[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 112 (Friday, July 25, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1631-E1632]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CENTER WEEK

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                           HON. SUE W. KELLY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 25, 2003

  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, the week of August 10 through August 15, 
2003, is ``Health Center Week'' in Peekskill, New York. Let me urge our 
citizens to recognize the important contributions of the Hudson River 
Community Health Centers in safeguarding health and improving the 
quality of life for the people of Peekskill.
  Hudson River Community Health is a private, nonprofit corporation 
that provides high-quality, comprehensive primary health care to 
uninsured and medically underserved people in Peekskill, New York.
  Hudson River Community Health has made great strides in expanding 
access to affordable health disparities while empowering the community 
to address special needs and decrease the cost of illness through 
preventative strategies.
  Hudson River Community Health has improved the health status of 
Peekskill promoting health awareness and providing primary care and 
preventive health services of the highest quality to reduce preventable 
deaths, costly disabilities, and communicable diseases.

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  Hudson River Community Health serves as a vital safety net delivering 
care to Peekskill patients annually, regardless of insurance status or 
ability to pay, and contributes to the health and overall economy of 
the community with health services, jobs, leadership and investment.
  Hudson River Community Health promotes 100 percent access and zero 
health disparities to help achieve primary care for all people.
  The people of Peekskill are right to recognize this wonderful asset 
to our community. Let us applaud their fine work. Our citizens look 
forward to a better future because of the Hudson River Community Health 
Centers.

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