[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 147 (Thursday, December 4, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8655]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DAN RAAB RETIREMENT

  (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, today I want to recognize 
a good friend and a very important member of my hometown community of 
Taylorville, Illinois.
  Dan Raab, the president and CEO of Taylorville Memorial Hospital, is 
retiring after 34 years in the healthcare industry. Dan started with 
Taylorville Memorial Hospital in 1995, when it was known as St. Vincent 
Memorial--it was also where my wife worked--and has served the 
community as CEO for 19 years.
  With Dan's leadership and dedication, TMH has remained a staple in 
the Taylorville community. It is Taylorville's largest employer, and 
TMH has given so much back to the community. As a matter of fact, it 
spent $4.9 million in community benefits just in the year 2013 alone.
  TMH is one of nine critical access hospitals located in the 13th 
District of Illinois, and they play a vital role in ensuring that rural 
communities are served so that our citizens get the health care they 
deserve.
  As Taylorville and central Illinois continue to thrive, I know that 
TMH will be part of that success, and that is a direct result of Dan 
Raab's leadership. I want to thank Dan for his 34 years of service and 
congratulate him on his retirement.
  My wife, Shannon, and I wish him and his wife, Mary, and their two 
children, Joe and Emily, the best of luck in the future and with his 
retirement.

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