[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 81 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1182]
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A TRIBUTE TO STEVE OHLY--1998 ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION COMMUNITY 
                             HEALTH LEADER

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                         HON. GERALD D. KLECZKA

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 19, 1998

  Mr. KLECZKA. Mr. Speaker, one of the greatest pleasures of serving in 
Congress is the opportunity to recognize the exceptional individuals of 
our Nation. Today, I rise to pay tribute to one such person, my 
constituent Steve Ohly, for his many contributions to the City of 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Recently, Steve was recognized by the Robert Wood 
Johnson Foundation Community Health Leadership Program as one of ten 
outstanding American leaders who have found innovative ways to bring 
health care to communities whose needs have been ignored and unmet.
  I would like to offer my congratulations to Steve on his receipt of 
this distinguished award and to take this time to touch on his 
accomplishments. Steve, a nurse practitioner by trade, was instrumental 
in founding the Madison Street Outreach Clinic on Milwaukee's south 
side in 1994. From the outset, the Madison Street Outreach Clinic has 
been a welcome and open door for the city's uninsured and homeless. The 
clinic provides health care to families and individuals, who because of 
poverty, hopelessness, location, immigration status, mental or physical 
illness, face unique and difficult obstacles to receiving needed 
services through more traditional channels. The Madison Street Clinic 
serves the most ethnically diverse community in the State and every 
month more than 600 patients walk through the clinic doors for care.
  In addition, in 1997, Steve helped open the Clarke Square Family 
Health Center, the Midwest's first medical clinic to operate in a 
grocery store. The clinic, located in the neighborhood Pick 'N Save, is 
open seven days a week and provides both primary and urgent care to 
patients who live in the area. Truly ``one-stop shopping,'' Clarke 
Square provides a safe environment in the central city for individuals 
to receive primary and urgent care services right in the grocery store.
  Through the efforts of Steve Ohly, countless homeless and unemployed 
Milwaukeeans are given needed medical care and a chance to lead more 
healthy and productive lives. I congratulate Steve and thank him for 
his tireless dedication and service to our great city. Mr. Speaker, I 
ask that you, and the other Members, join with me in honoring Steve for 
his commitment to his community and acknowledge his admirable service 
as a role model to our entire Nation.

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