Bill Text: IL HR0985 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Diane Brockmeier on the occasion of her retirement and wishes her the best in her future endeavors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0985 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HR0985-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Diane Brockmeier on the
occasion of her retirement as president and chief executive
officer of Mid-America Transplant, the federally designated
Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) for 28 counties in the
Metro East area and throughout Southern Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Diane Brockmeier received her Diploma in Nursing
from the Methodist Hospital School of Nursing and her Bachelor
of Science in Nursing from Webster University; she earned her
Master of Arts in Healthcare Administration from Webster
University; and
WHEREAS, Diane Brockmeier has served as president and CEO
of Mid-America Transplant since 2016; she has been with the
organization for over 35 years, serving first as a nurse and
organ procurement coordinator before rising through the ranks
to become president and CEO in February 2016; and
WHEREAS, Diane Brockmeier has steered strategic operations
for Mid-America Transplant, including key partnerships with
more than 120 hospitals and transplant centers located
throughout Metro East, Southern Illinois, Missouri, and
northeast Arkansas; and

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WHEREAS, Diane Brockmeier's key accomplishments have
included supervising the design, construction, and use of a
first-in-the-nation, on-site surgical suite for organ and
tissue recovery, which has led to praise by donor hospitals
and transplant surgeons for its enhanced quality control and
efficiency; and
WHEREAS, Diane Brockmeier's leadership has overseen the
largest industry experience in the utilization of
free-standing Organ Recovery Centers, which includes over
2,500 organ donors, with increasing donor management research
efforts to drive improved outcomes while maintaining some of
the lowest organ acquisition charges in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Diane Brockmeier has been instrumental in quality
and organizational changes that resulted in Mid-America
Transplant being awarded the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality
Award in 2015 and again in 2021, becoming the first
organization in the industry to be awarded the prestigious
honor twice; under her direction, Mid-America Transplant's
journey with Baldrige has led to lifesaving changes, including
more than doubling the number of organs transplanted; and
WHEREAS, Diane Brockmeier's accolades have included
winning the Healthcare Excellence Award from the Healthcare

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Business Women Association in 2016 and being named one of the
Most Influential Business Women in St. Louis by the St. Louis
Business Journal in 2017; and
WHEREAS, Diane Brockmeier has engaged in a variety of
charitable efforts, including serving as a mentor for the LINC
Collaborative, the Midwest Excellence Institute, and the
Quality Texas Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Diane Brockmeier's professional affiliations and
board memberships have included AlloSource, the Malcolm
Baldrige Foundation, Life Logics, the Foundation for Narrative
Inquiry in Bioethics, the American College of Healthcare
Executives, the United Network for Organ Sharing, and the
Association of Organ Procurement Organizations; and
WHEREAS, Diane Brockmeier will officially retire as
president and chief executive officer of Mid-America
Transplant in January 2023, leaving a legacy of leadership and
excellence; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Diane Brockmeier on the occasion of her
retirement and wish her the best in her future endeavors; and
be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Diane Brockmeier as an expression of our esteem
and respect.