|
<br />WHEREAS,
<br />
<br />WHEREAS,
<br />
<br />WHEREAS,
<br />
<br />WHEREAS,
<br />
<br />WHEREAS,
<br />
<br />WHEREAS,
<br />
<br />WHEREAS,
<br />
<br />WHEREAS,
<br />
<br />WHEREAS,
<br />
<br />WHEREAS,
<br />
<br />RESOLUTION NO.2, SERIES 1993
<br />A RESOLUTION ON FITZSIMONS ARMY MEDICAL CENTER
<br />
<br />the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center has a long and distinguished history serving the United
<br />State Armed Forces since it was established in 1918 as General Hospital #21 and remained
<br />Fitzsimons General Hospital in 1920 and redesignated in 1973 as Fitzsimons Army Medical
<br />Center; and,
<br />
<br />Fitzsimons is one of the world's largest military medical installations and has treated
<br />hundreds of thousands of military personnel during its long tenure; and,
<br />
<br />Fitzsimons served as the temporary "White House" for President Dwight D. Eisenhower in
<br />1955 when he was recovering from a heart attack; and,
<br />
<br />the present complex of 282 buildings and 99 other structures sits on 576.5 acres, including
<br />the main over 400-bed hospital building originally dedicated on December 3, 1941.
<br />Fitzsimons is also a self-contained Army installation, services close to 70,000 military
<br />personnel, retirees, and their families in a 40-mile metro area; and,
<br />
<br />Fitzsimons employs over 2,100 military and 2,000 civilian employees, has an annual payroll
<br />of over $150 million, and spends over $32.2 million for local contracts; and,
<br />
<br />today Fitzsimons is a medical facility providing a broad range of services and facilities
<br />covering most medical specialties; and,
<br />
<br />Fitzsimons serves all branches of the Armed Forces in addition to furnishing specialty
<br />referrals for Army and Air Force hospitals in 13 surrounding states; and,
<br />
<br />Fitzsimons receives approximately 67,000 visits each month to the facility's more than 50
<br />clinics, its laboratories process above 4 million tests each year, and its pharmacy fills nearly
<br />1.4 million prescriptions annually; and,
<br />
<br />Fitzsimons' mission is multi-faceted and focuses on medical training (utilizing long-standing
<br />affiliations with a number of area medical institutions, including the University of Colorado
<br />Health Sciences Center, Children's Hospital, Denver General Hospital, Mercy Family
<br />Medical Program/St. Anthony's Hospital Systems, National Jewish Center for Immunology
<br />& Respiratory Medicine, Presbyterian/S1. Luke's Center for Health Sciences Education, Rose
<br />Medical Center, S1. Joseph's Hospital, and Denver Veterans' Administration Medical
<br />Center), delivery of services to a 13-state region (including assisting the Public Health
<br />Service in providing care to the Native American population), military preparedness, and
<br />serving as home to other Department of Defense tenants; and,
<br />
<br />Fitzsimons has and continues to deliver cost effective medical care in fulfilling its broadly
<br />defined mission.
<br />
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Louisville, Colorado:
<br />
<br />That every effort be made to ensure that plans to construct a replacement facility for the Fitzsimons Army
<br />Medical Center are aggressively pursued.
<br />
<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
<br />
<br />That the City Council of the City of Louisville, endorses all efforts underway, including those being led by
<br />members of the Colorado congressional delegation and the Future of Fitzsimons Initiative, to see that the
<br />replacement of the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center is completed in efficient and cost effective manner while
<br />meeting the military needs of the United States of America.
<br />
<br />RESOLVED AND PASSED this 19th day of January, A.D. 1993
<br />
|