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 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 70 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 JANUARY 23, 2019 Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, and Ms. ROYBAL- ALLARD) 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 (CRNAs) are essential to America’s health care system, providing high-quality, cost-effective anesthesia care for more than 150 years; Whereas CRNAs safely administer approximately 43 million anesthetics to patients each year; Whereas CRNAs are the primary providers of anesthesia care in rural America, enabling health care facilities in these medically underserved areas to offer obstetrical, surgical, trauma stabilization, and pain management services; VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:50 Jan 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR70.IH HR70 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 70 IH Whereas CRNAs practice in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered, including traditional hospital surgical suites and obstetrical delivery rooms; the offices of dentists, po- diatrists, ophthalmologists, and plastic surgeons; ambula- tory surgical centers; and United States Military and Public Health Services and Department of Veterans Af- fairs medical facilities; Whereas nurse anesthetists first provided anesthesia to wounded soldiers during the American Civil War and have been the main provider of anesthesia care to United States military personnel on the front lines since World War I, including all current United States military ac- tions around the globe; and Whereas the purpose of National CRNA Week, held January 20, 2019, through January 26, 2019, is to raise public awareness of and celebrate the Nation’s 52,000 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 20:50 Jan 23, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR70.IH HR70 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS