A senate RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR General electric healthcare for being a manufacturing company that brings great pride to the State of South Carolina.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize General Electric HealthCare for being a manufacturing company that brings great pride to the State of South Carolina; and

Whereas, General Electric HealthCare is a manufacturer located in Florence and has been in operation in South Carolina for fifty years; and

Whereas, General Electric HealthCare makes the SIGNA Hero MRI scanner; and

Whereas, the SIGNA Hero MRI scanner is used throughout the world and has imaged over one billion patients. It can help improve patient outcomes, reduce clinical burden, and make difficult magnetic resonance imaging exams simpler; and

Whereas, the company employs an incredibly skilled and talented workforce of more than six hundred South Carolinians; and

Whereas, General Electric HealthCare is also a strong corporate citizen who gives back to their local community through STEM and early development efforts to enthuse and enable future scientists and engineers; and

Whereas, General Electric HealthCare represents the hallmarks of the American spirit through hard work, innovation, and a commitment to excellence; and

Whereas, there are more than six thousand manufacturing facilities in South Carolina that make a myriad of world-class products. General Electric HealthCare was nominated and advanced to the Top Four round in the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance's 2024 Manufacturing Madness: The Coolest Thing Made in SC contest out of one hundred sixty-six products; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate greatly appreciate the dedication and commitment that General Electric HealthCare has shown in serving the people and the State of South Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and honor General Electric HealthCare for being a manufacturing company that brings great pride to the State of South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the president and CEO of General Electric HealthCare, Peter Arduini.

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