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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-251
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
July 12, 2016
To recognize and honor Michael D. Thompson for 28 years of service at Providence Hospital, and his commitment to enrich the health and lives of District of Columbia residents.
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson was born in Washington, D.C. and is a graduate of Eastern Senior High School;
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson graduated from Lafayette College with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business and graduated from Howard University with a Masters of Business Administration, Healthcare Management and a Masters in Public Relations;
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson worked for the Hospital Corporation of America in Nashville, Tennessee from 1985-1988;
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson then returned to the District of Columbia to work at Providence Hospital, located in Ward 5, from 1988 to 2016;
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson served as the Vice President, Planning, Marketing, and Government Relations of Providence Hospital;
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson, in that role, assisted in developing positions on legislative and financial policy matters before the Council of the District of Columbia through 14 different Council Periods and 6 different Mayors of the District of Columbia.
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson, during his tenure at Providence Hospital, and under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer, Carol Keehan, dedicated himself to supporting the Providence Hospital Citizen’s Board comprised of Ward 5 residents;
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson, during his tenure, was responsible for submitting and successfully securing certificates of need for over 20 projects, including the Carroll Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center and Emergency Room.
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson worked closely with Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5A, North Michigan Park and other civic associations to bring Providence Hospital’s resources into the community;
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson was the recipient of the American Hospital Association’s Grassroots Champion Advocacy Award for developing an efficient protocol for discharging patients living with intellectual and developmental disabilities from hospitals to group homes;
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson helped coordinate a year-long series of events to celebrate Providence Hospital’s 150th anniversary in 2011;
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson was the recipient of Providence Hospital’s Mission Award for Employee of the year in 2013;
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson was appointed by Mayor Vincent Gray to serve on the Business Regulatory Reform Task Force in 2014;
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson collaborated with Unity Health Care and the Howard University School of Dentistry to organize a project in Anacostia that delivered medical and dental services to underserved residents in 2015 and 2016;
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson serves as an adjunct professor in the undergraduate Health Care Administration Department at the University of Maryland University College; and
WHEREAS, Michael D. Thompson is a deacon of Bethesda Baptist Church in the Ivy City/Trinidad neighborhood.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Michael D. Thompson Recognition Resolution of 2016”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors Michael D. Thompson for his dedication to the residents of the District of Columbia and for influencing healthcare policies within the District of Columbia.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
