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elderly patients, young children and individuals who are
immunosuppressed; and
WHEREAS, Health care professionals and advocates consider
this disease to be an epidemic, with one individual diagnosed
with sepsis every 20 seconds; and
WHEREAS, Sepsis hospitalizations in the United States cost
more than $27 billion each year; and
WHEREAS, Health care professionals are combating sepsis
through early detection, best practices, new initiatives,
comprehensive education and defined data and analytics; and
WHEREAS, Early detection and prompt treatment offer the best
chances for reducing deaths and improving recovery for
individuals diagnosed with sepsis until a cure is found; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth is proud to support health care
professionals, families and all individuals combating sepsis;
and
WHEREAS, In 2011, the Sepsis Alliance officially designated
September as "Sepsis Awareness Month," shining a spotlight on
sepsis by spreading the word around the globe; and
WHEREAS, In 2016, the Department of Health, with support from
the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP),
held the first sepsis conference; and
WHEREAS, In 2017 and 2018, HAP brought together more than 200
health care leaders from across this Commonwealth, as well as a
number of sepsis experts for successful conferences each year;
and
WHEREAS, Continuing that success, HAP is again taking the
lead to plan this year's conference for September 23, 2019,
entitled "Solving the Puzzle of Sepsis-Putting the Pieces
Together in Pennsylvania"; and
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