[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E447-E448]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING RUTH GURUSAMY ON BEING NAMED THE U.S. SMALL BUSINESS 
    ADMINISTRATION'S WOMEN IN BUSINESS CHAMPION OF THE YEAR FOR 2012

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 27, 2012

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. Ruth 
Gurusamy for receiving the U.S. Small Business Administration's 2012 
Women in Business Champion of the Year award. Ruth is the owner of 
Gurusamy, Inc., or Health Services of the Pacific (HSP), and has many 
years of outstanding business leadership and community involvement on 
Guam.
  With more than 20 years of experience working as a nurse, Ruth 
founded HSP in

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2004 to provide home healthcare services to patients on Guam. HSP 
quickly earned accreditation from the Joint Commission on the 
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. HSP also received Medicare's 
home healthcare certification and became a certified Hospice Agency in 
2007. With her leadership, HSP has expanded the amount of critically-
needed services it provides and has grown its staff to more than 80 
employees. Further, as a former faculty member of the University of 
Guam School of Nursing, Ruth formed a partnership with the University 
to help train nursing students in various projects with HSP.
  Ruth is also actively involved in a variety of community 
organizations on Guam. She has participated in numerous health 
conferences and workshops, and has sponsored events with the Guam 
Department of Public Health and Social Services. Ruth has held 
leadership roles on various committees and boards, including the Guam 
Legal Counsel for the Elderly advisory board, the UOG Union Board, the 
Guam Community College Nursing Advisory Board for the Licensed 
Practical Nurse program, and the Guam Hospital Healthcare Development 
Foundation board. In addition, she was part of the transition team for 
Governor Calvo, serving a board member for his Taskforce on Healthcare.
  I commend Ms. Ruth Gurusamy for her work in improving the delivery of 
healthcare services on Guam, and for being named the SBA's Women in 
Business Champion of the Year for 2012. I join the people of Guam in 
thanking her for her many contributions, and I wish her continued 
success.

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