[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E234]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO HARVEY D. KERN

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                         HON. ANTHONY BEILENSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 28, 1996

  Mr. BEILENSON. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute today to 
Harvey D. Kern, who is retiring as director of public affairs for the 
Los Angeles County-University of Southern California [LAC-UCS] Medical 
Center.
  In addition to serving as director of public affairs for over 9 
years, Mr. Kern oversees volunteer and chaplain services and serves as 
a government relations representative for the medical center, which is 
the largest acute care hospital in the United States and provides a 
variety of patient care services, teaching and research opportunities, 
and includes the largest HIV/AIDS outpatient center in the country.
  Mr. Kern is a native of Los Angeles and received his bachelor of 
science degree in public health from UCLA and his master of health 
science degree from Cal State University, Northridge [CSUN]. His long 
and distinguished career in the health care field includes 32 years 
with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Sciences, as a faculty 
member of CSUN for 23 years, and as an assistant professor at USC. He 
is a fellow in the American Public Health Association, past president 
of the Los Angeles County Health Services Management Forum, and serves 
on the joint public affairs committee of the California Healthcare 
Association.
  Mr. Speaker, we ask our colleagues to join us today in saluting 
Harvey D. Kern for his many years of dedicated service in the health 
care field. We send our warmest congratulations on his many 
contributions and accomplishments, and our very best wishes for the 
future.

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