LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the SUNY Downstate Medical Center upon
the occasion of holding its Annual Health Fair, May 15, 2010

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize the
achievement of those individuals and organizations which substantially
contribute to the health and well-being of the people of the Empire
State; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
the SUNY Downstate Medical Center upon the occasion of holding its Annu-
al Health Fair; this auspicious occasion was celebrated on Saturday, May
15, 2010, on Lenox Road between East 35th and East 37th Street in Brook-
lyn, New York; and
WHEREAS, In conjunction with National Hospital Week, the SUNY Down-
state Medical Center held its 24th Annual Health Fair on Saturday, May
15, 2010; this event also marked 150 years of medical education at SUNY
Downstate Medical Center; and
WHEREAS, National Hospital Week, first and foremost, is a celebration
of people; keeping hospitals in the spotlight is part of the tradition
of National Hospital Week, a celebration of care that dates back to
1921; National Hospital Week is the nation's largest health care cele-
bration; and
WHEREAS, In 2010, University Hospital health fair organizers have
selected a theme that emphasizes the healing process; the theme is
"National Hospital Week - Health, Hope & Healing"; and
WHEREAS, Attractions at the health fair included free health screen-
ings and information, entertainment for children and adults, and activ-
ities highlighting the cultural diversity of the community that is
served by the SUNY Downstate Medical Center; and
WHEREAS, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, founded in 1860, was the first
medical school in the United States to bring teaching out of the lecture
hall and to the patient's bedside; and
WHEREAS, As center of innovation and excellence in research and clin-
ical service delivery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center comprises a College
of Medicine, Colleges of Nursing and Health Related Professions, a
School of Graduate Studies, a School of Public Health, University Hospi-
tal of Brooklyn, and an Advanced Biotechnology Park and Biotechnology
Incubator; and
WHEREAS, SUNY Downstate Medical Center ranks ninth nationally in the
number of alumni who are on the faculty of American medical schools;
more physicians practicing in New York City have graduated from SUNY
Downstate than from any other medical school; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be recognized by all the citizens of this great Empire
State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the SUNY Downstate Medical Center upon the occasion of holding
its Annual Health Fair; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 440 Lenox Road, Brooklyn, New
York 11203.