[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 159 (Thursday, November 11, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2350]
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                   A TRIBUTE TO DR. JAMES D. NORTHWAY

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                         HON. CALVIN M. DOOLEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 10, 1999

  Mr. DOOLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
Dr. James D. Northway, who is retiring later this year from his 
position as President and CEO of Valley Children's Hospital in Madera, 
California.
  Dr. Northway was born in San Francisco on July 22, 1935. He received 
his undergraduate and medical degrees from Stanford University. After 
finishing medical school, Dr. Northway went to Salt Lake City in 1960 
to begin the specialty to which he would devote himself throughout his 
career--pediatrics. There he began a series of residencies and research 
fellowships in the field of pediatrics.
  Dr. Northway is a veteran of the military, having taken a leave of 
absence from his practice from 1963 to 1965 to serve as Senior Surgeon 
in the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit in Cairo, Egypt. Upon 
completing his tour of duty, Dr. Northway returned to the U.S. and 
proceeded to hold a number of teaching position at the University of 
Utah, Indiana University, and the University of California, San 
Francisco. Dr. Northway still serves as Clinical Professor of 
Pediatrics at the University of California, in addition to his other 
duties.
  Since 1983, Dr. Northway has been President and Chief Executive 
Officer of Valley Children's Hospital. There he has overseen a facility 
that serves the entire Central Valley of California. Dr. Northway has 
helped to build Valley Children's into one of the finest institutions 
of its kind throughout the country.
  In addition to his leadership of Valley Children's Hospital, Dr. 
Northway has been involved in a number of professional associations, 
holding the chairmanship of the California Children's Hospital 
Association and serving in the National Association of Children's 
Hospitals and Related Institutes. Dr. Northway's participation in these 
groups has provided ample evidence of his unwavering commitment to the 
field of pediatrics and to the health of our children.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in recognizing Dr. 
James D. Northway for his leadership in the field of pediatrics and for 
his contributions to his community. We send our sincere congratulations 
and wish him a very happy retirement.

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