[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H2373-H2374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cicilline). The Chair recognizes the 
gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Marshall) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the many women who 
have shaped our country's successes and are inspiring our future.
  This month, we celebrate Women's History Month and recognize the 
women who have fought for equality and positively impacted their 
communities. The courage and resolve of our women must not go 
unnoticed.
  In Kansas, we are always quick to highlight the great Amelia Earhart, 
our hometown aviation pioneer. But today, I want to highlight the 
millions of women around the world who have made and continue to make 
significant impacts on their families, communities, and workplaces 
through meaningful, everyday contributions.
  My own mother, Nancy, taught me many family values that continue to

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give me strength and guide me throughout fatherhood and in my career as 
an obstetrician.
  She instilled in me the value of proper nutrition at an early age, 
which I was able to go on and explain in very commonsense terms to all 
my patients as an obstetrician. My mom emphasized the importance of 
a healthy breakfast and sitting down each night as a family for dinner, 
something my wife, Laina, and I prioritized as parents as well.

  She taught me all these lessons while also working a full-time job as 
an office manager. Her dedication to her family and career didn't 
garner news headlines, but it made a significant impact and allowed me 
to grow up understanding the outcomes of hard work.
  My wife, Laina, went to school to be a nurse at Butler County 
Community College and later worked in the neonatal intensive care unit, 
caring for premature babies. She made a huge impact on all those 
babies' lives, as well as their families and their development.
  Now, as a mother of four and grandmother of two, I often tell people 
my wife has the most important job in America: raising our children.
  I know there are millions of mothers around the globe who have and 
continue to provide the same energy, time, and dedication to their 
children, families, and communities. Too often, we don't take the time 
to share and celebrate these contributions, but we all know a woman who 
has made a significant impact on our lives.
  As we celebrate Women's History Month, I challenge you to thank those 
women who have positively influenced your life, improved our 
communities, and contributed to the success of this great Nation.


               Recognizing Leadership of Dr. Bobby Moser

  Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize my friend and 
fellow western Kansas physician, Dr. Bobby Moser, for his leadership 
with the Kansas Heart and Stroke Collaborative, an initiative funded 
through CMS' Health Care Innovation Awards.
  The effort started in 2014 with the University of Kansas Health 
System, Hays Medical Center, 10 critical-access hospitals, and the 
First Care Clinic to provide an innovative care delivery and payment 
model designed to improve heart health and stroke outcomes for rural 
Kansans.
  When they first received this 3-year Federal grant, they were nothing 
shy of ambitious. In their proposal, they aimed to reduce healthcare 
costs by nearly $14 million and reduce deaths from stroke and heart 
attack by 20 percent. The collaborative wanted to accomplish this using 
data in a meaningful way, enhancing bedside care, and building 
sustainable models for access and treatment.
  They have indeed shown signs of good work, and they are expanding 
their efforts. This group has helped hospitals track and audit data to 
find ways to improve patient performance.
  Dr. Moser recently reported that the clinical network of hospitals 
has improved medications and delivery time for getting clot-busting 
drugs to patients that literally save lives and prevent lifelong 
paralysis.
  Since its inception, these physicians have grown to reach more 
counties and are able to help more patients. Now called Care 
Collaborative, they are exploring new payment systems for rural 
hospitals and focusing on expanding into new medical treatments, like 
palliative care.
  With more than 50 critical-access hospitals in my district, the 
resources developed through this collaborative have been lifesaving and 
critical for our hospitals and, most importantly, rural patients.

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