[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 52 (Thursday, March 29, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E499]
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               HONORING MID-DELTA HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 29, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
Mid-Delta Home Health and Hospice Center. The Mid-Delta Home Health and 
Hospice Center was founded by Clara T. Reed in 1978 in Belzoni, 
Mississippi. For more than 30 years the Mid-Delta Home and Hospice has 
been dedicated to serving the needs of patients throughout the 
Mississippi Delta.
  Mid-Delta Home Health and Hospice Center continues under the dynamic 
leadership of Chief Executive Officer Clara T. Reed. Mrs. Reed received 
her licensed practical nursing degree from Mississippi Valley State 
University in 1964. She later received her Registered Nursing degree in 
1970 and a Bachelor's degree in Gerontology from Mississippi Valley 
State University in 1990.
  Mrs. Reed's outstanding leadership and dedication has moved the 
organization on a progressive track and helped to expand its reach 
around and beyond the state of Mississippi. Mid-Delta Home Health and 
Hospice provides health and hospice care to individuals and their 
families in 32 of the 82 counties in the State of Mississippi. Mid-
Delta operates 10 branches in Mississippi locations which include 
Batesville, Belzoni, Clarksdale, Cleveland, Canton, Greenwood, 
Greenville, Lexington, Madison, and Tunica. They also have offices in 
Bastrop and Vidalia, Louisiana. Currently, Mid-Delta has over 650 
employees spread throughout the Mississippi Delta and treats over 3,500 
patients annually. Mid-Delta prides itself on providing specialized 
services 24 hours a day and seven days a week.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mid-Delta 
Home Health and Hospice for its unwavering commitment and continued 
home health care services it provides in the great state of Mississippi 
and surrounding areas.

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