[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 135 (Saturday, November 20, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2126]
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     TRIBUTE TO HACKETTSTOWN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN HACKETTSTOWN, NJ

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Saturday, November 20, 2004

  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful for the 
opportunity to pay tribute to Hackettstown Community Hospital as a 
model of an exceptional healthcare resource serving the rapidly 
growing, multigenerational population of Warren County and the city of 
Hackettstown, NJ for over 30 years.
  Hackettstown Community Hospital is taking steps to make the 
transition into a Regional Hospital Center in response to evolving 
health care needs of northwest New Jersey residents. Investments have 
been made to provide additional state-of-the-art technology and 
services essential in diagnosing and treating the two leading causes of 
death: cancer and heart disease.
  Recent statistics show, the residents of Warren and Sussex counties 
have a higher cancer incidence rate than the rate for the entire state 
of New Jersey. Hackettstown Community Hospital's new Cancer Center will 
meet this critical demand for specialized cancer services, offering the 
area's first radiation oncology program and a new chemotherapy/infusion 
therapy center.
  And with a substantial increase in the number of patients seeking 
cardiac care, Hackettstown Community Hospital plans a new Low-Risk 
Cardiac Catheterization (Angiography) Laboratory offering its patients 
extensive diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services for 
patients with cardiac distress to long-term cardiovascular and 
cardiopulmonary illnesses.
  I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me in 
paying tribute to Hackettstown Community Hospital for the excellent 
care it provides for the citizens of northwest New Jersey and for its 
continued success in its efforts to become a leading Regional Hospital 
Center.

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