[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1927]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                      HON. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 23, 2009

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the House 
Republican standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following 
information regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3293, FY2010 
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Washington State University
  Address of Requesting Entity: French Administration Building, Room 
324; Pullman, WA; 98101
  Description of Request: Provide an addition of $150,000 to the WSU 
College of Nursing to fund distance learning technologies, simulation 
technology and novel e-network which will increase their capacity to 
educate and graduate nurses. In order to address the identified nursing 
shortage and the need to help facilitate workforce development, the 
funding will increase the ability to utilize existing resources to 
attract high-quality faculty which will in turn result in the 
production of more high-quality nurses.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Providence St. Mary Medical Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: 401 West Poplar Street; Walla Walla, 
WA; 99362
  Description of Request: Provide $100,000 for new image-guided 
radiation therapy treatment systems that acquire 3D images of every 
patient, every day, allowing the clinicians to check a tumor's size and 
shape and adjust the treatment beam accordingly to provide more precise 
treatments. The project will bring significant improvements to cancer 
treatment at St. Mary's and will have a positive impact on the area's 
economic status by providing ongoing treatment for patients in their 
local environment. Patients will have access to daily treatment close 
to their homes and work, allowing them to continue working throughout 
their radiation treatment series.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)--Health 
Facilities and Services
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Gonzaga University
  Address of Requesting Entity: 502 East Boone Avenue; Spokane, WA; 
99258
  Description of Request: Provide $250,000 for expansion and upgrades 
of the Gonzaga School of Nursing's resource and simulation center. An 
upgrade and additional equipment are needed to support university 
nursing students and hospital staff nurses as they utilize simulation 
opportunities for education and training. Funding is critical in the 
nationwide effort to address the nursing shortage.
  Requesting Member: Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Inland Northwest Health Services
  Address of Requesting Entity: 601 West First Avenue; Spokane, WA; 
99201
  Description of Request: Provide $350,000 for the Regional Disease 
Surveillance and Early Event Detection project. This project will 
utilize anonymous health data to capture all inpatient and emergency 
room data, all laboratory and imaging data, and a significant 
percentage of ambulatory data for an entire region. Special pattern 
recognition software will be applied to the data allowing rapid 
detection of patterns that may indicate a need for public health and 
emergency response action. Because public health authorities are 
seeking methods for detecting diseases as early as possible, this 
project has the potential to transform disease surveillance in this 
country. This can be accomplished by analyzing data from a wide variety 
of sources and enable the user to see patterns and relationships that 
otherwise would be missed.

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