[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 164 (Wednesday, November 16, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1497]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   INTERNATIONAL CENTRAL SERVICE WEEK

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                     HON. EARL L. ``BUDDY'' CARTER

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2016

  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize October 
9th-15th, 2016 as International Central Service Week.
  During this week, we recognize and show appreciation to the Central 
Service Professionals across the world, who work each day to guarantee 
that all surgical instruments are clean and sterile.
  I think everyone has either experience themselves or has a loved one 
who has experienced a surgical procedure where a Central Service 
Professional was directly responsible for decontaminating, cleaning, 
processing, assembling, and sterilizing the instruments used throughout 
that procedure.
  To all of those dedicated Central Service Professionals, thank you 
for what you do. Please know your work is appreciated and you are an 
important part of keeping our nation healthy.

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