117 HRES 886 IH: Recognizing the roles and the contributions of America’s Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public, especially during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. U.S. House of Representatives 2022-01-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IV117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. RES. 886IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 25, 2022Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceRESOLUTIONRecognizing the roles and the contributions of America’s Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their critical role in providing quality health care for the public, especially during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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 more than 50,000,000 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; Whereas CRNAs practice in every setting in which anesthesia is delivered, including traditional hospital surgical suites and obstetrical delivery rooms, the offices of dentists, podiatrists, ophthalmologists, and plastic surgeons, ambulatory surgical centers, and United States Military and Public Health Services and Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities; Whereas CRNAs are serving on the frontlines of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, using their advanced skills in airway management, intubation, and ventilator management to help the sickest COVID–19 patients, leaving the comfort of their homes and families to travel to hospitals and facilities across the country so they can assist where the need is greatest; and Whereas the purpose of National CRNA Week, held January 23, 2022, through January 29, 2022, is to raise public awareness of and celebrate the Nation’s 59,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and student registered nurse anesthetists: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives thanks and promotes the profession of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and their incredible, selfless and dedicated service during this pandemic, by encouraging patients, hospital administrators, health care professionals, policymakers, and others to utilize CRNAs to their full potential and to recognize the work of CRNAs by participating in National CRNA Week.