[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E652]
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                          HONORING LAIRD COVEY

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                        HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 14, 2013

  Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the career of Mr. 
Laird Covey, who is retiring this month after more than 23 years of 
dedicated service to the Central Maine Medical Center and the 
surrounding community.
  The State of Maine has long benefited from Laird's tenure in the 
health care field. In addition to serving as President of CMMC since 
July 2008, Laird has also helped direct the center as Chief Operating 
Officer and Vice President for Medical Affairs. Outside of CMMC, he 
spent 3 years serving as Chief Executive Officer at Bridgton Hospital 
in Bridgton, Maine and was Vice President at North Country Hospital in 
Newport, Vermont.
  Few people can claim to embody the spirit of compassion and community 
engagement as completely as Laird. He is a proud and active member of 
the Lewiston Auburn Future Forum, which has been a driving force behind 
community efforts to make Lewiston and Auburn a better place to live. 
He has also served as Chairman of the Board at the Androscoggin Home 
Care and Hospice (AHCH) and as President of the Board at Camp Sunshine, 
an institution for families of children with life-threatening diseases 
in Casco, Maine.
  In 2011, I was proud to join Laird in announcing CMMC's collaboration 
with Maine Research Associates on a new medical research expansion 
project. The study, which focuses on treatments for conditions such as 
arthritis, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, has enabled hundreds of 
patients in Maine to access cutting-edge medicines. It also helped draw 
national attention to the important work being done in Maine to help 
solve some of our nation's most persistent health challenges. This 
project would not have been able to move forward so successfully 
without Laird's leadership.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me again in congratulating Mr. Laird Covey 
on an exceptional career in the field of public health.

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