Bill Text: VA HJR745 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Dominion Hospital.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-18 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ745ER) [HJR745 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HJR745-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, for 50 years, Dominion Hospital, a freestanding mental health care facility, has provided accessible, short-term mental health services in the suburban Falls Church area; and
WHEREAS, Dominion Hospital is known as an outstanding inpatient mental health program in Northern Virginia, serving clients well beyond Fairfax and Loudoun County; and
WHEREAS, Dominion Hospital houses numerous programs including adolescent inpatient units, adult inpatient units, an eating disorders program, adolescent and adult partial-hospitalization programs, suicide prevention programs, school refusal programs, a Complex Trauma Disorders program, and LGBTQ-related mental health services; and
WHEREAS, the more than 1,500 members of the Dominion Hospital workforce are a group of skilled and highly trained mental health, medical, and support staff committed to a safe and secure treatment environment; and
WHEREAS, over its five-decade history, Dominion Hospital has remained committed to the idea that all people deserve access to first-rate mental health care; its talented doctors, nurses, and staff members have improved the quality of life for the many patients and their families; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Dominion Hospital on the occasion of its 50th anniversary for providing excellent mental health services in the suburban Falls Church area; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Dominion Hospital as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for its dedication to mental health wellness and best wishes for continued success.
