[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 16, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1732-E1733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING DR. MALIK HASAN

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 16, 1998

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to take a moment to applaud and 
honor an individual of enormous skill, dedication, and achievement who 
I am lucky enough to count as one of my constituents. His work, which 
has already been widely recognized, deserves to be mentioned here on 
the House floor.
  Dr. Malik Hasan, who lives in Pueblo, Colorado, is considered one of 
the finest neurologist's in Colorado, if not the nation. Dr. Masan has 
worked at the Parkview Medical Center since 1975 and gone to 
extraordinary lengths to enhance patient care and service in a 
geographical area in dire need of assistance.
  Just a few of his accomplishment over the past twenty-three years at 
Parkview Medical Center include: establishing and developing a 
Neurology Services department; establishing a Neuro Intensive Care Unit 
equipped with the area's first CT SCAN; setting up extensive outreach 
programs in such communities as Alamosa, Walsenburg, Trinidad and 
Raton; revitalizing the EEG Lab and beginning an EMG Lab; and donating 
nearly $175,000 to help fund Parkview's expansion in order to bring 
quality health care to those in need.
  It is this type of community involvement and unselfish dedication to 
making the world a better place that has earned Dr. Masan the 
admiration and appreciation of so many. His deep

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personal commitment to improving the lives of those who are less 
fortunate, and to providing the best medical care possible, speaks 
volumes about the true character of this remarkable man.
  Dr. Hasan immigrated to the United States in 1971 with only $32 to 
his name, but has a wealth of desire and passion to succeed in his 
chosen field. His numerous honors and achievements are too lengthy to 
list, Mr. Speaker, but suffice to say that he is a man of tremendous 
accomplishment and vision.
  Not content with what he has already done for health care, Dr. Hasan 
is now in the process of designing health care for the next century and 
beyond. This bodes well for the residents of Southern Colorado.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Hasan is not only a credit to Parkview Medical 
Center, but to his community and his country as well. His record of 
success and achievement is one that should inspire us all to improve 
our own lives as well as of those around us. I am proud to stand here 
today on the House Floor and talk about this man, his efforts, and all 
that he has done to touch the lives of so many.

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