[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 12 (Tuesday, February 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E178]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING SISTER ANN McGUINN, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 8, 2005

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sister 
Ann McGuinn, of Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, for her lifetime of 
service attending to the spiritual and health care needs of others.
  Sister Ann is retiring from a long and distinguished career as a 
health care administrator with the St. Joseph Hospitals System of 
California. She served as Vice-President of sponsorship for St. 
Joseph's Hospital of Humboldt County from 1992 to 2005. She formerly 
served as the administrator for St. Joseph Hospital, in Orange from 
1961 to 1972; and CEO of Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa from 1971 
to 1992. Under her leadership, the Children's Hospital of Orange County 
was established. During her tenure at Queen of the Valley she 
established a dental clinic for the poor, now called Sister Anne Dental 
Clinic, developed specialized cancer programs and created the system's 
first home health care.
  Throughout her long career, Sister Ann has been a tireless champion 
for the poor and an advocate for the vulnerable. She has been generous 
with her time and energy and is highly regarded by those who have had 
an opportunity to work with her. She has played a large role in 
improving the lives of thousands of people.
  In Humboldt County, Sister Ann's force of compassion brought together 
a myriad of resources to fund homeless programs, winter shelters and 
improved dental health for poor children. She has been unflaggingly 
supportive of efforts to expand rural healthcare services, particularly 
for battered women and underprivileged children.
  In 1992, I had the privilege of naming Sister Ann ``Woman of the 
Year'' for the 2nd Senate District of the California State Senate. She 
is the past recipient of the ``Value in Action Award for Justice'' 
presented by the St. Joseph Health System.
  Sister Ann entered the order of St. Joseph of Orange in 1944; she 
received her RN from Mary's Help Hospital, now called Cedar Sinai 
Medical Center, in San Francisco. She was trained as an obstetrics 
nurse. She is the daughter of John and Mary McGuinn of San Francisco.
  Mr. Speaker, it is appropriate at this time that we recognize Sister 
Ann McGuinn for her compassion, leadership and commitment to families 
and the less fortunate and for her extraordinary record of public 
service to the people of the State of California.

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