[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 19, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1268-E1269]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 TRIBUTE TO DR. PATRICIA GABOW ON RECEIVING THE 2000 DR. NATHAN DAVIS 
                                 AWARD

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 18, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege and an honor to have this 
opportunity to pay tribute to Patricia A. Gabow, MD, for receiving the 
2000 Dr. Nathan Davis Award presented by the American Medical 
Association. Dr. Gabow's work as CEO and Medical Director of Denver 
Health has earned her recognition as one of our nation's most committed 
proponents for the medically underserved and deserves the praise and 
recognition of this body.
  If ever there were a person who embodied the spirit and service of 
the medical profession, it is Dr. Gabow. Dr. Gabow received her medical 
degree for the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She began 
her medical career in Denver in 1973, when she joined the staff of 
Denver Health and Hospitals as Chief of the Renal Division. Throughout 
her medical career, Dr. Gabow has received worldwide recognition as an 
authority on renal disease, however it is her leadership in developing 
health care programs for Colorado's underserved that have made her 
worthy of this eminent award.
  Perhaps one of her most prestigious accomplishments was when Dr. 
Gabow assisted the Denver Health Medical Center overcome a $36 million 
deficit to expand their services to Medicaid patients, namely the 
underserved children of the community. This triumph nearly doubled the 
amount of Medicaid recipients served at a time when other health care 
facilities were struggling to assist other patients.

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 Not only has Dr. Gabow helped foster strong care giving facilities, 
but she has also been influential in community health programs, AIDS 
prevention and treatment, and infectious disease control, just to name 
a few.
  As Dr. Gabow celebrates her award, Mr. Speaker, I salute her 
dedication to public service. My thanks to her on a job well done. 
Congratulations!

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