[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 38 (Thursday, March 6, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E323]
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     PAUL WELLSTONE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION EQUITY ACT OF 2007

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                           HON. WALLY HERGER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 6, 2008

  Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to correct the record with 
respect to Mr. Stark's comments about Shasta Regional Medical Center. 
First, the hospital did not close. Second, the malpractice to which he 
refers occurred under the previous ownership of the hospital, then 
known as Redding Medical Center. The hospital did not have physician 
investment at that time. The individuals who were found guilty of fraud 
and malpractice were punished appropriately and are no longer 
affiliated with Shasta Regional Medical Center. The new ownership of 
that facility has performed an invaluable service to the local 
community by taking over a failing hospital and working to rebuild its 
reputation, and they deserve the thanks of every member of Congress for 
that service.

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