THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY HUGHES, KITCHEN, STACK, WOZNIAK, FARNESE, BAKER, KASUNIC, FERLO, STOUT, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, ERICKSON, TARTAGLIONE, O'PAKE, MELLOW, COSTA AND PILEGGI, JUNE 10, 2009

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 10, 2009  

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing June 10, 2009, as "Patient Advocate Day" in

Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, Access to appropriate health care when disease

strikes is essential to well-being for all individuals; and

WHEREAS, A patient diagnosed with a serious illness should be

able to access medical treatment and survive the financial

hardship of illness; and

WHEREAS, A patient who receives a serious diagnosis should be

able to have relevant clinical information, timely and sustained

health care and intervention and the opportunity to effectively

reach well-informed and independent decisions; and

WHEREAS, Health information technology, including the

utilization of electronic medical records, can provide both the

patient and his physician with timely access to necessary

information; and

WHEREAS, The continued, comprehensive, cooperative and

collaborative action of government, private industry, health

care providers, volunteers and citizens can help overcome the

obstacles to the complexities of the health care system during a

serious illness; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize June 10, 2009, as

"Patient Advocate Day" in Pennsylvania.