[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 31 (Thursday, March 3, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING DAYMON DOSS

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 3, 2011

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Daymon Doss and 
recognize his contribution to health care in Sonoma County California. 
Mr. Doss is retiring after forty-five years of leadership and 
collaboration in building a healthy community.
  Daymon received his education in Sonoma County, attending middle 
school, high school, Santa Rosa Junior College and Sonoma State 
University. His work as a registered nurse and respiratory therapist 
greatly informed his career path and decisionmaking; he is known as an 
administrator who understands the needs of clinicians.
  My hometown of Petaluma would be a very different place, were it not 
for Daymon's vision and sense of social justice years ago. He saw that 
people without health insurance were using the hospital Emergency Room 
as their means of obtaining health care. He knew they needed a medical 
home that offered a full range of care, and used his collaborative 
skills to establish the Petaluma Health Center. When Petaluma Valley 
Hospital was facing financial challenges, Daymon negotiated a contract 
with the St. Joseph Health System to run the hospital. When St. 
Joseph's threatened to close the OB section of the hospital, Daymon was 
instrumental in saving the department by bringing all stakeholders to 
the table to find a solution that worked.
  You see Mr. Speaker, that is what Daymon Doss does best; he is a 
consensus builder, a facilitator, a communicator, an inspiration. 
Daymon knows and holds the respect of our community so that a call from 
him brings people to the table to find common goals and build workable 
solutions. An active member of the community, he has served on multiple 
boards, including Community Health Foundations, COTS, Healthy Community 
consortium, Sunrise Rotary of Petaluma, Housing Land Trust Sonoma 
County, and Partnership Health Plan. He has served in a variety of 
management positions at the Petaluma Health Care District and currently 
as the CEO.
  Mr. Speaker, I have turned to Mr. Doss myself, for factual updates of 
events that unfold while I am working in Washington, DC. He does not 
color his words with his own opinion, but he does color them with 
optimism and a strong belief that there is a solution that will benefit 
everyone. It is appropriate at this time that we thank Mr. Daymon Doss 
for his many years of service on behalf of the people of Sonoma County. 
He has worked tirelessly to promote the health of our community; for 
this, he deserves our appreciation.

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