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Senate
Resolution 538
By:
Senator Hooks of the 14th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending the physicians, staff, and volunteers of Phoebe Putney Memorial
Hospital; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
with the utmost heroism and grace under pressure, the personnel at Phoebe Putney
Memorial Hospital in Albany, 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 Phoebe Putney Memorial 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,
Phoebe Putney Memorial and Sumter Regional Hospital employees were aided by
medical personnel from Flint River Hospital in Montezuma 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 Phoebe Putney Memorial 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 Phoebe Putney Memorial
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 Phoebe Putney Memorial
Hospital.