Bill Text: IL HR1240 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dr. Gary W. Kerber for receiving the 2018 Rural Physician of Excellence Award from the Illinois Rural Health Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [HR1240 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1240-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. Gary W. Kerber | ||||||
4 | on receiving the 2018 Rural Physician of Excellence Award from | ||||||
5 | 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, Dr. Kerber graduated from the University of | ||||||
10 | Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 1980; he completed his | ||||||
11 | residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Chicago | ||||||
12 | Hospital and Clinics in 1984; and
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13 | WHEREAS, During the 1980s and 1990s, Dr. Kerber practiced | ||||||
14 | in a variety of settings, including the Charity Hospital System | ||||||
15 | in rural Louisiana, where he developed a network of | ||||||
16 | telemedicine and teleradiology systems in the rural areas of | ||||||
17 | the state; and
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18 | WHEREAS, In 2009, Dr. Kerber's career brought him to | ||||||
19 | Illinois, where he became the Chair of the Medical Imaging | ||||||
20 | Department at Provena Covenant Medical Center; since 2010, he | ||||||
21 | has served as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department |
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1 | of Internal Medicine at the University of Illinois College of | ||||||
2 | Medicine; since 2011, he has treated patients at Gibson Area | ||||||
3 | Hospital and Health Services, where he offers services and | ||||||
4 | state-of-the-art imaging equipment rarely found at a rural | ||||||
5 | facility; he was the driving force behind the addition of the | ||||||
6 | Hybrid Operating Room at Gibson Area Hospital and Health | ||||||
7 | Services; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Dr. Kerber and his wife, Jane, have been married | ||||||
9 | for over 38 years; their relationship began with a Sunday | ||||||
10 | school encounter and a four-week whirlwind courtship; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Had Dr. Kerber pursued his first love, music, | ||||||
12 | rather than medicine, instead of receiving the Physician of | ||||||
13 | Excellence Award, he might have been inducted into the Rock and | ||||||
14 | Roll Hall of Fame for his guitar playing, which has been a | ||||||
15 | passion of his for the past 50 years; 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 Dr. Gary W. Kerber for his forward thinking and | ||||||
19 | selfless service to his patients, and we congratulate him on | ||||||
20 | receiving the 2018 Rural Physician of Excellence Award; and be | ||||||
21 | it further
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22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to Dr. Kerber as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
2 | respect.
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