LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Gouverneur Healthcare Services and its
Nursing Facility upon the occasion of their Chinese New Year Celebration
on February 5, 2009

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Assembled Body to recognize and applaud
healthcare facilities serving the citizens of the City and State of New
York, commending their purposeful endeavors and acknowledging their
commitment to quality and compassionate care; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and fully in accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the intent of this Assembled Body to commend
Gouverneur Healthcare Services and its Nursing Facility upon the occa-
sion of their annual Chinese New Year Celebration on February 5, 2009;
and
WHEREAS, A member of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corpo-
ration (HHC) and part of the HHC's South Manhattan Healthcare Network,
Gouverneur Healthcare Services has been providing healthcare services to
residents of the Lower East Side since 1885; and
WHEREAS, Throughout its proud history Gouverneur Healthcare Services
has willingly performed as a safety net for recent immigrants and under-
served populations; it currently offers over 60 ambulatory care
services, used each year by 300,000 people, and a 210-bed nursing facil-
ity; and
WHEREAS, Ever responsive to the needs of the community it serves,
Gouverneur Healthcare Services has been a pioneer, as well, in develop-
ing special programs to meet the special needs of its patients; examples
of such programs include Gouverneur Healthcare Services' Asian Bicultur-
al Clinic; Center for Older Adults and Families; Project HELP for the
homeless; and the special menus, religious services, Resident and Family
Council Meetings, interpreting services, and other amenities made avail-
able to residents of its Nursing Facility; and
WHEREAS, Gouverneur Healthcare Services remains committed to providing
high quality health care at an affordable cost; its staff are highly
skilled and experienced professionals who are dedicated to the care and
well-being of those they serve; and
WHEREAS, On February 5, 2009, Gouverneur Healthcare Services and its
Nursing Facility will celebrate the Chinese New Year, joyously welcoming
the Year of the Ox, 4707; this annual event has become increasingly
popular and is a high point of the year for Nursing Facility residents,
staff, and the community alike; and
WHEREAS, Clearly contributing to the welfare and quality of life of
the citizens of the community it serves, Gouverneur Healthcare Services
truly merits the recognition and appreciation of the people of the City
and State of New York and of this Assembled Body; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Gouverneur Healthcare Services and its Nursing Facility upon the
occasion of their Chinese New Year Celebration on February 5, 2009; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Gouverneur Healthcare Services.