HJ 165 — Commending the Richmond Ambulance Authority.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22103756D I HOUSE JOfferedJOINT JanuaryRESOLUTION 27,NO. 2022 N Commending the Richmond Ambulance Authority.

––––––––––165 TE Patrons––Bagby;Commending the Richmond Ambulance Authority.

Senator:N Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 31, 2022 R Agreed to by the Senate, February 3, 2022 O WHEREAS, on September 23, 2021, the Richmond Ambulance Authority celebrated its 30th L anniversary of providing equitable, state-of-the-art ambulance services for emergency and non-emergencyL medical incidents to the Richmond community;

McClellan R –––––––––– O WHEREAS, on September 23, 2021, the Richmond Ambulance Authority celebrated its 30th anniversary of providing equitable, state-of-the-art ambulance services for emergency and non-eDergency medWHEREAS, in 1990, the Richmond community faced a dire crisis in the delivery of emergency and non-emergency medical services because ambulance companies operating in the city at the time often E put profits ahead of people, delivering poor-quality care and refusing to serve some city neighborhoods;

and E WHEREAS, in 1991, the Virginia General Assembly authorized the creation of the Richmond AmbWHEREAS, the City of Richmond established the Richmond Ambulance Authority toas providea emergencypolitical and non-emergencysubdivision medicaland servicesauthorized withinit to deliver high-quality patient care throughout the city;city in an efficient, cost-effective manner;

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and 6 WHEREAS, the Richmond Ambulance Authority hasresponds earnedto amore highthan reputation70,000 calls for excellenceservice ateach theR nationalyear and internationaltransports levels,nearly and50,000 itpatients; has been called upon to train and mentor other service providers around the globe;

and WHEREAS, the Richmond Ambulance Authority responds to more than 70,000 calls for service each yeaWHEREAS, the Richmond Ambulance Authority's average response time to a life-threatening J emergency is under six minutes, and the organization consistently benchmarks its performance against national and international EMS agencies;

and 5 WHEREAS, the Richmond Ambulance Authority is one of an elite few EMS agencies in the United States accredited by both the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services and the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch;

andsion on Accreditation of Ambulance Services and the International WHEREAS, the Richmond Ambulance Authority continues to participate in cutting-edge studies and clinical research to help advance protocols and standards for the overall improvement of patientdpatient outcomes;

and WHEREAS, over the course of the organization's 30-year history, the men and women of the Richmond Ambulance Authority have dedicated their time and talents and made numerous personal 34 sacrifices to provide the highest quality service to Richmond residents;

now, therefore, be it 35 RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby 37 comRESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution 38 for presentation to the Richmond Ambulance Authority as an expression of the General Assembly's 39 admiration for its decades of service to the Richmond community.