[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 132 (Tuesday, December 5, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2101]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING ROBERT PAUL LOSEY, MD, OF NAPA, CALIFORNIA

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2006

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition 
of the tremendous contributions Dr. Robert Paul Losey has made to the 
lives of infants and families in Napa County. As the founder of Healthy 
Moms and Babies, Dr. Losey has created a successful, non-profit 
community health initiative that has yielded tangible results in 
children's health.
  Dr. Losey was born in Pasadena, California, where he attended high 
school before serving in the Marine Corps from 1957 to 1959. After 
leaving the Marine Corps, he attended college in southern California 
where he earned degrees from Pasadena City College and the University 
of California, Riverside. He earned his medical degree from Creighton 
University in Nebraska in 1966 before returning to California to 
complete his internship and residency in Los Angeles.
  Dr. Losey moved to the Napa Valley in 1986 when he was hired as the 
medical director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Queen of the 
Valley Hospital. His work has further developed Napa County's only 
facility for the care of premature or critically ill infants. Through 
his successful private practice at Harvest Pediatrics, Dr. Losey has 
continued to serve the families of the Napa Valley.
  Mr. Speaker, Healthy Moms and Babies was founded in 1988 with the 
vision to provide comprehensive healthcare for low-income and uninsured 
women in order to guarantee that every baby is born healthy. By 
educating expectant women about their own health during pregnancy, 
Healthy Moms and Babies has brought a dramatic increase in infant 
health to the Napa Valley. Healthy Moms and Babies has also made 
special efforts to develop bilingual resources and do outreach into 
communities that have traditionally been medically underserved. Napa 
County has the healthiest babies in the State of California, and Dr. 
Losey and Healthy Moms and Babies have greatly contributed to this 
achievement.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise at this time to thank Dr. Robert Paul Losey for 
his many contributions to the community and families of Napa County. He 
has been active in a variety of health care- and youth-related causes, 
and his work as the founder of Healthy Moms and Babies has brought a 
new standard of care to all who live in our community.

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