[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 56 (Monday, May 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             EPISCOPAL HEALTH SERVICES: A MODEL OF SERVICE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 5, 1997

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to highlight the grand opening 
and dedication of the Bishop B. Hucles Nursing Home in Brooklyn on May 
8, 1997. The nursing home will be part of Episcopal Health Services, 
Inc. [EHS].
  EHS is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing a 
continuum of quality health care services through hospitals, long-term 
facilities, and primary care centers from inner-city Brooklyn and 
Queens to Suffolk and Nassau Counties. For almost 150 years, the 
Episcopal Diocese of Long Island has overseen EHS as it set the 
standard for communhity based care in the region. Today, EHS is one of 
the 10 largest healthcare organizations in New York State.
  The Bishop Henry B. Hucles Nursing Home is located only a few blocks 
east of the Homes for the Aged and Blind, and will continue the 
tradition of community service and individualized care by providing a 
new home for all of the current residents of Homes for the Aged and 
Blind. This new facility will provide state-of-the-art care for even 
more residents while reaching out to others in the community through 
day care activities and special programs. The Hucles Nursing Home will 
be able to accommodate 240 residents, will provide around the clock 
nursing care, serve as an adult day care center, provide pastoral care, 
and an array of other services.
  I am delighted that the Bishop Henry B. Hucles Nursing Home will be 
available to service patients sorely in need of care. I commend 
Episcopal Health Services for its vision and execution in developing 
this outstanding service center.

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