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2022 SPECIAL SESSION I

22208096D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 655
Offered May 23, 2022
Commending the staff members of Inova Loudoun Hospital.
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Patrons-- Gooditis and Murphy
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WHEREAS, the staff members of Inova Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg have greatly served the Loudoun County community by supporting the health and safety of their patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; and

WHEREAS, from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, staff members at Inova Loudoun Hospital have consistently persevered through fatigue and risked their own well-being to provide exemplary care to their patients; and

WHEREAS, in December 2021 and January 2022, nearly two years into the pandemic, staff members at Inova Loudoun Hospital saw their highest number of COVID-19 cases as a result of the Omicron variant; and

WHEREAS, the Adult Observation Unit, led by Jessica Kelly and her team of 52 health care heroes, and the Adult Medical Unit, led by Debbie Toland and her team of 67 health care heroes, played an outsized role in Inova Loudoun Hospital’s response to the Omicron surge by caring for a majority of the hospital’s inpatient COVID-19 patients; and

WHEREAS, to accommodate for the rising number of patients, staff members at Inova Loudoun Hospital rapidly expanded capacity in both the Adult Observation Unit and Adult Medical Unit by converting private rooms to semi-private or double occupancy rooms; and

WHEREAS, staff members at Inova Loudoun Hospital continue to confront the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic with an unswerving commitment to patient care and a willingness to do whatever they can in the interest of public health; and

WHEREAS, as an indication of the efforts of its staff members, Inova Loudoun Hospital was named a U.S. News and World Report Best Hospital for 2018-19 and has previously ranked among the top hospitals in the country for nursing excellence, emergency care services, and patient safety; and

WHEREAS, through resolute dedication and hard work, the staff members at Inova Loudoun Hospital have produced better health outcomes for an untold number of patients, inspiring Virginians across the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the staff members of Inova Loudoun Hospital hereby be commended for their brave and selfless service during the COVID-19 pandemic; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the staff members of Inova Loudoun Hospital as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for their contributions to the Commonwealth.