Bill Text: IL HR1436 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dr. Gregg Davis for receiving the "2016 Rural Physician of Excellence Award" from the Illinois Rural Health Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1436 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1436-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. Gregg Davis for | ||||||
| 4 | receiving the "2016 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 | areas; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In 1978, Dr. Gregg Davis graduated from the | ||||||
| 10 | University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria; he went | ||||||
| 11 | on to complete his residency in 1981 at the Rockford Medical | ||||||
| 12 | Education Foundation and completed his Master of Business | ||||||
| 13 | Administration in 1981 from the University of Massachusetts | ||||||
| 14 | Isenberg School of Management; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Dr. Gregg Davis has vast practice experience in | ||||||
| 16 | adult medicine, geriatrics, pediatrics, orthopedics | ||||||
| 17 | obstetrics, emergency medicine, and industrial medicine; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Dr. Gregg Davis serves patients at St. Margaret's | ||||||
| 19 | Hospital in Spring Valley and at Perry Memorial Hospital in | ||||||
| 20 | Princeton, where he started in 1981 and currently serves as CEO | ||||||
| 21 | and President; he has treated generations of local families in | ||||||
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| 1 | private practice through both Princeton Family Physicians and | ||||||
| 2 | Gregg E. Davis, M.D., LLD since 1981; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Family medicine is a "family affair" at the Davis | ||||||
| 4 | household, with his wife Renee working alongside him as a nurse | ||||||
| 5 | and the practice set up as an extension of their home; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Since 2011, Dr. Gregg Davis has been an active | ||||||
| 7 | member of the Bureau County Board of Public Health, which has | ||||||
| 8 | expanded to serve residents of both Putnam and Marshall | ||||||
| 9 | Counties; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Due to his excellent clinical and business | ||||||
| 11 | management skills, Dr. Gregg Davis was asked in 2014 to serve | ||||||
| 12 | as Chief Medical Officer for the Illinois Rural Community Care | ||||||
| 13 | Organization, a newly-formed Accountable Care Organization | ||||||
| 14 | comprised of 21 critical access hospitals; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Dr. Gregg Davis, the | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois Rural Community Care Organization has established | ||||||
| 17 | medical working groups comprised of physicians and nurse | ||||||
| 18 | practitioners developing the best working protocols for | ||||||
| 19 | diabetes, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive | ||||||
| 20 | pulmonary disease for rural communities; he also developed a | ||||||
| 21 | Medicare medical well visit template which is now in widespread | ||||||
| 22 | use keeping seniors healthier; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Dr. Gregg Davis is responsible for the Illinois | ||||||
| 2 | Rural Community Care Organization being the catalyst for a | ||||||
| 3 | better rural healthcare system statewide; he and his wife are | ||||||
| 4 | dedicated to serving their community, creating an invaluable | ||||||
| 5 | asset to the residents of Bureau County; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 7 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 8 | commend Dr. Gregg Davis for his selfless service and the impact | ||||||
| 9 | he has made on improving rural health; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to Dr. Gregg Davis as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 12 | esteem.
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