HOUSE RESOLUTION 31

(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegates Staton, Browning, and All Other Members of the House)




Acknowledging the dedicated service of West Virginia's Family Physicians to the West Virginia Legislature, on the 17th Anniversary of the "Doc for a Day Program".

Whereas, In 1989 the West Virginia Academy of Family Physicians began a free medical service program to the West Virginia Legislature during its regular session, known as the "Doc for a Day Program"; and
Whereas , The "Doc for a Day Program" is provided at the State Capitol Building by volunteer family physicians from around the state during each day of the legislative session to legislators, staff, government officials and the general public visiting the Capitol Complex; and
Whereas , In addition to the participation of volunteer family physicians, the "Doc for a Day Program" also includes medical residents from the Charleston Division of the West Virginia University Medical School and the Marshall University School of Medicine; and
Whereas , While providing medical care for cuts, bruises, coughs, colds and flu, the "Doc for a Day Program" has also provided medical treatment for serious life-threatening injuries and illness, including: hypertension, heart attacks, respiratory arrest, aneurysm, strokes, broken bones, head trauma, appendicitis, pneumonia, kidney stones, and major lacerations; and
Whereas , More than twenty-eight thousand patients have received high quality medical care without charge from the "Doc for a Day Program". The knowledge and expertise in family medicine by these physicians and the willingness to share their volunteer medical service has been and continues to be greatly appreciated; and
Whereas , The "Doc for a Day Program" has served as a model for free medical care programs by many other state legislatures across this nation; and
Whereas , The Second Regular Session of the 77th Legislature, marks the 17th Anniversary of the "Doc for a Day Program"; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the West Virginia House of Delegates hereby wishes to commend the West Virginia Academy of Family Physicians for its outstanding free medical program to the West Virginia Legislature; and, be it
 Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby directed to forward an official copy of this resolution to the West Virginia Academy of Family Physicians .