[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 93 (Thursday, June 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     HONORING DR. DAVID N. MESCHES

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                        HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 8, 1995
  Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask my colleaques to join 
me in recognizing the accomplishments of the Mid-Hudson Consortium for 
the Advancement of Education for the Health Professions, which is now 
commemorating its 20th anniversary. For the past two decades, the 
consortium has promoted invaluable training programs for health care 
professionals that respond to the needs of the mid-Hudson community. 
Vital to the success of this organization have been the tremendous 
efforts of my good friend, Dr. David N. Mesches.
  Dr. Mesches was a strong advocate of managed care even before managed 
care was an established system of health care delivery. In the hopes of 
attracting physicians to our area who would provide affordable, quality 
care, Dr. Mesches and his colleagues have paved the way toward improved 
care by the formation of the consortium as well as other programs they 
have created such as the Mid-Hudson Rural Family Practice Resident 
Training program.
  Through the continued efforts of Dr. Mesches, the resident program 
annually attracts a considerable number of physicians and medical 
students through an affiliation with the New York Medical College and 
the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. These health care 
providers are being trained to respond to the specific needs of the 
community in which they live and work and the program proudly boasts 
that 75 percent of its graduates not only remain in New York State but 
also in the community in which they were trained. This is an astounding 
success rate and it has benefitted the people of the mid-Hudson Valley 
immeasurably. We are indeed grateful for it as well.
  I am honored to ask my colleagues to join me in commending Dr. David 
N. Mesches for his very generous hard work and devotion to our 
community.


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