[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E426-E427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            PAYING TRIBUTE TO: GRAND RIVER HOSPITAL DISTRICT

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 11, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise before 
you today to honor the good people of the Grand River Hospital District 
of Rifle, Colorado. America's rural health facilities are in crisis and 
it is our duty to embrace them in these trying times. Fortunately, the 
success of the Grand River Hospital District offers other rural medical 
providers hope. It gives me great pleasure to recognize them before 
this Congress and this nation.
  The people of the Grand River Hospital District are devoted servants, 
dedicated to improving the delivery of quality, cost-effective health 
care in their community. Their hard work has paid off, and on May 12, 
they will open the doors to their brand-new 16.5 million dollar Grand 
River Medical Center. This expansion is an amazing accomplishment at a 
time when so many rural medical providers are struggling to stay open. 
Like all success, it has taken smart and dedicated people who have 
given much of themselves in the pursuit of excellence.

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  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand before this body of Congress and 
this great nation to recognize the accomplishments of the Grand River 
Hospital District. They are a guiding light for all struggling medical 
providers in rural America. Their example offers hope, and I am 
grateful to them for their dedication and the quality service they 
provide for the people of my district.