[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 149 (Tuesday, November 27, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1811]
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     IN RECOGNITION OF THE CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF ALBANY, GEORGIA

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 27, 2012

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute the 
members and supporters of the Cardiology Associates of Albany, Georgia 
as they commemorate their 30th anniversary this year. A celebration 
event will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at noon in the main 
lobby of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia.
  Thirty years ago, a young Cardiology Resident at Emory Medical School 
in Atlanta, Georgia was recruited to Albany, Georgia by several local 
physicians seeking to provide advanced Cardiology Services to Southwest 
Georgia. Dr. Jeffrey Hoopes accepted the challenge and set out to form 
Cardiology Associates in 1982.
  From one physician's vision and commitment, Cardiology Associates has 
grown into a network of world-class heart and vascular services. 
Cardiology Associates teamed with Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, 
itself a healthcare leader providing breakthrough technology and 
innovation to the communities it serves for 100 years. Together they 
bring the finest Cardiology talent and technology to the citizens of 
Southwest Georgia.
  Dr. Hoopes performed the region's first Cardiac Catheterization, a 
new and revolutionary diagnostic procedure at the time, at Phoebe 
Putney Memorial Hospital thirty years ago. Today, more than 50,000 
life-saving cardiac catheterization procedures have been performed by 
Cardiology Associates. Many other Cardiology firsts for the region have 
followed.
  Building on that original foundation, Cardiology Associates through 
the Phoebe Heart and Vascular Center now provides patients and families 
facing heart disease access to services at one of the largest and most 
advanced heart centers in Georgia.
  These accomplishments, along with a dedication and commitment to the 
citizens of Southwest Georgia, have been rendered with compassion and 
professionalism.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in applauding the 
exceptional efforts of the Cardiology Associates at Phoebe Putney 
Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia for thirty years of healthcare 
excellence to the residents of Southwest Georgia.

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