[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 138 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1925]
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                          HONORING GENIE EIDE

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                           HON. J.D. HAYWORTH

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 6, 1998

  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to say a 
few words about Ms. Genie Eide, a fellow Arizonan, who is receiving 
national recognition for her contribution to home health and hospice 
nursing. Today, in Atlanta, Georgia, Genie is being inducted as a 
Fellow in Home Care and Hospice at Home Care University. Only five 
leaders, nationwide, in home care and hospice are being so honored.
  Genie always says that she has been in nursing for ``about a hundred 
years,'' which is a remarkable achievement for someone who also claims 
to be thirty-nine years old. How she accomplished so much in so little 
time is truly a mystery. Genie has been a nurse for over 50 years. She 
is a graduate of Arizona State University and has served on the faculty 
of ASU. She has held management positions in a number of Arizona 
hospitals, home care agencies, and hospices. She has published numerous 
works, presented workshops and seminars in Arizona and other states and 
has received many awards. She has been listed in Who's Who in Nursing.
  The reason, however, that I am rising to speak about Genie Eide is 
that, in my mind, Genie is a great example of what's right about 
America. Genie has made a life and a career out of her commitment to 
public health and public service. She has worked with the American Red 
Cross and spent two years in India with The World Health Organization 
as a nursing consultant. When Maricopa County Health Services made its 
initial commitment to provide home health services to the county's 
disadvantaged elderly population, Genie was called on to develop the 
program. When a number of hospitals in the Phoenix area recognized the 
need for the development of a hospice program to provide care and 
comfort for dying patients, Genie was involved. Throughout her entire 
career, Genie has been there to help.
  Genie Eide represents one sterling example of hundreds of thousands 
of dedicated care providers who live each day to provide health care 
when and where it is needed. Genie is unusual in the energy that she 
devotes to her calling and the broad scope of her vision. But she is a 
leader and a representative of a large group of Americans who still 
believe that individuals can make a difference.




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