[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 9, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E23]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE BEAR LAKE MEMORIAL 
                     HOSPITAL IN MONTPELIER, IDAHO

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 9, 2019

  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to call attention to an 
outstanding rural hospital in Southeast Idaho. The hospital I am 
referring to is the Bear Lake Memorial Hospital. This hospital was 
honored with two prestigious awards in 2018 by the National Rural 
Health Association. They were awarded Top 20 honors as a Critical 
Access Hospital and for Best Practices in Quality among rural 
hospitals.
  Bear Lake Memorial Hospital is located in Montpelier, Idaho, in the 
Southeast corner of Idaho. Montpelier is the biggest town in Bear Lake 
County. It is a small town with a population of less than 3,000, yet 
manages to provide some of the best rural healthcare in our nation.
  The National Rural Health Association compared Bear Lake Memorial 
Hospital with over 1300 other critical access hospitals. Bear Lake 
Memorial Hospital scored in the 99.6th percentile overall, making them 
one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals in the country.
  Bear Lake Memorial Hospital was also awarded Top 20 Best Practices in 
Quality among the 1300 rural hospitals surveyed. This award is based on 
a hospital's exceptional performance across five categories of Hospital 
Compare Process of Care measures. Bear Lake Memorial Hospital is being 
recognized by National Rural Health Association for the outstanding 
quality of service and care they deliver to their patients and 
community.

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