Bill Text: VA SJR265 | 2017 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Montero Medical Missions.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-01-20 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ265ER) [SJR265 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-SJR265-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Montero Medical Missions, a unique, international humanitarian organization headquartered in Chesapeake, celebrated its fifth anniversary during July 2016; and
WHEREAS, an all-volunteer organization, Montero Medical Missions provides medical missions and creates sustainable projects for physicians and allied health professionals with international roots; and
WHEREAS, Montero Medical Missions has a unique and innovative domestic project called Health Fair For Veterans that facilitates private sector health care access for veterans; the program was founded in 2012 and has been held quarterly ever since, providing assistance to hundreds of Virginia veterans at no cost to them; and
WHEREAS, veterans from all branches of the United States military are eligible for Montero Medical Missions Health Fair for Veterans and can attend the quarterly events without appointments; volunteer physicians, allied professionals, local universities, businesses, and other service organizations participate in the events; and
WHEREAS, Montero Medical Missions has been honored and recognized by the American College of Surgeons for the innovative Health Fair For Veterans program; and
WHEREAS, Montero Medical Missions has provided remarkable health care screening and referrals to our veterans domestically, as well as health care to those in need around the world; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly commend Montero Medical Missions on the occasion of its fifth anniversary; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Montero Medical Missions as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the organization's service to the Commonwealth and the citizens of Tidewater.
