[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1993-E1994]
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                          EARMARK DECLARATION

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                       HON. STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 24, 2009

  Mr. LaTOURETTE. Madam Speaker, pursuant to the Republican Leadership 
standards on earmarks, I am submitting the following information 
regarding earmarks I received as part of H.R. 3293, Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010:
  Requesting Member: Mr. Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: HHS--Health Resources and Services Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Akron Children's Hospital
  Address of Requesting Entity: 1 Perkins Square, Akron, Ohio 44308
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark in the amount of $250,000 
for the renovation of the Akron Children's Emergency Medical/Trauma 
Center. The Hospital serves a 25-county region in NE Ohio and was one 
of the 10 busiest pediatric emergency departments in the country in 
2008. The current Level II trauma center and emergency center are 
regularly overcrowded, and expansion would allow for more rapid 
diagnoses, treatment and release from the facility, thus reducing 
hospital costs. The hospital also serves a high number of underserved 
or uninsured patients, and a more efficient center would translate to 
lower health care costs. The full amount of the funding would be put 
toward the design and construction costs of the $18.5 million facility.
  Requesting Member: Mr. Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: HHS--Health Resources and Services Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Ashtabula Council on Aging, Inc. 
(a.k.a. Ashtabula Senior Center)
  Address of Requesting Entity: 4632 Main Ave., Ashtabula, Ohio 44004
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark in the amount of $250,000 
for construction of a new facility to better accommodate and address 
the needs of the county's senior population. It is the only fulltime, 
stand-alone Senior Center in the economically distressed county, and 
supporting the construction of the facility would help to meet the 
national goal of providing support to our elderly population through a 
host of programs the center offers. The full amount of the funding 
would be put toward the construction costs of the new facility.
  Requesting Member: Mr. Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Education--Elementary and Secondary Education
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Auburn Joint Vocational School 
District
  Address of Requesting Entity: 8140 Auburn Road, Concord Township, 
Ohio 44077
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark in the amount of $250,000 
for curriculum development and technology for the Auburn Career Center 
for the creation of an alternative fuels education program. Auburn is a 
nationally recognized career and technical education facility that 
prepares students to effectively transition into high-skill jobs. The 
job market for these jobs is competitive, and training will create an 
educated and sought after workforce. The full amount of the funding 
would be used to develop the curriculum for this new program including 
the purchase of materials and equipment in order to teach the students 
in a hands on environment.
  Requesting Member: Mr. Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration--
Mental Health
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Bellefaire JCB
  Address of Requesting Entity: 22001 Fairmount Boulevard, Shaker 
Heights, Ohio 44118
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark in the amount of $200,000 
for the Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) program for prevention and 
early intervention services to high school students in eight school 
districts in northeast Ohio. The purpose of the program is to reduce 
risk factors and enhance protective factors in the prevention of 
substance abuse and violence and to promote healthy behaviors in youth. 
The full amount of the funding will be used to carry out intervention, 
screening, counseling and programming services.
  Requesting Member: Mr. Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: HHS--Health Resources and Services Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: BioInnovation Institute
  Address of Requesting Entity: 453 South High Street, Akron, OH 44311
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark in the amount of $600,000 
for equipment for the newly established BioInnovation Institute of 
Akron, an effort supported by multiple organizations throughout NE Ohio 
to enhance research and treatment capabilities for patients struggling 
with orthopedic medical issues. One focus of the research will be more 
effective and cost-effective procedures for joint replacement.
  Requesting Member: Mr. Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: HHS--Health Resources and Services Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: University Hospitals--Geauga Medical 
Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: 13207 Ravenna Road, Chardon, Ohio 44024
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark in the amount of $250,000 
for health information technology equipment for the Geauga Medical 
Center's cutting-edge Heart & Vascular Care Project. University 
Hospital's Geauga Medical Center is the only hospital in the county and 
serves residents in four additional counties, providing service to more 
than 100,000 patients per year. Its Heart and Vascular Institute 
provides critical in-patient and outpatient vascular services which 
will substantially improve the health outcomes of the patients it 
serves. This IT program will improve patient care and reduce medical 
errors through a federal initiative championed by the Department of 
Health and Human Services.
  Requesting Member: Mr. Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: HHS--Health Resources and Services Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lake Hospital System
  Address of Requesting Entity: 10 East Washington Street, Painesville, 
Ohio 44077
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark in the amount of $500,000 
for health information technology (IT) equipment for the Lake Hospital 
System, a private, not-for-profit hospital system serving a four county 
region in NE Ohio, including creation of an all digital hospital 
system. The hospital system boasts two inpatient, acute care 
facilities, a same day surgery campus, five urgent care facilities and 
construction is almost completed on a new, state-of-the-art hospital 
with total connectivity in electronic records between the hospital and 
its more than 200 physicians. This IT program will improve patient care 
and reduce medical errors through a federal initiative championed by 
the Department of Health and Human Services.
  Requesting Member: Mr. Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: HHS--Health Resources and Services Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Lakeland Community College
  Address of Requesting Entity: 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, Ohio 
44094
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark in the amount of $250,000 
to develop the College's Regional Healthcare Workforce Development 
Project with the purchase of lab equipment and technology for its 
Health Technology Building. The full amount of the funding will be used 
to purchase computer and laboratory equipment. There is a demonstrated 
need for health care training, and it is one of the few fields in 
northeast Ohio with continued growth and demand.
  Requesting Member: Mr. Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: HHS--Health Resources and Services Administration
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Visiting Nurse Association 
Healthcare Partners of Ohio
  Address of Requesting Entity: 2500 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio 
44115
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark in the amount of $100,000 
for a workforce training program sponsored by the Visiting Nurse 
Association Healthcare Partners of Ohio (VNAHPO) home health aides. In 
providing more than one-half million units of nursing, rehabilitation 
and supportive services to more than 12,000 Ohio families, the NVAHPO 
is one of the largest home and community healthcare organizations in 
Ohio. In carrying out its patient service mission, the NVAHPO struggles 
with shortage and retention challenges for home healthcare aides and 
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to address this need and reduce unemployment through establishment of 
this workforce training program. By supporting the development of a 
well-trained home healthcare aide workforce, the organization 
anticipates providing value to the taxpayer by reducing the rate of 
hospitalizations and directly reducing costs to the Medicare and 
Medicaid programs. The full amount of the funding will be used to 
purchase equipment and develop the curriculum for this training 
program.
  Requesting Member: Mr. Steven C. LaTourette
  Bill Number: H.R. 3293
  Account: Education--Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research
  Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Vocational Guidance Services (VGS)--
Painesville Center
  Address of Requesting Entity: One Victoria Square, #135, Painesville, 
Ohio 44077
  Description of Request: Provide an earmark in the amount of $100,000 
for the Training Enhancements Promoting Jobs for Ohioans with 
Disabilities project, which implements a training program to provide 
job skills to people with disabilities and other barriers to the job 
market. With the nation's unemployment rate approaching 10 percent, 
there continues to be a need for training to meet the many challenges 
to employers competing in the global economy, and this project will 
provide significant value to the taxpayer and those seeking employment 
who can become taxpayers. The funding will be used to purchase computer 
equipment and technology, as well as other equipment to carry out the 
center's curriculum.

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