[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E894]
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      HONORING THE SERVICE OF THE VOLUNTEER MEDICAL SERVICES CORPS

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 21, 2009

  Mr. GERLACH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor an ambulance corps 
that is celebrating 65 years of faithfully serving communities in 
southeastern Pennsylvania.
  Volunteer Medical Services Corps of Lower Merion, Narberth, 
Conshohocken and West Conshohocken provides critical care services in a 
49 square-mile area and responds to more than 7,200 calls for help each 
year.
  The dedicated and highly-skilled first responders stand ready to 
answer calls at all hours, in the sweltering heat of summer and the 
frigid depths of winter, and on some of suburban Philadelphia's most 
heavily traveled highways, including the Schuylkill Expressway and the 
Blue Route.
  Since its founding in 1944, Volunteer Medical Services Corps has 
remained true to its mission of providing the highest quality care to 
each patient its members transport with compassion and dignity.
  The Corps owes a large measure of its success to more than 70 
volunteers who selflessly give approximately 8,000 hours of service 
each year.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in 
congratulating Volunteer Medical Services Corps of Lower Merion, 
Narberth, Conshohocken and West Conshohocken on its 65th anniversary 
and acknowledging the tremendous commitment and service of its 
volunteers and professional staff.

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