[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6079]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN HONOR OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF SEQUOIA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER

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                         HON. CALVIN M. DOOLEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 25, 1999

  Mr. DOOLEY of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise before my colleagues 
today to pay tribute to the Sequoia Community Health Foundation, which 
is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year.
  The Sequoia Community Health Foundation has made countless 
contributions to the residents of the Central Valley. Working as a 
primary health care provider for nearly twenty years, Sequoia Community 
Health Foundation has served tens of thousands of Valley families, 
ensuring access to basic health services including immunizations and 
prenatal care.
  Despite a brief period of administrative difficulties, the Sequoia 
Community Health Foundation has emerged stronger than ever in recent 
years and has restored and expanded the level of services provided to 
Valley residents. By partnering with local schools, recreation centers 
and churches, Sequoia Community Health Foundation has greatly 
facilitated access to health services in the Valley.
  Sequoia Community Health Foundation has provided more than 200,000 
patient visits in the last four years, caring for 15,000 patients a 
year including many area farmworkers. Sequoia also serves as a vital 
resource for prenatal and pediatric care by performing between 60 and 
90 deliveries each month and immunizing between 200 and 400 children on 
a monthly basis.
  Clinic services have been expanded to increase hours of service, 
expand health education programs, and add cardiology and psychiatry 
specialists on site. And the clinic has been a leader in recruiting and 
training Hispanic residents through the Sequoia Hispanic Residency 
Pathway.
  Through the leadership of their dedicated staff, Sante Health System 
and ``Blue Ribbon'' Board, Sequoia Community Health Foundation has 
maintained a high level of commitment to the Central Valley.
  I commend Sequoia Community Health Foundation's dedicated employees--
past and present--for their admirable service, and I hope that their 
fellow citizens will continue to support them with vigorous 
appreciation.

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