Bill Text: GA HR1224 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Kaiser Permanente; Downtown Decatur Medical Office; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-02-01 - House Read and Adopted [HR1224 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1224-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1224
By:
Representatives Oliver of the
83rd,
Mosby of the
90th,
and Benfield of the
85th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Kaiser Permanente of Georgia and its Downtown Decatur Medical
Office; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the citizens of Georgia and Decatur have been looking forward with great
anticipation to the grand opening of the Kaiser Permanente Downtown Decatur
Medical Office; and
WHEREAS,
Kaiser Permanente of Georgia proudly opened the doors for service to its Kaiser
Permanente Downtown Decatur Medical Office on Friday, January 29, 2010;
and
WHEREAS,
Kaiser Permanente of Georgia is this state's largest nonprofit health care
provider, serving more than 260,000 members in the 28 county metro Atlanta area;
and
WHEREAS,
the grand opening of the Kaiser Permanente Downtown Decatur Medical Office will
provide efficient and effective health care to approximately 5,000 members;
and
WHEREAS,
in recognition of the opening of its Downtown Decatur Medical Office and the
dedicated employees and clinicians of this new facility, Kaiser Permanente of
Georgia is awarding a $10,000.00 grant to the Decatur Education Foundation's
Farm to School initiative which will teach families, individuals, and schools to
grow vegetables and increase consumption of healthy foods; and
WHEREAS,
named the Healthy Eating, Active Living Grant, this generous grant is part of
Kaiser Permanente's national effort to educate and inform the public on the
importance of having good nutrition and increasing physical activity in order to
live a long, happy, and healthy life; and
WHEREAS,
employees and clinicians of Kaiser Permanente have consistently demonstrated
their commitment to giving back to their community through their work with such
initiatives as Healthy Belvedere, the DeKalb County School System, the DeKalb
County Board of Health, the United Way, the March of Dimes, and Earth Share
Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
the Kaiser Permanente Downtown Decatur Medical Center will provide members with
convenient, high quality health care and will vitalize and uplift the economy of
DeKalb County and Georgia.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Kaiser Permanente of Georgia and its 19 medical centers in
this state for providing quality and efficient medical care and recognize the
Kaiser Permanente Downtown Decatur Medical Center on the occasion of its grand
opening.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Kaiser
Permanente of Georgia.
