[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 4, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E736]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF DR. STAN ROCKMAN OF THE SAN MATEO MEDICAL CENTER

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                          HON. JACKIE SPEIER-

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 4, 2010

  Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor Dr. Stan Rockman who after 
35 years has this to say about his choice to practice public 
healthcare: ``I love providing high quality care to patients with few 
options.'' He asserts that the patient mix at the San Mateo Medical 
Center enables him to practice international medicine.
  Dr. Rockman is the Chief of Gastroenterology and was appointed to the 
San Mateo Medical Center in 1971. I have personally known him for 30 
years and have witnessed his passion for healing.
  A favorite story of Dr. Rockman's involves the day his 16-year-old 
son paid him a visit at lunchtime. His son waited in the lobby where he 
observed a man in a hospital gown dragging himself down the hallway, 
posterior exposed, an IV still attached to his arm and two security 
guards in close pursuit--another futile attempt to escape from drug 
rehab.
  Dr. Rockman says his son was in awe that his father worked in a place 
like this on a daily basis.
  Madam Speaker, Dr. Stan Rockman is a true hero of healthcare in our 
county and state. The San Mateo Medical Foundation was right to honor 
his contributions at a special ceremony on April 30th.

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