LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 25th Anniversary of SUNY Down-
state Medical Center/University Hospital of Brooklyn on May 14, 2011

WHEREAS, Our hospitals serve the vital purpose of providing for the
healthcare needs of our citizens through excellence in the delivery of
medical services; and
WHEREAS, It is the intent 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 concerned and dedicated efforts of those organ-
izations of distinction 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 commem-
orate the 25th Anniversary of SUNY Downstate Medical Center/University
Hospital of Brooklyn, to be celebrated at its Annual Community Health
Fair on Saturday, May 14, 2011; and
WHEREAS, SUNY Downstate Medical Center/University Hospital of Brooklyn
will celebrate its 25th Anniversary in conjunction with National Hospi-
tal Week; this year's theme will be "Champions of Care"; and
WHEREAS, For over two decades, SUNY Downstate Medical
Center/University Hospital of Brooklyn has provided free health screen-
ings, health information and initiatives vital to improving the health
and well-being to residents of Brooklyn; and
WHEREAS, Under the luminous leadership of its President, John C. LaRo-
sa, M.D., and its Chief Operations Officer, Debra D. Carey, SUNY Down-
state Medical Center/University Hospital of Brooklyn has continued its
tradition of quality health care and dedicated service to the borough of
Brooklyn; and
WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon the people of the State of New York to
commend and recognize those esteemed institutions within the medical
community for their extraordinary and sustained contributions to the
improvement of life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 25th Anniversary of SUNY Downstate Medical
Center/University Hospital of Brooklyn on May 14, 2011, fully confident
that it will continue to play a leadership role in healthcare for many
years to come; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to John C. LaRosa, M.D., SUNY Downstate Medical
Center/University Hospital of Brooklyn.