[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 22, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H963-H964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           NORTH LITTLE ROCK CHOIR TO DUBLIN CHORAL FESTIVAL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Arkansas (Mr. Hill) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
choir from Immaculate Conception Church and School in North Little 
Rock, Arkansas, for being invited to represent our State at the 
inaugural Dublin Choral Festival in Ireland later this year.
  More than 240 voices from around the United States will sing together 
at the festival, and Immaculate Conception is the only group from our 
State of Arkansas.
  The group of 48 parishioners, ranging in age from 10 to 87, is led by 
Music Director Steve Guilmet.
  While there, the choir will travel to Belfast, Northern Ireland, 
where they will attend mass and perform during the service. Along with 
their performances, the parishioners will be raising money to support 
local hunger and poverty programs, and the parish there will host them.
  I congratulate those parishioners on their hard work, and I join all 
Arkansans in wishing them the very best as they represent our State in 
Ireland.


                 Arkansas Canoe Club Trash Removal Team

  Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
achievements of Cowper Chadbourn and the Arkansas Canoe Club Black Ops 
Advanced Trash Removal team.
  Cowper founded the black ops team in 2014 to promote water quality 
and clean up trash in the watersheds throughout Arkansas.
  Since the formation of the group, they have retrieved two giant 
dumpsters, portable toilets, refrigerators, washers, stoves, and 
countless tires out of our State's streams. In total, over the past 2 
years, they have hauled out more than 2,400 tires and 124,000 pounds 
from Arkansas waterways.
  Mr. Speaker, I extend a hand of gratitude to Mr. Chadbourn and the 
entire Arkansas Canoe Club Black Ops Advanced Trash Removal team for 
their worthwhile commitment to our environment and our natural 
resources.


                        ASH Hospital of the Year

  Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize North 
Little Rock's Arkansas Surgical Hospital for being awarded the 
Physician Hospital of the Year by the Physician Hospitals of America.
  This award recognizes a hospital with a long and exceptional record 
of high-quality community service and leadership.
  Arkansas Surgical Hospital was one of only 19 hospitals in the United 
States, and the only one in Arkansas, to receive double five-star 
status from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, CMS, and 
obtained the highest rankings for both overall quality and patient 
satisfaction.
  The hospital opened in 2005 with 16 beds and 5 operating rooms, but 
quickly outgrew its space. To meet increasing demand for patient care, 
in 2006, the hospital broke ground on expansion that brought the 
facility to 51 beds and 9 operating rooms.
  The facility continues to grow and helps 15,000 patients on an annual 
basis.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the dedicated workers at the Arkansas Surgical 
Hospital for their service and leadership in patient-centered care in 
central Arkansas.


                    Arkansas Children's Beacon Award

  Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Little Rock's Arkansas Children's 
Hospital. They have received the silver-level Beacon Award for 
Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
  The Beacon Award for Excellence recognizes unit caregivers who 
successfully improve patient outcomes and demonstrate effective 
leadership and communication. Arkansas Children's Hospital is the only 
hospital and unit in the State to earn this recognition and one of only 
497 hospitals that currently hold the award.
  Its history of excellence in patient care dates back to its founding 
in 1912.
  As a former director and supporter of Arkansas Children's Hospital, I 
congratulate them on their 106-year legacy of leadership in patient-
centered care; this recognition of the Beacon award; and their 
unqualified, wonderful service to the kids of Arkansas.

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