[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 86 (Friday, June 8, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1032]
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             RECOGNIZING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE LNA OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. CHARLES F. BASS

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 8, 2012

  Mr. BASS of New Hampshire. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Talbot Blanchard, a licensed nursing assistant, LNA, from the Upper 
Connecticut Valley Hospital in Colebrook, New Hampshire. Talbot was 
recently honored by the New Hampshire Hospital Association as the 13th 
Annual LNA of the Year Award.
  As a medical/surgical LNA, he was previously named ``Employee of the 
Year'' at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital after his first year on 
the staff and was chosen for the New Hampshire Hospital Association 
award from among a dozen finalists from throughout the state.
  Blanchard is a ``career change'' nurse who previously spent 29 years 
at the Ethan Allen furniture plant in Beecher Falls, Vermont. It was a 
change that today benefits the residents of Colebrook and the 
surrounding communities as is evident by the comments made by his peers 
during the nomination process. Talbot is known for ``bringing 
brightness and energy to his patients during their darkest and sickest 
hours.''
  It is the care and dedication of medical staff like Talbot Blanchard 
that allows New Hampshire hospitals to be among the finest institutions 
in the nation. I ask you to join me in recognizing Talbot Blanchard for 
his accomplishments, along with recognizing the care and service 
provided by thousands of nurses and medical staff every day in New 
Hampshire and throughout our country.

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