Recommending the establishment of a Medical Center in South Bend

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RESOLUTION NO. 120-65 RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MEDICAL CENTER IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND INDICATING THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATION FOR SUCH PROGRAM. WHEREAS, as long ago as 1959, a consultant group under the Surgeon General of the United States urged Indiana to establish a second medical school and WHEREAS, there is evidence that Indiana already faces a severe shortage of doctors, dentists, nurses, medical research personnel and technicians and WHEREAS, this shortage will be most critical in Northern Indiana, the center of the state's population growth and economic expansion and WHEREAS, Northern Indiana is not now adequately served by the existing state medical center in Indianapolis and j WHEREAS, Northern Indiana has the two prerequisites for a medical center, namely a large population and a university with strong graduate and research programs and WHEREAS, the Committee on Higher Education in Northern Indiana is working diligently to bring about the establishment of a second state medical center at a central Northern Indiana location near the University of Notre Dame and WHEREAS, Notre Dame has expressed complete willingness to co-operate with a state medical center which would have enormous social and economic impact on all of Northern Indiana now THEREFORE, be it resolved by the South Bend Common Council that the City of South Bend and all of its citizens stand ready to assist in the Northern Indiana Medical Center Project and they urge the administrative, legislative and educational officials of the State of Indiana to take prompt action to make the Northern Indiana Medical Center a reality. I ember of the Commo Council Ist & 2nd READING -�- ��L�D '� II� ►t� COMfiMTTEE OF THE WHOLE PUBLIC HEARING — y NOV � 3rd READING NOT AtPRBYED 1' THRYN L. BLOUG'- � -- i Y :'LERK, SOUTH Sr!!D. lip'.^_., REFERRED _ PASSED�y ,�