[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 58 (Thursday, May 11, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S3914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    REAR ADMIRAL STEPHEN TODD FISHER

 Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I would like to take a moment to 
honor Rear Admiral (Upper Half) Stephen Todd Fisher as he retires from 
the United States Navy after more than thirty-four years of active duty 
service. For the last five years, Rear Admiral Fisher has been the 
Deputy Surgeon General of the Navy-the first non-physician officer to 
serve in that position.
  In addition, Rear Admiral Fisher was the first Medical Service Corps 
officer to be selected by a board to the rank of two-star Admiral 
within the Department of Defense. He served as the Director of the 
Medical Service Corps from 1993--1995. RADM Fisher's assignments 
included tours on the U.S.S Repose (AH 16); Headquarters, Fleet Marine 
Force, Pacific; various Navy Hospitals and Clinics; the Naval School of 
Health Sciences; the office of the Chief of Naval Operations; and the 
Headquarters for Navy Medicine. He is also the recipient of the 2000 
American Hospital Association award for Excellence in Federal Service.
  Rear Admiral Fisher's leadership as the Executive Agent for the 
Department of Defense Clinical Business Area led to the development of 
a computerized patient record which will be tested and evaluated this 
summer for government-wide adoption. This accomplishment has been 
highly praised by the National Library of Medicine Board of Regents and 
completes the planning segment of the Composite Health Care System II 
program. As Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Government 
Computerized Patient Record, Rear Admiral Fisher coordinated linkage 
between the Department of Veteran's Health Administration, the 
Department of Defense, and the Indian Health Services. A prototype of 
the Computerized Patient Record has been developed and will be alpha 
tested in Alaska in 2001. Under his leadership, the Composite Health 
Care System II Program Office was selected for the Government 
Technology Leadership Award and the Smithsonian Technology Award in 
recognition of its visionary use of information technology.
  As a principal member of the Military Health System Information 
Management Proponent Committee, Rear Admiral Fisher worked closely with 
the Deputy Surgeons General of the Air Force and Army, and the 
Executive Director of the Defense Medical Information Management System 
orchestrating the development, prioritization, and achievement of 
information management goals for medical readiness and peacetime health 
care programs for the Department of Defense. His contributions are far-
reaching and will positively impact military health care for years to 
come.
  Mr. President, Rear Admiral Fisher's many meritorious awards and 
decorations demonstrate his contributions in a tangible way, but it is 
the legacy he leaves behind for the Navy Medical Service Corps, the 
United States Navy, and the Department of Defense for which we are most 
appreciative. It is with pride that I congratulate Rear Admiral Fisher 
on his outstanding career of exemplary service.

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