[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 112 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E703-E704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING PAUL SWEIGERT, M.D.

                                 ______
                                 

                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 7, 2022

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Paul 
Sweigert, M.D. in celebration of his outstanding medical career in Napa 
County.
  Dr. Sweigert was born and raised in Sacramento, California, and 
graduated from Jesuit High School in Carmichael. He received a 
bachelor's degree in physical therapy in 1981 from California State 
University, Fresno. He then graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 
1990 with a Doctor of Medicine.
  Dr. Sweigert began his medical career at the Providence Medical 
Center in Portland, Oregon, studying internal medicine from 1990 to 
1993. He then moved to Bath, Maine, to practice as a primary care 
physician. In 1997, Dr. Sweigert moved to Napa, where he joined the 
medical staff of the Queen of the Valley Medical Center. While working 
at the Queen of the Valley Medical Center, he also took over the 
practice of Dr. Alvin Lee Block in 1998 and launched Red Bike Medicine 
as a solo practitioner in 2014. He is revered in Napa County for his 
excellent medical care, hard work, and kind nature.
  Dr. Sweigert has been a devoted member of the Napa Solano Medical 
Society (NSMS) and the California Medical Association (CMA) for 25 
years. He was a CMA delegate from 2006 to 2012, NSMS president from 
2007 to 2008, and a hospital representative to CMA's Organized Medical 
Staff Section from 2009 to 2013. On May 2, 2022, Dr. Sweigert received 
the Napa Solano Medical Society Professor Emeritus award in 
appreciation of his long and illustrious career as a physician, 
teacher, and friend.
  In his free time, Dr. Sweigert enjoys traveling, gardening, 
bicycling, serving his community, and spending time with his family. 
Dr. Sweigert has held numerous community-related roles, including being 
a local soccer coach, a Board of Trustees member for Justin Sienna High 
School, and a member of the

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Honoring Choices Napa Valley steering committee. Dr. Sweigert and his 
wife, Patricia, have two children, Kelsey and Eric. Following his 
retirement in 2022, Dr. Sweigert will move to Bozeman, Montana, to be a 
full-time grandfather.
  Madam Speaker, it is evident that Dr. Paul Sweigert has dedicated his 
life to the people of Napa through his medical career. Therefore, it is 
fitting and proper that we honor him here today.