[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 63 (Monday, April 17, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H1742-H1743]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   ADVANCING HEALTHCARE NEEDS IN OHIO

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to highlight advancing healthcare at 
both the Federal and State levels to meet

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the healthcare needs of people living in the northwest quadrant of 
Ohio, including the mentally ill.
  Our Federal-State joint efforts in combined funding of over $35 
million awarded to Toledo's academic medical center at the University 
of Toledo through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have allowed 
UTMC to upgrade critical trauma care from trauma III to trauma II.
  In addition, Congress appropriated over $81 million in 2022 and 2023 
to Ohio through the Substance Abuse and Treatment Block Grant.
  This morning, I had the privilege of welcoming Ohio Governor Mike 
DeWine to Toledo, as we toured the University of Toledo Medical Center 
and the State's Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital. Governor DeWine is 
the first Governor to visit the State facility in the 21st century.
  This important visit shows that Ohioans are continuing to make 
progress to strengthen critical medical assets for the region in a 
bipartisan fashion at every level.
  Our medically underserved region must continue to champion medical 
advancements on every level. Onward Northwest Ohio, a community that 
cares for all people.

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