[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 92 (Thursday, June 26, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6554-S6555]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DR. DAN DOYLE

 Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, improvements in health care 
provide America with a sense of security. Knowing there are 
advancements in the medical field every day gives people hope that 
someday we will find cures for cancer, AIDS, leukemia, and other 
serious diseases. Although these advancements are notable, we cannot

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forget the small town doctors who are doing their part to help our 
fellow citizens stay healthy and fight medical problems.
  That is why I take this opportunity to express admiration and 
appreciation for an outstanding West Virginia physician. Dr. Daniel B. 
Doyle has recently received the 1997 National Rural Health 
Association's Practitioner of the Year Award.
  For 20 years, Dr. Doyle has served the health care needs of southern, 
rural West Virginia. Since 1977, he has directed the New River Family 
Health Center in Scarbro, WV. As its director, Dr. Doyle developed all 
the clinical systems, recruited staff, and helped guide the center's 
institutional policy, budget, and strategic planning. As a result of 
his tremendous efforts, the center now serves a county of over 50,000 
people.
  Today Dr. Doyle is a full-time family physician for the New River 
Family Health Center. Along with serving as the Director of Medical 
Education for the New River Health Association, he is also the director 
of the Fayette, Raleigh, and Nicholas rural health initiative 
consortium. As a small part of his endeavors with the New River Health 
Association, Dr. Doyle also works with the Hidden Valley Health Care 
Center, a 60-bed nursing home.
  One of Dr. Doyle's colleagues, Jacquelynn A. Copenhaver, coordinator 
of the Rivers and Bridges Rural Health Education Partnerships 
Consortium, said, ``Doyle is involved in his community through his 
willingness to serve his patients whenever the need arises. He does not 
hesitate to make home visits, and by making those home visits, he meets 
the needs of the families of his patients as well as the needs of the 
patients themselves.''
  I am extremely proud that one of this country's finest doctors is 
dedicated to serving the people of West Virginia. Knowing that the 
health of West Virginians is in such capable hands, I have added 
confidence that the future health of our State and Nation will get 
better and better.

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