[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1040-E1041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING THE CAREER OF SALLY DENISE THORNBURG

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                            HON. JUAN VARGAS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 6, 2016

  Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sally Denise Thornburg 
who is set to retire after beginning her career in nursing in 1973. 
During her 43-year career, Denise served in many roles, including 
Charge Nurse, Clinical Manager of the medical floor and nursing in the 
Intensive Care Unit.
  Sally Denise Thornburg joined El Centro Regional Medical Center 
(ECRMC) in 1973 after graduating from Imperial Valley College

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as part of the first class of its Registered Nursing program. Denise 
got her start on the Medical-Surgical floor and within the first 2 
months of receiving her license she was promoted to Charge Nurse and 
later to Clinical Manager. In 1985, Denise received the Certification 
for Adult, Pediatric and Neonatal Critical Care Nurses (CCRN), an 
advanced nursing specialty she still holds today. This past April, she 
was recognized by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for 
being one of 397 RNs nationwide to hold this certification for over 30 
years. During her retirement, she looks forward to volunteering in the 
Intensive Care Unit at ECRMC.
  I would like to commend Sally Denise Thornburg for her 43 years of 
dedication to ECRMC's staff and for her commitment to expanding and 
improving medical services in Imperial County.

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