Res 07-496
RESOLUTION NO. CJ7 - t.(96
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON, SUPPORTING AND
ENDORSING ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL'S CERTIFICATE OF
NEED REQUEST.
WHEREAS, S1. Francis Hospital started serving Federal Way in 1987 with a license for 110
patient beds; and
WHEREAS, the citizens and businesses of Federal Way have stated that convenient access to
health care is a top priority; and
WHEREAS, more than six hundred local residents were turned away from St. Francis in
2005, because the hospital lacked available beds; and
WHEREAS, more than fifty babies were seen at hospitals outside Federal Way in 2005,
because the hospitallacked the certification to care for them; and
WHEREAS, the population of Federal Way has grown by nearly fifty percent since 1987 to
86,530 in 2006; and
WHEREAS, S1. Francis Hospital has not added any beds since it first opened twenty years
ago; and
WHEREAS, the senior citizen population, who use more health care services than any other
age group, has increased by approximately seventy-five percent; and
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of Federal Way recognizes that the proposed project of an
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new, expanded Intensive Care Unit, if approved, is a huge commitment to our community that will
bring new jobs and promote development.
Section 2. The City Council recognizes that the citizens expect and deserve a hospital that
will provide care for them now and in the future.
Section 3. The City Council strongly supports St. Francis Hospital's Certificate of Need
Request.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase ofthis resolution should be
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence,
clause or phrase of this resolution.
Section 5. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of
this resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed.
Section 6. Effective Date. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon passage by the
Federal Way City Council.
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY,
WASHINGTONthis JbfL dayof ~r~ ,2007.
CITY OF FEDERAL WAY
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ATTEST:
AWAY, CMC
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY, PATRICIA A. RICHARDSON
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
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