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2018 SESSION


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 228
Commending HCA Virginia Health System.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, March 7, 2018
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 8, 2018

 

WHEREAS, for 50 years, the hospitals and medical professionals of HCA Virginia Health System have provided exceptional care to patients throughout the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) was founded in 1968 in Nashville, Tennessee, by physicians with a commitment to providing superior health care with warmth and compassion for patients, colleagues, and communities; HCA Virginia Health System also traces its roots to 1968, when HCA purchased Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond; and

WHEREAS, HCA has grown into a national health care organization that includes 177 hospitals, 119 surgery centers, and more than 240,000 employees, 80,000 nurses, and 37,000 active physicians across 20 states; the organization delivered more than 27.1 million patient experiences and $2.8 billion in uncompensated care in 2016; HCA Virginia Health System is part of the organization’s Capital Division; and

WHEREAS, HCA Virginia Health System has grown to include Johnston-Willis Hospital, Chippenham Hospital, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, John Randolph Medical Center, Parham Doctors’ Hospital, Retreat Doctors’ Hospital, Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, Reston Hospital Center, StoneSprings Hospital Center, Dominion Hospital, LewisGale Medical Center, LewisGale Hospital Alleghany, LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, and 29 outpatient centers; and

WHEREAS, HCA Virginia Health System is the fifth-largest employer in the Commonwealth, with more than 15,500 employees, generating an economic impact that is greater than $3.4 billion annually; and

WHEREAS, HCA Virginia Health System generated $82.3 million in state and local taxes and invested $131.5 million in capital in the Commonwealth in 2016; and

WHEREAS, HCA Virginia Health System delivered 1.9 million patient experiences in 2016, including 515,839 emergency room visits and the joy of providing medical services for 12,315 of the youngest Virginians; and

WHEREAS, HCA Virginia Health System helped the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable residents by delivering $251.6 million in uncompensated care at cost in 2016; and

WHEREAS, HCA Virginia Health System excels in patient care across the spectrum of patient care specialties, including emergency and trauma care, cancer treatment, and behavioral health, cardiology, and orthopaedic care, as well as women’s health services; and

WHEREAS, HCA Virginia Health System’s quality scores routinely exceed national and state averages in key measures of performance; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend HCA Virginia Health System on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to HCA Virginia Health System as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the compassionate care delivered by its hard-working employees at facilities across the Commonwealth.