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112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 603 

Designating the week of November 26 through November 30, 2012, as 

National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 29, 2012 

Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. ALEXANDER) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the week of November 26 through November 

30, 2012, as National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week. 

Whereas nurse-managed health clinics are nonprofit community-based health care sites that offer primary care and 

wellness services based on the nursing model; 

Whereas the nursing model emphasizes the protection, promotion, and optimization of health, the prevention of illness, the alleviation of suffering, and the diagnosis and 

treatment of illness; 

Whereas nurse-managed health clinics are led by advanced 

practice nurses and staffed by an interdisciplinary team 

of highly qualified health care professionals; 

Whereas nurse-managed health clinics offer a broad scope of 

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nesses, routine physical exams, immunizations for adults 

and children, disease screenings, health education, prenatal care, dental care, and drug and alcohol treatment; 

Whereas, as of June 2011, more than 200 nurse-managed 

health clinics provided care across the United States and 

recorded more than 2,000,000 client encounters annually; 

Whereas nurse-managed health clinics serve a unique dual 

role as both health care safety net access points and 

health workforce development sites, given that the majority of nurse-managed health clinics are affiliated with 

schools of nursing and serve as clinical education sites for 

students entering the health profession; 

Whereas nurse-managed health clinics strengthen the health 

care safety net by expanding access to primary care and 

chronic disease management services for vulnerable and 

medically underserved populations in diverse rural, 

urban, and suburban communities; 

Whereas research has shown that nurse-managed health clinics experience high patient retention and patient satisfaction rates, and nurse-managed health clinic patients experience higher rates of generic medication fills and lower 

hospitalization rates when compared to similar safety net 

providers; 

Whereas the 2011 report of the Institute of Medicine on the 

future of nursing highlights the work nurse-managed 

health clinics are doing to reduce health disparities by 

bringing evidence-based care to individuals who may not 

otherwise receive needed services; and 

Whereas nurse-managed health clinics offering both primary 

care and wellness services provide quality care in a costeffective manner: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates the week of November 26 

3 through November 30, 2012, as ‘‘National Nurse4 Managed Health Clinic Week’’; 

5 (2) supports the ideals and goals of National 

6 Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week; and 

7 (3) encourages the expansion of nurse-managed 

8 health clinics so that nurse-managed health clinics 

9 may continue to serve as health care workforce de10 velopment sites for the next generation of primary 

11 care providers. 

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