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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING THE NEW ROSELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ON BEING THE RECIPIENT OF THE COVID WARRIOR AWARD
WHEREAS, Roseland Community Hospital officially opened in 1924 and provided the community with quality medical and healthcare services for 93 years; and
WHEREAS, Roseland Community Hospital continues to provide medical services to all in need, including neighborhoods close in proximity Fernwood, Lilydale, Princeton Park, Roseland, and a portion of West Chesterfield, with an accumulative demographic population makeup for these neighborhoods being 96.4 percent black; and
WHEREAS, Tim Eagan served as Chief Restructuring Officer at Roseland Community Hospital and on Monday, February 10, 2014, was named as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Roseland Hospital; and
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2017, The Chicago Healthcare Executives Forum recognized and presented Tim Egan with the 2016 American College of Healthcare Executives Regents Healthcare Leadership Award only given to leaders who have provided sustainable change and have a positive impact throughout the community in which one serves; and
WHEREAS, Roseland Community Hospital in 2018 rebranded and its new name became, “The New Roseland Community Hospital”; and
WHEREAS, on December 31, 2019, COVID-19 was first detected in China; and
WHEREAS, January 24, 2020, marked the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois; and
WHEREAS, the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, declared COVID-19 as a pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on April 6, 2020, The New Roseland Community Hospital mobile testing unit was opened at our very own Cook County jail to test employees and help control COVID-19 in our Cook County facilities; and
WHEREAS, December 1, 2020 was a major upsurge of patients visiting hospitals throughout Chicago; and
WHEREAS, emergency room staff at The New Roseland Community Hospital remained steadfast to the calling of their medical duties. Staff members worked together to address patients’ concerns and fears related to the COVID-19 outbreak; and
WHEREAS, Certified Nursing Assistant, Tramelle Thompson, in specific, gave words of encouragement and prayer with a patient having difficulty breathing; Stacy Kincaid administered COVID-19 tests; ICU registered nurses, Subramanya Kirugulige and Janice Fair, were tending to COVID-19 patients in the ER Department; registered nurse, Alma Abad, had a watchful eye on a patient in ICU; and Certified Nursing Assistant, Rashunda Henry, addressed an upsurge of incoming calls to the ER; and
WHEREAS, more than 1.3 million known cases of Illinois residents have tested positive with the COVID -19 virus and more than 21,600 Illinois residents confirmed deaths are directly related to this deadly disease; and
WHEREAS, in order to reduce COVID-19 illnesses, hospitalizations, and deaths, a safe and effective roll-out strategy of the COVID-19 vaccine is a critical component to saving lives; and
WHEREAS, The New Roseland Community Hospital begin administering the vaccine on December 17, 2020, and since that time, 27,260 dosages of vaccine have been given to patients, and a total of 21,485 people have been fully vaccinated; and
WHEREAS, The New Roseland Community Hospital has been revitalized by its new leader and dedicated staff members, who are mission-driven, to provide the highest quality of services that focuses on meeting and exceeding the healthcare needs of Chicago’s far South Side neighborhoods; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, on behalf of the 5.2 million residents of Cook County, does hereby honor and celebrate ROSELAND COVID WARRIORS and the many contributions that the community and hospital staff have done in bettering the lives of all residents in Cook County, Illinois; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable Body and that an official copy of the same be tendered to The New Roseland Community Hospital.
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