HR 467

                                                PRINTER'S NO.   3134
               THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
      HOUSE RESOLUTION
         No. 467
                                          Session of
                                            2026
INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, RIGBY, GUZMAN, VENKAT, HARKINS,
   HOHENSTEIN, HOWARD, NEILSON, GREINER, CONKLIN, PICKETT,
   MERSKI, McNEILL, HAMM, CAUSER, SANCHEZ, BURGOS, GUENST,
   MAYES, BOROWSKI, DOUGHERTY, GOUGHNOUR, FREEMAN, MADDEN,
   PASHINSKI, RIVERA, MENTZER, COOPER, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
   GALLAGHER, BOYD, FLEMING AND DEASY, APRIL 2, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
   PREPAREDNESS, APRIL 2, 2026
                           A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of May 17 through 23, 2026, as "Emergency
2    Medical Services Week" in Pennsylvania.
3    WHEREAS, Emergency medical services are a vital public
4 service; and
5    WHEREAS, The members of emergency medical services teams are
6 ready to provide lifesaving care to those in need 24 hours a
7 day, seven days a week; and
8    WHEREAS, Access to quality emergency care dramatically
9 improves the survival and recovery rates of those who experience
10 sudden illness or injury; and
11    WHEREAS, Emergency medical services have grown to fill a gap
12 by providing important out-of-hospital care, including
13 preventative medicine, follow-up care and access to
14 telemedicine; and
15    WHEREAS, The emergency medical services system consists of
1 first responders, emergency medical technicians, paramedics,
2 emergency medical dispatchers, firefighters, police officers,
3 educators, administrators, prehospital nurses, emergency nurses,
4 emergency physicians, trained members of the public and other
5 out-of-hospital medical care providers; and
6    WHEREAS, The members of emergency medical services teams,
7 whether career or volunteer, engage in thousands of hours of
8 specialized training and continuing education to enhance their
9 lifesaving skills; and
10    WHEREAS, It is appropriate to recognize the value and the
11 accomplishments of emergency medical services providers by
12 designating "Emergency Medical Services Week"; therefore be it
13    RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
14 week of May 17 through 23, 2026, as "Emergency Medical Services
15 Week" in Pennsylvania.
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