[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 9, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S8178]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                30TH ANNIVERSARY OF HORIZON HEALTH CARE

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, today I honor the board of 
directors and dedicated staff at Horizon Health Care on its 30th 
anniversary. In three decades, Horizon Health Care has been transformed 
into a pillar of the community by providing affordable health care to 
residents of rural South Dakota.
  Beginning as a group of concerned citizens with hopes of providing 
quality, affordable health care in rural southwest South Dakota, 
Horizon Health Care began in 1978 as Miner-Hamlin Health Care and Tri-
County Health Care. With the help of Federal funding and a steady 
influx of various physicians, the separate health care entities in the 
area finally merged in 1998, continuing their mission to serve the 
area. Horizon Health Care is governed by a volunteer board of 
directors, comprised of 16 members representing the community, with 
John Mengenhausen being hired as the chief executive officer in 1983.
  I wish to congratulate the current and past directors and caregivers 
of Horizon Health Care on reaching this milestone for their business, 
and for their years of service to the community. Once again, I commend 
the individuals involved in this enterprise and am pleased to see them 
publicly honored.

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