Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America's certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing quality health care for the public.

IV 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 80 Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America’s certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing quality health care for the public. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 1, 2021 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America’s certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and their role in providing quality health care for the public. Whereas certified registered nurse anesthetists are essential to America’s health care system, providing high-quality, cost-effective anesthesia care for more than 150 years; Whereas certified registered nurse anesthetists safely admin- ister approximately 49,000,000 anesthetics to patients each year; Whereas certified registered nurse anesthetists are the pri- mary providers of anesthesia care in rural America, ena- bling health care facilities in these medically underserved areas to offer obstetrical, surgical, trauma stabilization, and pain management services; VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:27 Feb 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR80.IH HR80 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 80 IH Whereas certified registered nurse anesthetists practice in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered, including traditional hospital surgical suites and obstetrical delivery rooms; the offices of dentists, podiatrists, ophthalmol- ogists, and plastic surgeons; ambulatory surgical centers; and United States Military and Public Health Services and Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities; Whereas nurse anesthetists first provided anesthesia to wounded soldiers during the Civil War and have been the main provider of anesthesia care to United States mili- tary personnel on the front lines since World War I, in- cluding all current United States military actions around the globe; and Whereas the purpose of National CRNA Week, held January 24, 2021, through January 30, 2021, is to raise public awareness of and celebrate the Nation’s 57,000 certified registered nurse anesthetists and student registered nurse anesthetists: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives thanks 1 and promotes the profession of certified registered nurse 2 anesthetists (CRNAs) by encouraging patients, hospital 3 administrators, health care professionals, policymakers, 4 and others to become more familiar with the CRNA cre- 5 dential and the exceptional advanced practice registered 6 nurses who have earned it by participating in National 7 CRNA Week. 8 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:27 Feb 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR80.IH HR80 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS