A RESOLUTION
To honor Jon Bruss, the Past President of Advocate Trinity Hospital and the work that Advocate Trinity Hospital has done for the community.
WHEREAS, Advocate Trinity Hospital, located at 2320 E. 93rd Street in the city of
Chicago, is a short-term acute-care facility that provides healthcare to local communities
in southeastern Chicago;
WHEREAS, Advocate Trinity Hospital was first opened in 1895 and now serves over
90,000 patients a year, while earning a HealthGrades recognition with five-star ratings for
pulmonary and stroke care;
WHEREAS, Jon Bruss has retired as the president of Advocate Trinity Hospital, where
he has served for the last 7 years although serving the hospital for an honorable thirty-
seven year career in leadership positions spanning from Admitting Manager to Vice
President to President;
WHEREAS, under Jon Bruss's leadership, Trinity has seen dramatic operational
improvements as evidenced by double digit increases in health outcomes, associate
satisfaction, physician satisfaction, patient satisfaction, and philanthropy;
WHEREAS, Jon spearheaded the improvement of Trinity's financial performance that
has resulted in a more than $ 12 million dollar improvement compared to baseline;
WHEREAS, through his strategic requests, Advocate Health Care has invested more
than 80 million dollars to provide more advanced clinical services and facility upgrades
at Trinity; and
WHEREAS, Jon has been an inspirational model of Advocate'^^£p^lu^.|)^
compassion, equality, excellence, partnership, and stewardship>Hjr ^Ol33fl3d0ocate
Trinity Hospital associates and three hundred medical staff members. ,, •
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Mayor and Members ofthe City
Council ofthe City of Chicago, assembled this fifth day of March 2014, do hereby
applaud Mr. Jon Bruss for over 35 years of service to this outstanding hospital.
Natashia L Holmes Alderman, 7th Ward
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