Bill Text: NY J00080 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Dr. Virinchi R. Bala upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Living the Legacy Award by the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health Center

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-01-15 - ADOPTED [J00080 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J00080-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 80

BY: Senator BRESLIN

        HONORING Dr. Virinchi R. Bala upon the occasion of
        his  designation  as  recipient  of  the  Living the
        Legacy Award by the Whitney  M.  Young,  Jr.  Health
        Center

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize that
the  quality  and  character  of life in the communities across New York
State are reflective of the concerned and  dedicated  efforts  of  those
outstanding  individuals  who  would devote themselves to the welfare of
the community and its citizenry; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Dr.  Virinchi  R. Bala upon the occasion of his designation as recipient
of the Living the Legacy Award by  the  Whitney  M.  Young,  Jr.  Health
Center,  to  be  celebrated at its 2018 Annual Legacy Event on Thursday,
September 20, 2018, at Brown's Revolution Hall, Troy, New York; and

  WHEREAS, The  Living  the  Legacy  Award  is  given  annually  to  a
community leader who has made a difference in the Capital District; and

  WHEREAS,  Since  July  19,  1971,  the  Whitney M. Young, Jr. Health
Center's mission has been to provide residents  of  the  Capital  Region
access  to  consistent  quality healthcare without regard to income; for
almost five decades, this vital organization's vision has been to  serve
as a community leader committed to delivering dependable, compassionate,
high  quality  health  care which enhances the well-being of its diverse
and changing communities; and

  WHEREAS, In 1963, Virinchi R. Bala earned both his bachelor's degree
and his master's degree from Madurai Medical College of the then  Madras
University  in  India;  after  completing  his  internship  training  at
Government Erskine Hospital in Madurai, he joined the Tamil  Nadu  State
Government  Medical  Services  and served as a physician in Primary Care
Centers in remote villages and also in District Head Quarters hospitals;
and

  WHEREAS, He later completed his post graduate residency training  in
pediatrics at the Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children in
Madras;  he received his diploma in Child Health after the first year of
training and in 1972, he earned his Master's degree in Pediatrics; and

  WHEREAS, Dr. Virinchi R. Bala joined the faculty  of  Pediatrics  as
the  Assistant  Professor  of Pediatrics in the University of Madras and
served in this capacity until 1982; later that same year,  he  moved  to
the  United Kingdom after acquiring his license from the General Medical
Council; and

  WHEREAS, He received his diploma in Child Health at  the  University
of  Glasgow and joined the National Health Services where he worked as a
clinical medical  officer  in  Child  Health;  his  stint  as  a  family
practitioner  at  Lancashire  District was not for long; he and his wife
wanted greater opportunities for their children and decided to  move  to

America;  he took the Federal Licensing Exam to practice medicine in the
United States and, in 1988, he and his family moved to Florida; and

  WHEREAS, While residing in Florida, Dr. Virinchi R. Bala worked as a
staff  physician  at  the  Primary  Care  Center in Marion County; after
approximately 18 years in pediatrics, he joined  Residency  Training  in
Internal  Medicine  at St.   Mary's Hospital in Rochester, and got Board
Certified in Internal Medicine; and

  WHEREAS, In 1993, Dr. Virinchi R. Bala joined  the  LifeTime  Health
organization  of  Excellus  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rochester as a
staff physician with hospital privileges at Rochester General  Hospital;
and

  WHEREAS,  Dr.  Virinchi  R.  Bala retired in 2007 after more than 44
years of practicing medicine; to satisfy his desire to travel the  world
and  to  help underserved areas where he was born, he went back to India
and worked in different charity organizations  as  a  physician  in  the
State of Tamil Nadu, India; and

  WHEREAS,  Dr. Virinchi R. Bala and his wife, Dr. Mangalam Bala, whom
he married in 1969, moved to Albany, New York,  to  be  near  their  two
sons,  Karthik  and Guha, and their five granddaughters; in 2009, he had
the privilege of joining Whitney M. Young Health  Services  as  a  staff
physician; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  that when
individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments are  brought  to  our
attention,  they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens
of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
honor  Dr.  Virinchi  R.  Bala  upon  the occasion of his designation as
recipient of the Living the Legacy Award by the Whitney  M.  Young,  Jr.
Health Center; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Dr. Virinchi R. Bala.