[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 789 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 789

 Expressing support for designation of October 2, 2009, as World MRSA 
                                  Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2009

Mrs. Biggert submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing support for designation of October 2, 2009, as World MRSA 
                                  Day.

Whereas MRSA is an acronym for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, 
        which causes deadly infections in patients in healthcare facilities and 
        within our communities;
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have estimated that 
        hospital-acquired MRSA infections alone killed more than 19,000 United 
        States residents in 2006;
Whereas patient and consumer organizations around the globe are lending their 
        voices to the call of world unity in leadership and commitment in 
        preventing and stopping MRSA, which is pandemic and spreading at 
        alarming rates;
Whereas leading patient and consumer advocates call upon healthcare officials 
        and leaders to step up and take a more comprehensive approach to 
        eradicate this preventable disease and focus on a broad and pro-active 
        prevention program; and
Whereas as an integral part of its multi-faceted program, the MRSA Survivors 
        Network, the first consumer organization in the United States to raise 
        the alarm concerning the MRSA epidemic and other multi-drug resistant 
        healthcare-acquired infections, has announced ``World MRSA Day'', which 
        will be held on October 2, 2009, and commemorated each year after on 
        this date; in addition, the month of October will also be designated 
        ``World MRSA Awareness Month'' in order to call attention to this 
        worldwide epidemic: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports the 
designation of World MRSA Day.
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