[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E48-E49]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIERRA SACRAMENTO VALLEY 
                            MEDICAL SOCIETY

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 16, 2018

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sierra Sacramento 
Valley Medical Society (SSVMS) as it celebrates its 150th anniversary. 
As the members of SSVMS gather today, I ask my colleagues to join me in 
honoring the Society's long history of service to the Sacramento region 
and beyond.
  The Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society, originally known as the 
Sacramento Society for Medical Improvement, has been in continuous 
operation since the 1860s. It was founded by physicians from different 
areas of expertise dedicated to providing quality medical care for our 
community. Throughout its history, the Society has benefited from the 
leadership of dedicated public servants such as council members, a 
mayor, senators, and presidents of the American Medical Association, to 
name just a few of the preeminent individuals who have played a role in 
the Society's growth and development.
  As the oldest medical society in California, SSVMS is a vital part of 
our region's history. The Society helps understand and fight disease, 
promotes community education, advocates for local physicians, and 
supports the principles of the medical profession. The Society is 
committed to increasing access to health-care services and providing 
scholarships to medical students. In 1947 it founded the Sacramento 
Medical Foundation, which so many of us in Sacramento now known as 
BloodSource. And its Joy of Medicine program seeks to relieve physician 
pain and help to reclaim the joy of practicing medicine through 
education, advocacy, and program services designed to nurture 
individual well-being and collegiality.
  Mr. Speaker, as those who value the Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical 
Society's many contributions celebrate its 150 years of invaluable 
service to Sacramento, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring this 
prestigious

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group. The health and well-being of untold numbers of my constituents 
in Sacramento are better thanks to the Society's vision, leadership, 
and efforts.

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