[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 117 (Thursday, July 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1007]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      HONORING THE OPENING OF THE GREATER ELGIN FAMILY CARE CENTER

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                        HON. RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 12, 2018

  Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, today I honor the Greater Elgin 
Family Care Center on the occasion of the Grand Opening of its Summit 
Health Center on July 12, 2018.
   With the addition of the new Summit Health Center, the Greater Elgin 
Family Care Center now serves five counties with a total of nine health 
care facilities.
   Since its establishment in 2001, the Center has made a great impact 
in Elgin and its surrounding communities. The Center employs more than 
275 workers who, in 2017, provided assistance to more than 47,000 
patients including 13,659 residents of the City of Elgin--14 percent of 
the City's population. Additionally, in 2017, Center professionals 
delivered 774 newborns. It provides care for patients regardless of 
their insurance status.
   The Center is Elgin's largest not-for-profit organization (excluding 
the schools and hospital systems). In 2017, the Center was recognized 
as a Hypertension Control Champion by the Centers for Disease Control, 
the only community health center in Illinois to receive this honor.
   For more than 17 years, the Greater Elgin Family Care Center has 
touched lives and provided exceptional care to residents in the 
Illinois 8th congressional district and beyond. I am grateful for its 
work, and I hope for its continued success.
   I include in the Record this statement today to honor Greater Elgin 
Family Care Center in Elgin, Illinois on July 12th.

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