[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 170 (Friday, October 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1090]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    COMMEMORATING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUERTO RICO HOSPITAL 
                              ASSOCIATION

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                     HON. JENNIFFER GONZALEZ-COLON

                             of puerto rico

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 28, 2022

  Miss GONZALEZ-COLON. Madam Speaker, I congratulate the Puerto Rico 
Hospital Association (PRHA) in its 80th anniversary of service to the 
people of Puerto Rico.
  The PRHA was established in 1942 with the mission of ensuring the 
quality of the services provided by the hospitals to the residents of 
Puerto Rico, and of improving the health of the residents of Puerto 
Rico by helping to provide the most comprehensive services possible.
  Throughout the years, the PRHA has participated in numerous national 
and international forums--such as the American Association of Hospitals 
(Washington D.C.), the International Federation of Hospitals (London, 
England), the Latin American Federation of Hospitals (Buenos Aires, 
Argentina) and the Ibero-American Organization of Private Healthcare 
Providers (Madrid, Spain)--in order to guarantee that the services 
provided by their members are world-class.
  The PRHA has consistently been a steadfast and an invaluable ally to 
the Office of the Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico in the fight 
against the discriminatory treatment of the residents of Puerto Rico in 
federal social and healthcare programs.
  I recognize the assistance of the PRHA in our fight for the fair and 
sustainable funding of Puerto Rico's Medicaid program and of the fair 
and equitable treatment for Medicaid beneficiaries and providers in 
Puerto Rico. I also commend their steadfast advocacy in Congress on 
behalf of their members.

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