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GA HR1641
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/26/2024
Primary Sponsor
Lee Hawkins
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AI Summary
- Congratulates and commends the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals on its 40th anniversary, having been founded in 1984 and led since its creation by President and CEO Monty Veazey
- Recognizes the alliance's role in advocating for sound health care policies and supporting community hospitals without imposing undue regulatory burdens
- Notes that Georgia has only 16 trauma hospitals (5 Level-1 centers), with only about 10,000 of the state's 40,000 annual major trauma cases treated in designated trauma centers, and a trauma mortality rate 20% higher than the national average
- Highlights that Georgia ranks third highest in the nation for percentage of uninsured residents, straining the health care system and hospital financial stability
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to provide a copy of the resolution to the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals
Legislative Description
Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals; 40th year anniversary; recognize
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/26/2024
Full Bill Text
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