SR196: SR196 Phoebe Putney Health System; commend

25 LC 112 2973 Senate Resolution 196 By: Senator Sims of the 12th A RESOLUTION Commending Phoebe Putney Health System; and for other purposes.1 WHEREAS, Phoebe Putney Health System is the largest employer in southwest Georgia as2 well as a leading provider of comprehensive medical care, ensuring that residents have access3 to advanced healthcare close to home; and4 WHEREAS, on January 15, 2025, Phoebe Putney Health System opene d its new $1505 million Trauma & Critical Care Tower, featuring a vastly expanded Emergency & Trauma6 Center—the second-only Level II Trauma Center in Georgia south of Atlanta—as well as a7 new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit that is more than four times the size of the previous facility8 and a new Surgical Intensive Care Unit with 20 additional critical care beds; and9 WHEREAS, Phoebe Putney Health System is a leader in healthcare workforce development,10 as exemplified by the Phoebe Living & Learning Community, an innovative partnership with11 Albany Technical College that provides housing and training for students, helping to12 quadruple the college's number of nursing graduates; and13 WHEREAS, the Phoebe Health Science Pathway allows high school students at Commodore14 Conyers College & Career Academy to earn nursing assistant cert ification and dual15 S. R. 196 - 1 - 25 LC 112 2973 enrollment credits, creating a direct pipeline into nursing pro grams at Albany State16 University and Albany Technical College; and17 WHEREAS, Phoebe Putney Health System supports medical education by housing regional18 campuses of the Medical College of Georgia and the University o f Georgia College of19 Pharmacy, and it has graduated nearly 170 physicians through it s Family Medicine20 Residency Program; and21 WHEREAS, Phoebe Putney Health System demonstrates strong corpor ate citizenship22 through neighborhood revitalization efforts, support for commun ity organizations, and23 investments in rural healthcare, including financial aid to Jef f Davis Hospital, Appling24 Healthcare, and Clinch Memorial Hospital following Hurricane Helene; and25 WHEREAS, Phoebe Putney Health System continues to play a vital role in the economic and26 healthcare development of southwest Georgia, strengthening comm unities through its27 dedication to innovation, excellence, and service.28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body29 commend Phoebe Putney Health System for its outstanding contrib utions to healthcare,30 workforce development, and community service in southwest Georgia as well as extend best31 wishes for its continued success.32 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed33 to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for di stribution to Phoebe Putney34 Health System.35 S. R. 196 - 2 -