[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 182 (Tuesday, December 20, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1730]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING NANCY VORHEES

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                      HON. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 20, 2016

  Mrs. McMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a good friend and 
community advocate, Nancy Vorhees, on her retirement as Chief 
Administrative Office (CAO) of Inland Northwest Health Services (INHS).
  Nancy first started with Inland nearly two decades ago as Chief 
Operating Officer of Northwest Health Partners (NHP), which includes 
Northwest MedStar, Northwest Telehealth, Community Wellness, Health 
Training, INHS Foundation, and Children's Miracle Network Hospital. All 
of the divisions under Nancy's direction worked diligently to integrate 
the delivery of health care services throughout the Inland Northwest. 
Her work also focused on regional economic development, removal of 
barriers to health care, quality care, and customer satisfaction.
  As a champion of rural medicine, Nancy provided leadership that 
connected our rural, and often times most vulnerable patients, to 
health care resources in urban settings. Nancy served on many regional 
and national boards including the American Telehealth Association, 
Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center, Mid-Valley Hospital, and 
Greater Spokane Incorporated's Health Industry Development Group. Nancy 
became Inland's CAO and a member of the Providence Health Care Senior 
Leadership Team in 2015.
  In addition to her role at Inland, Nancy has served as interim 
Executive Director of the Spokane Teaching Health Clinic, a 
collaboration with Empire Health Foundation, Providence Health Care, 
and Washington State University. The goal of this partnership is to 
improve regional access to health care by increasing the number of 
medical residencies in the area. I am pleased that she will continue in 
this role after her retirement from Inland.
  Mr. Speaker, Nancy is a tremendous asset to the Spokane community, 
Eastern Washington, and Inland Northwest. Her years of dedication and 
work have touched the lives of countless people in many positive ways. 
I look forward to her continued friendship and leadership to expand 
access to health care through her role at the Spokane Teaching Health 
Clinic.

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