[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2367]
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                   A TRIBUTE TO MAURICE WRIGHT, M.D.

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2008

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute and to honor 
Dr. Maurice Wright. Dr. Wright is the chief of the Emergency Department 
and president of the Medical Board at the Woodhull Medical and Mental 
Health Center. A graduate of Fordham University and the Albert Einstein 
College of Medicine, he did his medical training at St. Luke's-
Roosevelt Hospital from 1987 to 1990, after which he continued to work 
in the Emergency Department as an attending and later as the assistant 
director until 1997.
  Dr. Wright joined the Woodhull Staff on April 1997 as the associate 
director of the Emergency Department and was promoted to chief of the 
Emergency Department in 1998. In addition, he has held several academic 
appointments, including assistant clinical professor of medicine at 
Columbia University and Medical Director of the Harlem CUNY Physician 
Assistant Program at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Sciences. He 
is also a member of several professional organizations, including the 
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), The American College 
of Physicians (ACP), the National Association of Public Hospitals 
Health System (NAPHHS), and is also a graduate of the Physician 
Leadership Institute of the NAPHHS '03.
  As a visionary leader, he strives to foster teamwork and inspire 
excellence. While managing a high volume emergency department, he has 
achieved a high standard of care that is responsive to community needs 
and concerns. Among his accomplishments at Woodhull, Dr. Wright 
embarked on a continuous clinical performance improvement program with 
outstanding results in cardiac, asthma and abdominal pain care among 
others. This vigorous program is supported by evidence-based practice 
guidelines and frequent emergency medicine conferences. He was recently 
honored by the New York State Physician Assistant Society as its 
Physician of the Year for his clinical teaching and leadership.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize Dr. Maurice Wright for his 
extraordinary accomplishments at the Woodhull Medical and Mental Health 
Center.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Dr. Maurice Wright.

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