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Senate
Resolution 539
By:
Senator Hooks of the 14th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the physicians, staff, and volunteers of Crisp Regional Hospital;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
with the utmost heroism and grace under pressure, the personnel at Crisp
Regional Hospital in Cordele, Georgia, came to the aid of their fellow Georgians
in Americus during the devastating tornado of March 1, 2007; and
WHEREAS,
on that evening, Sumter Regional Hospital of Americus received extensive
structural damage from tornado winds in a series of storms that rocked the
Southeast, damaging more than 400 homes and causing at least 20 casualties: nine
in Georgia, including two in Americus, ten in Alabama, and one in Missouri;
and
WHEREAS,
the storm shattered the hospital's windows, overturned cars in the parking lot,
and hurled trees, rocks, and other debris through the air, stripping part of the
hospital's facade from the building; and
WHEREAS,
employees from Crisp Regional Hospital, in coordination with volunteers and
first responders from throughout the area, responded with the utmost
professionalism in the face of crisis and reacted with exceptional speed and
efficiency to evacuate and relocate approximately 60 patients that were present
at Sumter Regional Hospital on the night of the storm, three of which were in
critical condition; and
WHEREAS,
Crisp Regional Hospital and Sumter Regional Hospital employees were aided by
medical personnel from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany and Flint River
Hospital in Montezuma who unhesitatingly stepped forward to assist in the
evacuation; and
WHEREAS,
despite the urgency and danger of the situation, every patient was evacuated
successfully due to the indispensable aid of Crisp Regional Hospital
personnel.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
commending the physicians, staff, and volunteers of Crisp Regional Hospital for
their courageous and highly professional performance during the tornado of March
1, 2007, expressing gratitude for their invaluable service to the State of
Georgia and the United States, and extending to them their sincerest best wishes
for the future.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Crisp Regional Hospital.