[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 167 (Wednesday, December 5, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H8889]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO DR. KAMLESH GOSAI

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Mascara) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. MASCARA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Kamlesh B. 
Gosai, this year's winner of the Country Doctor of the Year Award.
  Let me begin by saying that Dr. Gosai best exemplifies and 
illustrates the Hippocratic oath he took upon entering the practice of 
medicine. He is a shining example of what that oath is all about. He is 
a great human being.
  This award was created to recognize outstanding rural physicians 
throughout the United States, and Dr. Gosai definitely is deserving of 
this recognition.

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  This is a tribute to his dedication, skill and caring for his 
patients, a rare commodity in a time when health care is undergoing 
questionable change.
  Dr. Gosai always has time for his patients. He practices out of the 
Southwest Medical Center in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, a small 
community of about 2,300 people where I met my wife Dolores. While many 
physicians choose to practice medicine in larger, more populated areas, 
Dr. Gosai has chosen to make his home in the Mon Valley region of 
southwestern Pennsylvania.
  Dr. Gosai is the perfect example of how a good country doctor can 
change a community in a positive way. He brought a state-of-the-art 
medical center to Bentleyville and recruited many specialists to enter 
his practice. He also opened a medical center in 1993 in nearby 
Charleroi, Pennsylvania, ironically where I live, which now employs 
nearly 100 and offers a wide range of specialty practices.
  In addition to being on call 24 hours a day, it is not uncommon for 
Dr. Gosai to see 75 patients a day in his office or make himself 
available for last-minute exams or emergencies; and, yes, he still 
makes some house calls.
  As key health care providers for more than 60 million people, country 
doctors are an integral part of America's health care system, and the 
people of the 20th District of Pennsylvania are very fortunate to have 
a dedicated physician like Dr. Gosai living in their own backyard.
  Mr. Speaker, I know the entire House of Representatives joins me in 
congratulating Dr. Gosai on this well-deserved honor. He is a credit to 
his profession.

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