[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 30 (Tuesday, March 11, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E438-E439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MARGARET TAYLOR

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 11, 1997

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Margaret Taylor, an 
extraordinary, dedicated community leader who is being honored as an 
inductee into the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame.

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  Margaret Taylor, as the director of San Mateo County's Health 
Services Agency, has distinguished herself as a regional and statewide 
leader in health care. She has ably guided the department to prepare 
for the future of healthcare delivery well into the 21st century. 
Margaret Taylor is the very first woman ever appointed head of a San 
Mateo County government department. She consistently sets the highest 
of standards and goals, and turns them into reality.
  Margaret Taylor is the first chairperson and founding member of the 
Health Plan of San Mateo, a model, countywide managed care program for 
52,000 Medi-Cal beneficiaries. She also is co-chairperson of the 
executive committee of Nuestro Canto de Salud, a joint project between 
El Concilio and Health Services, responsible for $2 million in health 
education and health care grants. As an executive board member and past 
president of the County Health Executives Association of California, 
she works with all of California's county health directors to develop 
public health policy for elected officials. Additionally, she is a 
board member of the San Mateo County Hospital Consortium, the 
Association of Bay Area Health Officials, and the California 
Association of Public Hospitals.
  Margaret Taylor is deeply concerned about the health needs of women. 
She has developed prenatal care programs and created conferences on 
breast cancer and cancer education. She is an executive committee 
member of the California Women's Health Council, the first advisory 
group to the State Department of Health Services on all women's health 
issues.
  Margaret Taylor joined with the San Mateo Rotary Club in developing a 
health professions mentorship project for young women and minorities, 
and has developed many partnerships with community organizations to 
enable them to enhance the care of those they serve. Her work with the 
Hispanic Concilio resulted in the award of a prestigious Robert Wood 
Johnson Foundation grant. Margaret Taylor is a woman of vision, and 
because of her public service, tens of thousands of people's lives have 
been bettered.
  Mr. Speaker, Margaret Taylor is an outstanding citizen, a long-time 
colleague, and my trusted friend. I salute her for her remarkable 
contributions and commitment to our community and our country and I ask 
my colleagues to join me in honoring and congratulating her on being 
inducted into the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame.