[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 102 (Monday, June 12, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E543-E544]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING MR. JAMES D. DAHLING ON HIS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CHILDREN'S 
         HOSPITAL OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

                                 ______
                                 

                     HON. ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 12, 2023

  Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and 
recognize Mr. James D. Dahling of Norfolk, VA.
  After serving for twenty years as the President and Chief Operating 
Officer of Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (CHKD), the only 
freestanding children's hospital in Virginia, Jim Dahling will retire 
on June 20, 2023.

[[Page E544]]

Jim joined CHKD in 1994 as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. 
He previously served as Senior VP of Richmond Memorial Hospital and 
held senior management positions at Texas and Minnesota hospitals. Jim 
became CHKD's Chief Executive Officer in 2003.
  As a result of Jim's visionary leadership, CHKD solidified its 
reputation as an internationally acclaimed pediatric hospital. During 
his tenure, CHKD built the first and only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma 
Center in Hampton Roads, the region's only pediatric outpatient surgery 
center, the state's sole pediatric inpatient rehabilitation unit, and 
the region's first pediatric urgent care center. In response to the 
growing community concern about a lack of pediatric mental health 
services in Hampton Roads and across Virginia, Jim led the construction 
of an innovative 60-bed mental health hospital and outpatient center. 
The initiative marks a historic expansion of CHKD's mental health 
services for children, bringing nearly twenty child and adolescent 
psychiatrists and dozens of other mental health providers to Hampton 
Roads to address the region's youth mental health crisis.
  The Hampton Roads region is home to one of the largest concentrations 
of active-duty military in the country. CHKD is one of the nation's 
leading providers of healthcare to military dependents, and Jim has led 
more than two decades of tireless and growing commitments to providing 
outstanding medical care to the children of our servicemembers. For 
that, we owe CHKD and Jim a debt of profound gratitude.
  Amy Sampson, a trusted member of CHKD's leadership team and the 
Board's unanimous choice, will succeed Jim as President and CEO. Amy 
already has a long and distinguished career at CHKD. Serving for over 
30 years in a variety of roles, including strategic planning, 
government relations, marketing and communications, philanthropy 
services, community outreach, experience services, the donor milk bank, 
the call center, and volunteer services. Of Amy's many accomplishments, 
she has been instrumental in developing CHKD's mental health 
initiatives, spearheading efforts to secure federal, state and local 
government approval and financial backing for CHKD's $224 million 
pediatric inpatient psychiatric facility. I am excited about the 
vision, energy and enthusiasm Amy brings to the CEO role, and I know 
she will continue Jim's and CHKD's outstanding record of service to our 
region's children.
  Mr. Speaker, Jim Dahling embodies CHKD's mission--``Health, Healing, 
and Hope for All Children''--and his vision will live on in the spirit 
of those working tirelessly to provide the highest quality of care to 
Virginia's children. I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. 
James Dahling for his nearly thirty years of service to CHKD and the 
Hampton Roads region.

                          ____________________