[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 190 (Monday, December 12, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S8488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       RECOGNIZING THE VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OF THE OZARKS

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, today I honor the Veterans Health 
Care System of the Ozarks, VHSO, in Fayetteville, AR. This health care 
provider is the recipient of the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs Robert 
W. Carey Trophy Award, the highest recognition for quality achievement 
and service to our Nation's veterans. Each year, this award is 
presented to no more than two of the VA's highest performing 
organizations for quality achievement.
  This well-deserved honor recognizes the exemplary quality of service 
it is providing to Arkansas veterans. The VHSO has an outstanding track 
record, winning Robert W. Carey Awards in 2010, 2009, and 2008.
  Founded in 1935, the VHSO serves veterans in 23 counties in northwest 
Arkansas, southwest Missouri, and eastern Oklahoma. In addition to the 
Fayetteville location, six communities in the region have community 
based outpatient clinics.
  Services at the VHSO include primary care, mental health care, 
specialty care, women's clinic, pharmacy, social work, surgery, and 
nutrition services. They are a 72-bed level 2 facility and have a large 
team of caregivers who can assist veterans whether they are 
hospitalized, living at home, or transitioning between the two. To 
accomplish the Veterans Affairs goals of integrity, commitment, 
advocacy, respect, and excellence, the VHSO works to honor veterans 
with high-quality health care.
  I am proud of the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks and its 
commitment to providing exceptional care to our veterans and encourage 
continued efforts to improve the health and services offered to these 
brave men and women. I urge my colleagues to join me in congratulating 
this facility for the outstanding work it does to care for our veterans 
who have sacrificed so much for this Nation.

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