[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 77 (Thursday, April 23, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HEALTH CARE HEROES

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 23, 2020

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, all communities are 
grateful to all our health care heroes in the State of South Carolina. 
Throughout this national emergency, they have been on the front lines 
working long hours to keep our communities safe. Hospitals and 
community medical centers are unselfishly serving patients with the 
Wuhan Virus.
  Citizens correctly appreciate Aiken Regional Medical Center led by 
CEO Jim O'Loughlin, Lexington Medical Center under the leadership of 
President and CEO Tod Augsburger, Prisma Health Richland Hospital under 
guidance of President and CEO Mark O'Halla, Providence Health of 
Columbia with Terry Gunn's leadership as CEO, Regional Medical Centers 
Orangeburg Hospital and Bamberg-Barnwell Emergency Medical Center, both 
under guidance of CEO Charles Williams, and Rural Health Services Inc. 
led by CEO Carolyn Emanuel-McClain.
  From performing tests to helping patients recover, they have been and 
remain leaders in our community. I am grateful to have worked with my 
colleagues in the 116th Congress to provide needed funding for vital 
personal protective equipment and ventilators.

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