[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 197 (Monday, December 4, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING DR. STEPHEN R. HOLT

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                      HON. BRADLEY SCOTT SCHNEIDER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 4, 2017

  Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and thank Dr. 
Stephen R. Holt for his service to the veterans of the Tenth District 
as director of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center 
for the past three years.
   Since 2014, Dr. Holt has led the only Federal Health Care Center in 
the country, operating as an integrated medical facility for both the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense, with the end 
goal of better serving our current and former service members.
   Dr. Holt and the extraordinary team at the Lovell FHCC in North 
Chicago are responsible for the care of nearly 20,000 Veterans, 60,000 
Active Duty and their dependents and 10,000 other Tricare beneficiaries 
within our communities. This includes overseeing the medical readiness 
of more than 40,000 naval recruits who pass through Naval Station Great 
Lakes annually.
   Under his leadership, Lovell FHCC advanced from a three to a four-
star rating by the Veterans Administration, and his integrity and 
dedication has fostered an enhanced atmosphere of caring and service 
between staff and patients.
   Prior to his time at Lovell FHCC, Dr. Holt was responsible for 
oversight and delivery of quality medical care across 10 hospitals in 
the VA Southeast Network.
   Dr. Holt is a Veteran of the Air Force, where he spent 21 years as a 
Medical Officer in field and central command locations, retiring at the 
rank of Colonel.
   I thank Dr. Holt for his service to our nation and to the veterans 
and servicemembers in our community, and I offer him and his family 
best wishes for their future endeavors.

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