HJ404: Commending Kay C. Crane.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 404
Offered March 2, 2020
Commending Kay C. Crane.
Patrons-- Marshall and Adams, L.R.; Senators: Ruff and Stanley

WHEREAS, Kay C. Crane, longtime director of Piedmont Access to Health Services, Inc., a nonprofit health care organization based in Danville, retired on May 31, 2019; and

WHEREAS, after government agencies and medical organizations in the Danville area recognized the high number of uninsured individuals in the region and the public health issues this presented, Kay C. Crane was hired to form an organization that would serve this population in need; and

WHEREAS, Kay C. Crane helped form Project Access, a precursor to Piedmont Access to Health Services, Inc. (PATHS), and through that organization helped establish the network and infrastructure that would facilitate PATHS’s later success; and

WHEREAS, in 2004, Project Access secured funding for two federally qualified community health centers and became PATHS to better represent the growing scope of the organization’s operations; and

WHEREAS, in subsequent years, PATHS continued to expand and accept new patients, adding community medical centers in Chatham, Boydton, and South Boston, which greatly enhanced the community’s access to medical, dental, and behavioral health services; and

WHEREAS, at the time of her retirement, Kay C. Crane oversaw an organization of 161 employees that accommodated 16,823 unduplicated patients and 66,491 health visits per year, greatly contributing to the health and well-being of the Piedmont region; and

WHEREAS, with the opening of a new pharmacy in Martinsville and a women’s health clinic in Danville in 2019, PATHS promises to continue its upward trajectory as a result of Kay C. Crane’s hard work and determination; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Kay C. Crane, esteemed director of Piedmont Access to Health Services, Inc., on the occasion of her retirement; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Kay C. Crane as an expression of the General Assembly’s heartfelt admiration for her many years of service on behalf of citizens of the Commonwealth.