WHEREAS, pharmacists are experts in the successful use of today’s complex medications; and

        WHEREAS, patients in hospitals and health systems receive better care when pharmacists are directly involved in medication management decision; and

        WHEREAS, pharmacists direct involvement in patient care helps reduce unnecessary costs and burden on the health system; and

        WHEREAS, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians practicing in the hospitals and health-systems of Idaho contribute to the health and well-being of our citizens; and

        WHEREAS, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Idaho society of health-system pharmacists have declared October 22-28, 2006 National Hospital & Health-System Pharmacy Week;

        NOW THEREFORE, I, JAMES E. RISCH, Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim October 22-28, 2006, to be

HOSPITAL & HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACY WEEK

in Idaho.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at the Capitol in Boise on this 12^th day of October in the year of our Lord two-thousand and six and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-first and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred seventeenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE