Bill Text: IL HR0845 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dr. Delost on receiving the "2015 Rural Physician of Excellence Award" and commends him for his selfless service to his community and the impact he has made on improving rural healthcare.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-11-10 - Resolution Adopted [HR0845 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0845-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Gregory Delost | ||||||
| 4 | on receiving the "2015 Rural Physician of Excellence Award" | ||||||
| 5 | from the Illinois Rural Health Association; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across | ||||||
| 7 | our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural | ||||||
| 8 | settings; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In 1975, Dr. Delost graduated from the University | ||||||
| 10 | of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of Science | ||||||
| 11 | degree in Biology; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, In 1980, Dr. Delost graduated from the Autonomous | ||||||
| 13 | University Medical School in Tampico, Mexico; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In 1985, Dr. Delost went on to complete his | ||||||
| 15 | residency in family practice at the University of Illinois | ||||||
| 16 | College of Medicine in Rockford; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Dr. Delost began his medical career as an | ||||||
| 18 | emergency room physician in 1984; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Since 1985, Dr. Delost has been providing full | ||||||
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| 1 | service family care to generations of families in Gibson City; | ||||||
| 2 | and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Dr. Delost, in his work since 1994 as a clinical | ||||||
| 4 | instructor in family practice at the University of Illinois | ||||||
| 5 | School of Medicine, has trained 2 generations of doctors; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Dr. Delost has a special compassion for elderly | ||||||
| 7 | patients and serves as Medical Director of the Annex Long Term | ||||||
| 8 | Care Facility, where he makes a special effort to visit his | ||||||
| 9 | patients whenever they are having a bad day and need extra | ||||||
| 10 | attention; he also works closely with their family members to | ||||||
| 11 | provide comfort and support; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Dr. Delost's advocacy does not end with his | ||||||
| 13 | patients; he is also an avid fan of the St. Louis Cardinals; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 17 | congratulate Dr. Delost on receiving the "2015 Rural Physician | ||||||
| 18 | of Excellence Award" and we commend him for his selfless | ||||||
| 19 | service to his community and the impact he has made on | ||||||
| 20 | improving rural healthcare; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to Dr. Delost as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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