Bill Text: IL HR1290 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Edward Hospital and DuPage Neonatology Associates on the 2,000th set of multiples under their care.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1290 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1290-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Edward Hospital and | ||||||
4 | DuPage Neonatology Associates on caring for their 2,000th set | ||||||
5 | of multiples; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Since July 1, 1996, when DuPage Neonatology | ||||||
7 | Associates began its service agreement with Edward Hospital to | ||||||
8 | provide care for Edward Hospital's smallest patients, 2,000 | ||||||
9 | sets of multiples have been cared for at Edward Hospital; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The 2,000th set of multiples arrived on Saturday, | ||||||
11 | September, 15, 2018, when Sarah Esche-Lange and Erik Lange gave | ||||||
12 | birth to twins, Madison Josephine Lange (5 lbs., 5 oz., 18 | ||||||
13 | inches) at 2:19 a.m. and Dylan Jeremiah Lange (5 lbs., 2 oz., | ||||||
14 | 18-¼ inches) at 2:20 a.m.; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Since 1996, 1,931 sets of twins, 64 sets of | ||||||
16 | triplets, four sets of quadruplets, and one set of quintuplets | ||||||
17 | have been born at Edward Hospital; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Pregnancies and births involving multiples have | ||||||
19 | higher occurrences of complications, and Edward Hospital has | ||||||
20 | taken extra steps to better serve this population; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Because of prematurity and other risks, mothers | ||||||
2 | with multiples are nearly always monitored at Edward Hospital | ||||||
3 | by Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) until delivery; MFM is | ||||||
4 | comprehensive care for women who are involved in or have the | ||||||
5 | potential for high-risk pregnancies; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Fifty percent of twins and virtually all triplets | ||||||
7 | and higher are born "preterm", earlier than 37 weeks and likely | ||||||
8 | to need Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) services; DuPage | ||||||
9 | Neonatology Care provides specialized multiples care, | ||||||
10 | including treatment of Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome | ||||||
11 | (TTTS), mono-mono cord entanglement twins, and higher order | ||||||
12 | multiples, meaning three or more babies; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Edward Hospital established a Level III NICU, the | ||||||
14 | State's current highest status, in 2000; the NICU is capable of | ||||||
15 | treating the tiniest, sickest, and most fragile of newborns and | ||||||
16 | was the first in DuPage County; Dr. Bob Covert has served as | ||||||
17 | medical director of the NICU since 1997; and
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18 | WHEREAS, In 2017, to continue to serve the needs of the | ||||||
19 | community, the NICU expanded to 35 private rooms for neonates, | ||||||
20 | including 22 intensive care beds which provide parents with | ||||||
21 | space, comfort, and privacy for treatment and consultation with | ||||||
22 | doctors and nurses; the private rooms are 200 square feet each | ||||||
23 | and have the latest in high-tech equipment for close monitoring |
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1 | of newborns by nurses and doctors, computers and Internet | ||||||
2 | access, light/temperature controls, two oversized chairs for | ||||||
3 | parents (one which can be used as a bed), a refrigerator for | ||||||
4 | breast milk, closets, and natural light; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The first set of quintuplets born in DuPage County | ||||||
6 | were born to the Horton family in 2004; the four surviving | ||||||
7 | newborns, Caitlynn, Coira, Lachlan, and Porter gained national | ||||||
8 | attention following their birth as their father, Josh, was | ||||||
9 | severely wounded while serving in the United States Marine | ||||||
10 | Corps in Iraq; and
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11 | WHEREAS, The first set of quadruplets born in DuPage County | ||||||
12 | were born to the Crommets family in 2001; and
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13 | WHEREAS, The Medrano quadruplets, Alexander, Alessandro, | ||||||
14 | Michael, and Ysabell, born in 2006, were conceived naturally, | ||||||
15 | without fertility drugs or treatment; the odds of having | ||||||
16 | natural or spontaneous quadruplets are estimated to be one in | ||||||
17 | 512,000; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
19 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
20 | congratulate Edward Hospital and DuPage Neonatology Associates | ||||||
21 | on the 2,000th set of multiples under their care, and we wish | ||||||
22 | them many more healthy multiple deliveries; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That we congratulate all 2,000 families on the | ||||||
2 | births of their multiple miracles; and be it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to Edward Hospital and DuPage Neonatology Associates | ||||||
5 | as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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