HR 607: St. Joseph's Hospital of Savannah, Georgia; 150th anniversary; recognize

This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives marking the 150th anniversary of St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah. The resolution recounts the hospital's founding in 1875 when the Sisters of Mercy took over the Forest City Marine Hospital, its growth into a major regional health care provider through its 1997 joint affiliation with Candler Hospital, and its recognition for community outreach programs. The resolution does not change any Georgia law. It formally congratulates the hospital, the Sisters of Mercy, and its leadership and staff, and directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make copies available to the public and press.

• Formally congratulates St. Joseph's Hospital of Savannah on its 150th anniversary on behalf of the Georgia House of Representatives.
• Recites the hospital's history, including its 1875 founding and 1997 joint affiliation with Candler Hospital.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.
• Creates no new legal requirements, funding, or penalties, as it is a ceremonial resolution rather than a law.

St. Joseph's Hospital of Savannah, its founding order the Sisters of Mercy, its current and past leadership and staff, and the surrounding Savannah and Southeast Georgia communities the hospital serves are named and honored in the resolution.

The resolution has no legal effect on hospital operations, funding, or regulation. Its significance is symbolic: it puts the Georgia House of Representatives' formal recognition on record for a long-serving Savannah institution's anniversary.

• The resolution's whereas clauses recount the hospital's 1875 founding by the Sisters of Mercy and its later affiliation with Candler Hospital in 1997.
• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives congratulate the hospital, the Sisters of Mercy, and its leadership and staff.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make copies available to the public and press.

1. 2025-03-13House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-13House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-13House Hopper (House)

• Jon Burns (R, HD-159)Primary sponsor
• Ron Stephens (R, HD-164)
• Edna Jackson (D, HD-165)
• Anne Allen Westbrook (D, HD-163)
• Lee Hawkins (R, HD-27)
• Carl Gilliard (D, HD-162)

• St. Joseph's Hospital
• Savannah
• hospital anniversary
• commemorative resolution
• Southeast Georgia health care