IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 771 
Expressing support for the designation of February 14th as National Soli-
darity Day for Compassionate Patient Care to promote national aware-
ness of the importance of compassionate and respectful relationships 
between health care professionals and their patients as reflected in atti-
tudes that are sensitive to the values, autonomy, cultural, and ethnic 
backgrounds of patients and families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 2, 2012 
Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of February 14th 
as National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient 
Care to promote national awareness of the importance 
of compassionate and respectful relationships between 
health care professionals and their patients as reflected 
in attitudes that are sensitive to the values, autonomy, 
cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of patients and families. 
Whereas individuals and groups of medical professionals and 
students stand in solidarity to support compassion in 
health care as expressed by Dr. Randall Friese, triage 
physician at the University of Arizona Medical Center 
who, when queried, stated that the most important treat-
ment he provided to Congress member Gabrielle Giffords 
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after she was shot on January 8, 2011, was to hold her 
hand and reassure her that she was in the hospital and 
would be cared for; 
Whereas physicians, nurses, all other health care profes-
sionals, and medical facilities are charged with providing 
both the art and science of medicine; 
Whereas a greater awareness of the importance of compas-
sion in health care encourages health care professionals 
to be mindful of the need to treat the patient rather than 
the disease; 
Whereas scientific research illustrates that when health care 
professionals practice humanistically; demonstrating the 
qualities of integrity, excellence, compassion, altruism, re-
spect, empathy, and service, their patients have better 
medical outcomes; and 
Whereas February 14th would be an appropriate day to des-
ignate as National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Pa-
tient Care and to celebrate it by health care students and 
professionals performing humanistic acts of compassion 
and kindness toward patients, families of patients, and 
health care colleagues: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of National 
Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care; 
(2) recognizes the importance and value of a re-
spectful relationship between health care profes-
sionals and their patients as a means of promoting 
better health outcomes; and 
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(3) encourages all health care professionals to 
be mindful of the importance of both— 
(A) being humanistic and compassionate; 
and 
(B) providing technical expertise. 
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