[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 43 (Thursday, April 6, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E551]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         PAYING TRIBUTE TO ST. ROSE HOSPITAL-SAN MARTIN CAMPUS

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 6, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the St. Rose Hospital 
and their team of dedicated professionals who are committed to 
providing compassionate, high-quality, affordable health services. 
Moreover, St. Rose Hospital has a proud history of service to the 
communities of Nevada.
  It is the principal goal of St. Rose Hospital to provide a health 
care ministry distinguished by excellent quality and committed to 
expanding access to medical care to deprived individuals. This mission 
is complemented by numerous community outreach programs, sponsored by 
the hospital, designed to assist those in need and improve the quality 
of life. Furthermore, St. Rose Hospital has a strong tradition of 
establishing programs to assist eligible uninsured patients gain access 
to government funded insurance programs, advancing their goal to help 
those individuals' access preventative and ongoing care beyond an 
emergency or acute health care need.
  St. Rose Hospital is dedicated to promoting the wholeness of body, 
mind and spirit in the Dominican tradition of working with others to 
improve the health status of the community, and does so by providing 
premium health care services through team work and innovation. Their 
professional staff members reach out to patients, their families, and 
those in need outside of the hospitals, while their services focus on 
the healing concept of physical restoration of the body and the healing 
of the mind and soul.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize St. Rose Hospital on the floor 
of the House today. I commend them for their efforts to provide high-
quality health care and improve the quality of life of the community, 
and I wish them the best in continuing their mission.