[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 173 (Thursday, December 13, 2001)]
[House]
[Page H10059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       LIFE LION 15TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mr. GEKAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, Hershey, Pennsylvania, of course, is known 
throughout the world as the chocolate capital of the world, but there 
is another institution in Hershey which also is well known and well 
accepted in the larger community. That is the Penn State Hershey 
Medical Center.
  One of the fantastic services they provide is what is called the Life 
Lion, L-I-O-N, Life Lion service of helicopter emergency retrieval of 
accident victims and emergency victims of all types for transportation 
to the Medical Center, or for transportation from the medical center to 
another institution that is more specialized in the kind of medical 
services required. This helicopter unit is made up of a pilot, a 
paramedic, and a flight nurse, and is nonstop throughout all the days 
and all the weeks of the year.
  What is important for us, and why I bring it to Members' attention 
here today, is that this has been serving as a model throughout the 
Nation for similar types of services, and today they are celebrating 15 
years of excellent service to the community.

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