[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 83 (Monday, June 16, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S5713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO THE TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER EAST

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, today I pay tribute to an extremely 
important and successful medical facility, Truman Medical Center East--
Truman East--Kansas City, MO. On Friday, June 20, 1997, a special 
dedication will be held in honor of the new Truman East Care Center and 
ambulatory/emergency services renovation/expansion project.
  Truman East has been serving residents of eastern Jackson County 
since the mid-1800's and continues to meet the challenges of this 
growing area.
  Truman East is primarily a teaching institution for the University of 
Missouri--Kansas City School of Health Sciences. It contains the 
department of family and community medicine along with the large family 
practice residency program which provides primary care. In addition, 
Truman East manages the Jackson County Health Department in 
Independence, MO. It has an extensive gerontology fellowship which 
provides excellent opportunities for the elderly to enhance the quality 
of daily life.
  One of the biggest improvements to the facility is the replacement of 
a 212-room long term care residency with a state-of-the-art facility. 
The older buildings, from 1908 and 1930, have been converted into 
offices in order to keep the renovations cost effective. Students and 
health care professionals alike will benefit from these expansions and 
improvements of the Truman East facility.
  It is a great privilege to honor this high caliber medical facility. 
I know that Truman East will continue to improve and grow for years to 
come. The State of Missouri is lucky to have such a facility and I want 
to express my sincere appreciation to everyone who makes Truman East 
excel.

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