||||||
22 | Group; additionally, he was responsible for the OSF Healthcare |
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1 | Foundation and became its first president; and
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2 | WHEREAS, From 1996 to 1999, Kevin Schoeplein served as CEO | ||||||
3 | of the OSF Northern Illinois/Michigan Region; in 1999, he began | ||||||
4 | leading OSF HealthPlans as its president until the successful | ||||||
5 | sale to Humana in May of 2008; he then became Executive Vice | ||||||
6 | President of the OSF Healthcare System; and
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7 | WHEREAS, In February of 2011, Kevin Schoeplein became CEO | ||||||
8 | of OSF Healthcare System with a focus on integrated healthcare | ||||||
9 | and transforming healthcare to improve lives; he led the | ||||||
10 | advancement of OSF HealthCare to become one of the original | ||||||
11 | Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations and facilitated | ||||||
12 | tremendous growth in the OSF Medical Group; under his | ||||||
13 | leadership, OSF has earned recognition by Truven as a | ||||||
14 | nationally top performing healthcare system in 2015, 2016, and | ||||||
15 | 2017; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Kevin Schoeplein's vision for One OSF, a truly | ||||||
17 | integrated healthcare delivery system, has now become a | ||||||
18 | powerful reality; as CEO, he led the growth of OSF from seven | ||||||
19 | hospitals to 13; he developed the Jump Trading Simulation and | ||||||
20 | Education Center; he established the OSF Innovation agenda to | ||||||
21 | bring together providers, engineers, and data scientists to | ||||||
22 | transform healthcare; he has established OSF as one of the | ||||||
23 | largest and most respected employers in Illinois; and
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1 | WHEREAS, In June 2014, Kevin Schoeplein was recognized | ||||||
2 | nationally for leading change by becoming a founder member on | ||||||
3 | the Health Care Transformation Task Force, a national industry | ||||||
4 | consortium, in which he currently serves on its board and its | ||||||
5 | executive committee; he is also a member of the Illinois Health | ||||||
6 | and Hospital Association Board of Trustees and IHA Executive | ||||||
7 | Committee and serves as chair of the IHA Transforming Illinois | ||||||
8 | Healthcare Task Force; additionally, he has served on the board | ||||||
9 | of directors for the Illinois Catholic Health Association; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Kevin Schoeplein has been married to his | ||||||
11 | incredible wife, Lisa, for 39 years; Kevin and Lisa have five | ||||||
12 | children, Stacie (Neil) Clayton and their children, Reagan, | ||||||
13 | Oliver, and Zoe; Molly (Jeff) Ziegler and their children, | ||||||
14 | Olivia, Elena, Isaac, and Collette; Chris (Tami) and his son, | ||||||
15 | Henry; Ashley (Adam) Gagnon; and Matt; therefore, be it
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16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
17 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
18 | commend Kevin Schoeplein for his outstanding service and | ||||||
19 | innovation in the field of healthcare on behalf of the people | ||||||
20 | of Illinois and wish him a long and happy retirement; and be it | ||||||
21 | further
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22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to Kevin D. Schoeplein as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
2 | and respect.
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