[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 52 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E449]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING ADELE WOODS, CEO COOS COUNTY FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES

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                           HON. ANN M. KUSTER

                            of new hampshire

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 13, 2015

  Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor Adele Woods from New 
Hampshire's Second Congressional District, who is retiring after 33 
years of service at Coos County Family Health Services.
  Adele has been instrumental in growing CCFHS from a small 
organization helping low-income women and their children into a 
comprehensive Federally Qualified Health Center serving the primary 
care needs of the Granite State's Androscoggin Valley.
  After joining CCFHS in 1981, Adele became the director for their 
Women, Infants, and Children Program, which provides health services 
and helps meet the nutritional needs of women with young families. In 
1989, as Executive Director, she managed a staff of 32 people on a 
meager budget. Under her guidance, CCFHS successfully applied for 
federal funds that enabled the agency to become a Federal Community 
Health Center and to begin hiring physicians to provide full scope 
primary health services.
  Approached by the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in 2002, CCFHS soon 
acquired their outpatient services operation. CCFHS now has a staff of 
125 people working from three offices in Berlin, one medical office in 
Gorham, and a RESPONSE outreach in Groveton providing sexual and 
domestic violence services for New Hampshire's North Country.
  Under Adele's leadership, CCFHS is now recognized by the National 
Committee for Quality Assurance as a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical 
Home and meets the highest standards of quality patient care. CCFHS 
became a founding member of the North Country Health Consortium, a 
rural health network addressing common health issues in the region. 
CCFHS become an Accountable Care Organization and one of the first in 
the country to receive funding from the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid 
Services.
  Adele is a valued member of numerous commissions and committees at 
both the state and national level. I am honored to recognize Adele 
Woods' leadership and service to her community, the Granite State, and 
the United States of America.

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