Bill Text: IL HR1243 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dr. Philip Holloway on receiving the 2018 Rural Physician of Excellence Award and commends him for his 35 years of self-less service and dedication to his patients.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [HR1243 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1243-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. Philip | ||||||
| 4 | Holloway on receiving the 2018 Rural Physician of Excellence | ||||||
| 5 | Award 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, Dr. Holloway earned his Bachelor of Science from | ||||||
| 10 | Millikin University and graduated from the Illinois College of | ||||||
| 11 | Podiatric Medicine in 1982; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, After graduation, Dr. Holloway completed a Foot | ||||||
| 13 | and Ankle Radiology Fellowship at the Scholl Illinois College | ||||||
| 14 | of Podiatric Medicine and then his residency in Podiatric | ||||||
| 15 | Medicine and Surgery at the Hines VA Hospital in Chicago in | ||||||
| 16 | 1983; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, In 1984, Dr. Holloway returned to his hometown and | ||||||
| 18 | began practicing at the Paris Community Hospital/Family | ||||||
| 19 | Medical Center; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway also treats patients at the Rural | ||||||
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| 1 | Health Clinics in Marshall and Clinton, Indiana; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway serves as an active member of the | ||||||
| 3 | board of directors for the Illinois Rural Community Care | ||||||
| 4 | Organization; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway also serves on the board of Hopes and | ||||||
| 6 | Dreams, a local organization whose mission is to alleviate the | ||||||
| 7 | housing challenges facing by teens whose basic needs are not | ||||||
| 8 | being met so they can concentrate on staying in school; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway's passion for rural health is not | ||||||
| 10 | limited to podiatry; he actively recruits physicians of all | ||||||
| 11 | specialties to practice in rural settings and played an | ||||||
| 12 | integral role in starting Horizon Health's telepsychiatry and | ||||||
| 13 | dialysis services; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway not only attends to the healthcare | ||||||
| 15 | needs of his community but the culinary needs as well; he can | ||||||
| 16 | often be found cooking and serving customers with his wife, | ||||||
| 17 | Lynn, at his family's Main Street Cafe; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Dr. Holloway has made a huge impact in improving | ||||||
| 19 | rural healthcare in central eastern Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
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| 1 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 2 | congratulate Dr. Philip Holloway on receiving the 2018 Rural | ||||||
| 3 | Physician of Excellence Award, and we commend him for his 35 | ||||||
| 4 | years of self-less service and dedication to his patients; and | ||||||
| 5 | be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to Dr. Holloway as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 8 | esteem.
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