LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
upon the occasion of celebrating May 6, 2010, as Nurse Recognition Day

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality of life in the communities across this great State of New York
is enriched by the diligence and compassionate commitment of those indi-
viduals whose singular purpose is the care and welfare of others; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center upon the occasion of celebrating
May 6, 2010, as Nurse Recognition Day, in conjunction with National
Nurses Week which begins on May 6th and ends on May 12th, the birth date
of Florence Nightingale; and
WHEREAS, This year's National Nurses Week theme is "Nurses: Caring
Today for a Healthier Tomorrow" in celebration of the ways in which
nurses strive to provide safe and high quality patient care and map out
the way to improve our health care system; and
WHEREAS, For the past 50 years, Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
has continued to maintain a culture of caring, hiring the highest cali-
ber of nurses and serving multiple generations; and
WHEREAS, The nearly 3.1 million registered nurses in the United States
comprise our nation's largest health care profession, and 2.4 million of
them are actively employed; and
WHEREAS, The depth and breadth of the nursing profession meets the
different and emerging health care needs of the American population in a
wide range of settings; and
WHEREAS, A renewed emphasis on primary and preventive health care will
require the better utilization of all of our nation's nursing resources;
and
WHEREAS, The demand for nursing services will be greater than ever
because of the aging of the American population and the continuing
expansion of life-sustaining technology; and
WHEREAS, More qualified nurses will be needed in the future to meet
the increasingly complex needs of health care consumers in this communi-
ty; and
WHEREAS, The cost-effective, safe and quality health care services
provided by nurses will be an ever more important component of the U.S.
health care delivery system in the future; and
WHEREAS, The nurses of Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center are
attentive to the needs and concerns of patients, supportive of family
members and honor religious and cultural traditions; in addition, they
strive for continuous learning and improvement, increased attention to
patient safety, and strengthened pain management; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend individ-
uals whose professional commitment and dedication enhance the excellence
of health care in their community and the great State of New York; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center upon the occasion of
celebrating May 6, 2010, as Nurse Recognition Day; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center.