[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 173 (Tuesday, October 23, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1437]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING ELLENVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL

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                           HON. JOHN J. FASO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 23, 2018

  Mr. FASO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ellenville Regional 
Hospital in their efforts to develop a comprehensive, collaborative, 
community-based and region-wide initiative to help combat the opioid 
epidemic in Upstate New York.
  In 2017 alone, this epidemic claimed more than 72,000 lives across 
the country. Ellenville Regional Hospital is working with local care 
providers including, the Columbia Memorial Health and Albany Medical 
Center and the Greene County Rural Health Network, to develop a model 
of dynamic care to better treat individuals who are shouldering the 
tremendous burden of opioid addiction.
  Ellenville's plan focuses on providing patients who have overdosed an 
entry path to treatment that combines medical efforts to counter 
withdrawal and immediately connecting them with primary health care 
services, mental health, and addiction services as well as other basic 
services such as housing, transportation, and nutrition.
  The opioid epidemic knows no bounds--spanning across all 
socioeconomic standings, in every state, in every district, and in 
every community throughout the country. I extend my sincerest thanks 
and appreciation to Ellenville Regional Hospital for their dedicated 
efforts to spearhead this initiative, share their knowledge, and 
reverse the dangerous trend of opioid abuse and addiction.
  Aside from trailblazing this pathway to more impactful care and 
treatment for the many struggling with addiction in our Upstate 
communities, Ellenville Regional Hospital is a leader of rural care in 
the greater Ulster County region, always innovating and finding ways to 
improve, and most importantly ensuring our friends and neighbors have 
access to quality care in the community.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing 
Ellenville Regional Hospital for their dedicated efforts in addressing 
the opioid epidemic as well as their legacy of innovative and quality 
care.

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