[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 75 (Friday, May 27, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E984]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     100TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST HOSPITAL IN JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE

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                           HON. DAVID P. ROE

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2011

  Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I rise to commemorate the 100th 
anniversary earlier this month of the construction of the first 
hospital in Johnson City, Tennessee. Johnson City Memorial Hospital 
opened on May 10, 1911, as a 10-bed facility in a white, wooden-framed 
house. High demand for medical care would lead to larger facilities, 
culminating with Johnson City Medical Center.
  Today, JCMC serves 29 counties and a population of more than 1.1 
million people in four states with its Level 1 trauma program, the 
region's top heart program, a comprehensive cancer center, the region's 
state-designated perinatal center, and Wings Air Rescue.
  This facility, and the evolution of health care in Northeast 
Tennessee, illustrates the effect of consumer demand on health care, 
and its power to improve it. It did not take a 2,000 page bill for this 
network to evolve. Instead, medical professionals and members of the 
local community did what was necessary to meet changing needs. I 
congratulate Johnson City Medical Center on its 100 year anniversary, 
and wish it further success in the years to come.

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