[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26006]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   SALUTING PATIENT APPRECIATION DAY

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 19, 1999

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join with the Genesee County 
Medical Society in paying tribute to patients around the country. The 
Genesee County Medical Society, a dedicated group of doctors in my 
district, recently passed a resolution designating the third Tuesday of 
October ``Patient Appreciation Day.'' I applaud their desire to 
reciprocate the appreciation patients have for doctors and I join them 
in calling on other doctors to take a moment to recognize their 
patients.
  When patients go to visit their doctors, they are generally sick and 
vulnerable. It is comforting for all of us who have been patients to 
know that the trust and respect that patients have for doctors goes 
both ways. As medical technology evolves, it is particularly reassuring 
to know that doctors appreciate the human element of care as much as we 
do.
  On this Patient Appreciation Day, I hope you will join me and the 
Genesee County Medical Society in paying respect to the deep doctor-
patient bond.

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