[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 20, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1062]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           DR. STUART HEYDT HONORED FOR SERVICE TO GEISINGER

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                         HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 20, 2000

  Mr. KANJORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Dr. Stuart 
Heydt, who will retire June 30 after 10 years as president and chief 
executive officer of the Geisinger Health system, which is based in 
Danville, Pennsylvania. He will be honored at a dinner on June 22.
  Dr. Heydt has led the health system during an eventful decade for 
both Geisinger and health care nationwide. We are all familiar with the 
changes in health care, such as the rise of managed care and new 
technologies and treatments. Geisinger itself has undergone tremendous 
change during this time and appears to be well-positioned for a bright 
future.
  In all my dealings with Stu, I have found him to be a man of the 
highest integrity, who always made the welfare of his patients his top 
priority. I consider him to be a friend and a great asset to 
Pennsylvania.
  Dr. Heydt is a maxillofacial surgeon and 27-year employee of 
Geisinger. He is a native of New Jersey who served active duty in the 
Navy from 1965 to 1967, followed by five years in the active reserves 
and an honorable discharge. He received his education at Dartmouth 
College, Fairleigh Dickinson University and the University of Nebraska. 
Geisinger hired him in 1973 as director of oral and maxillofacial 
surgery and since that time, he rose through the ranks to lead this 
institution that provides quality medical care to people in 31 
Pennsylvania counties.
  His numerous community activities include serving as president of the 
Columbia-Montour Boy Scouts Council and on the boards of the Penn 
Mountains Boy Scouts Council, United Way of the Wyoming Valley, Greater 
Wilkes-Barre Partnership, Family Service Association of the Wyoming 
Valley and Bucknell and Wilkes Universities.
  Dr. Heydt's awards include the William H. Spurgeon III Award and 
Distinguished Citizenship in the Community Award from the Boy Scouts of 
America, the Distinguished Leadership Award from the National 
Association for Community Leadership and the Distinguished Fellow Award 
from the American College of Physician Executives.
  He resides in Hershey, Pennsylvania, with his wife, the former Judith 
Ann Fornoff. They are the parents of three grown children.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join the Central and Northeastern 
Pennsylvania community in honoring Dr. Heydt on the occasion of his 
retirement. I send my best wishes and my thanks for his hard work.

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