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HR 607

St. Joseph's Hospital of Savannah, Georgia; 150th anniversary; recognize

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Jon Burns and 5 co-sponsors

Ceremonial House resolution congratulates St. Joseph's Hospital, Savannah, on its 150th anniversary and honors its mission, leadership, and community health programs.

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Bill Summary · HR 607

Summary — House Resolution 607 (HR 607): St. Joseph's Hospital of Savannah, Georgia; 150th Anniversary; Recognize

Purpose and intent

HR 607 is a ceremonial House resolution formally congratulating and recognizing St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah, Georgia, on the occasion of its 150th anniversary. The resolution honors the hospital’s historical origins, its mission-driven service, community outreach programs, and its continuing role in regional health care.

Key provisions

  • Officially congratulates St. Joseph’s Hospital, the Sisters of Mercy, past and present hospital leadership, and hospital employees on the hospital’s 150th anniversary.
  • Recites historical facts and achievements, including:
    • Origins in 1875 when the Sisters of Mercy took over operations of the Forest City Marine Hospital in Savannah’s National Historic Landmark District.
    • The 1997 joint affiliation with Candler Hospital, creating a large regional health-care provider while remaining locally governed.
    • National recognition (Foster G. McGaw Award from the American Hospital Association) for community outreach efforts.
    • Examples of community programs cited: St. Mary’s Community Center, St. Mary’s Health Center, Good Samaritan Clinic, African American Health Information & Resource Center, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, and Angels of Mercy Community Volunteer Corps.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House to make appropriate copies of the resolution available for public and press distribution.

Who is affected

  • Primarily honorary: St. Joseph’s Hospital, the Sisters of Mercy, hospital staff, affiliated organizations, and the communities of Savannah and Southeast Georgia that the hospital serves. The resolution does not create legal rights, regulatory changes, or funding obligations.

Procedural and timeline information

  • Introduced: January 22, 2025 (referred to House Judiciary Committee the same day).
  • Subsequent actions: Filed and placed on Local & Consent Calendars (March 2025); read and adopted by the House (House Read and Adopted noted March 13, 2025; additional adoption/laying before the House March 31, 2025); reported enrolled April 1, 2025.
  • Classification: House resolution (ceremonial/congratulatory). No substantive policy, programmatic, or fiscal changes.

Note: The resolution text lists Georgia state House members as authors. A separate sponsor list provided with the bill includes several Members of Congress; this appears to be a discrepancy between the resolution’s byline (state representatives) and the external sponsor list. The resolution’s language and context indicate it is a state House ceremonial resolution for St. Joseph’s Hospital in Savannah.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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