[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 158 (Thursday, October 12, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1941-E1942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL

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                     HON. HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' McKEON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 12, 1995

  Mr. McKEON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to your attention the 
over 40 years of dedicated service the Antelope Valley Hospital has 
provided to the high desert community. This hospital was officially 
opened to our community on October 12, 1955, after numerous local 
citizens canvassed door to door and held 

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a carnival to raise money to purchase the land for the hospital.
  The Antelope Valley Hospital, since its inception, has provided 
state-of-the-art health care service to the people of the Antelope 
Valley. Their modern facilities include the valley's first mental 
health and coronary care units, the area's only neonatal intensive care 
nursery, along with many outreach programs designed to meet the needs 
of this fast growing area. If it wasn't for services such as these, 
many individuals in the Antelope Valley would not have received the 
high quality health care they so deserve.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, along with my colleagues in the 
House of Representatives, in recognizing Antelope Valley Hospital's 
40th anniversary, and commend the hospital in providing four decades of 
quality health care service to the residents of the Antelope Valley.

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