[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 4, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E737-E738]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF DR. JAMES MEIER 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. James Meier, a 
dedicated physician in my district who has devoted his career to 
providing quality care to a generation of the poor and less fortunate 
in San Mateo County. I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Meier for 
30 years and have witnessed his passion and dedication to his work.
  Dr. Meier took a three-month temporary assignment at the San Mateo 
Medical Center and stretched it to more than 40 years and counting.
  He has worked through the lean years when the county board of 
supervisors nearly voted to close the hospital. Those votes spurred an 
effort to raise community awareness of the Center's services. Dr. Meier 
played a lead role in forming the San Mateo Medical Center Foundation 
which has helped garner the needed public support to keep the hospital 
functioning as a provider of high quality medical care.

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  Dr. Meier's reason for coming to work each day is captured in his 
positive attitude. He heaps praise on the other doctors, nurses and 
support staff who combine to make the center a wonderful place to 
practice medicine.
  Madam Speaker, the San Mateo Medical Foundation is right to honor Dr. 
Meier's contributions in a special ceremony on April 30th. He is 
without question a hero of healthcare in the county and State.

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