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  STATE  OF        RHODE  ISLAND
  IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
  JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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  HOUSE RESOLUTION
 CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL--ZAMBARANO CAMPUS ON
  THE RECOGNITION OF "ZAMBARANO DAY" ON MAY 5, 2026
  Introduced By: Representatives Place, Newberry, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Chippendale,
  Felix, Hull, Hopkins, Ajello, and Fellela
  Date Introduced: May 05, 2026
  Referred To: House read and passed
1WHEREAS, Since 1995, the Eleanor Slater Hospital-Zambarano campus has been
2 serving the citizens of the State of Rhode Island. It was previously called the Dr. U. E.
3 Zambarano Hospital in tribute to its superintendent. Since its inception, the Eleanor Slater
4 Hospital-Zambarano campus has provided crucial health care for many Rhode Islanders; and
5WHEREAS, This facility delivers compassionate health care services to those Rhode
6 Islanders who are in greatest need, including those with acute breathing problems, severe wounds,
7 infectious diseases, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries and other acute conditions which
8 require a longer hospitalization. The hospital also serves geriatric patients who require more
9 medical and clinical resources than other post-acute providers can provide; and
10WHEREAS, Eleanor Slater Hospital-Zambarano campus serves as a model for long-term
11 acute care facilities; and
12WHEREAS, Since its first meeting on May 18, 1979, the patients have been involved in
13 an organized group, “Patients for Progress” dedicated to promoting superior care for all
14 individuals at our State hospitals; and
15WHEREAS, The staff at Eleanor Slater Hospital-Zambarano campus work tirelessly to
16 ensure a high quality for all patients and their families as they also begin the planning of a new
17 state-of-the-art facility on the Zambarano campus; now, therefore be it
18RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby
19 recognizes “Zambarano Day” on May 5, 2026, and extends its sincere congratulations to the staff
1 of the Eleanor Slater Hospital-Zambarano campus and expresses its deep appreciation for the
2 continuation of their laudable efforts on behalf of all long-term acute care patients; and be it
3 further
4RESOLVED, That this House hereby declares its continuing support to ensure the
5 Eleanor Slater Hospital-Zambarano campus remains an exemplary long-term acute care hospital
6 for the benefit of all Rhode Islanders; and be it further
7RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to
8 transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the staff of the Eleanor Slater Hospital-
9 Zambarano campus.
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