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Senate
Resolution 537
By:
Senator Hooks of the 14th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the physicians, staff, and volunteers of Flint River Hospital;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
with the utmost heroism and grace under pressure, the personnel at Flint River
Hospital in Montezuma, 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 Flint River 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,
Flint River and Sumter Regional Hospital employees were aided by medical
personnel from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany and Crisp Regional
Hospital in Cordele 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 Flint River 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 Flint River 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 Flint River Hospital.