[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 40 (Monday, March 15, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E427]
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                    HONORING MARIE JOSSE L. MONTROSE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 15, 1999

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. Marie J. Montrose, 
for her exemplary community service, and for her numerous contributions 
to the Brooklyn community.
  Ms. Marie J. Montrose is the Director of Community and Patient 
Relations at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. In that 
capacity, she is responsible for Community Affairs, Patient Relations, 
Pastoral Care and Volunteers Services. Ms. Montrose is Interfaiths's 
liaison with community organizations, agencies, churches, schools and 
other groups that are interested in working together with the 
institution to continue to improve the health of residents of the 
Central Brooklyn community.
  Ms. Marie J. Montrose has implemented several new programs at the 
hospital: The Dr. Martin Luther King--the African American Celebration 
Day, Employee Honor Roll, Employee Satisfaction Survey, Random Act of 
Kindness Day, the Annual Memorial Service for deceased employees, the 
Summer Youth Employment Program and the hospital-wide Customer 
Relations training program. Last September, she directed the activities 
for the groundbreaking ceremony of ``Interfaith, A New Beginning''.
  A native of Haiti, Ms. Montrose is a long time resident of Brooklyn. 
She is also a proud parent. Her daughter Sarah Anne gives her the 
inspiration to lecture and write extensively on health care advocacy 
and children issues. Her thesis ``Who are the Children and How is their 
Health?'' was published in the book ''The Multicultural Challenge in 
Health Education'' in 1996. Her latest projects ``The Economics of 
Health and the Immigrant''--``The Patient and Managed Care--Whose Right 
Is It Anyway?'' were accepted for publication.
  Ms. Montrose is an active member of national, state, and local 
organizations. She serves on several local boards dedicated to 
improving health care: AMBA Executives, New York Society of Health Care 
Advocacy, National Society for Consumer Affairs, Visions Services for 
the Blind, American Public Health Association, and the Ryan White 
Advisory Committee. With all of her activities Ms. Montrose still finds 
time to volunteer as a teacher for newly emigrated teenagers.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Ms. Marie J. Montrose who has 
helped the community, and has served as an excellent role model.

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