[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7886]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK

  (Mr. GOODE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. GOODE. Mr. Speaker, the week of May 9 is National Hospital Week, 
when communities across the country celebrate the health care workers, 
volunteers, and other health professionals. This year's theme for 
National Hospital Week is ``People Care, Miracles Happen.''
  A great example of this theme is an event called Martha's Market at 
Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia. Martha's Market 
is a weekend event that transforms an indoor tennis facility into a 
shopping plaza with 40 unique boutique vendors. The event began as a 
fund-raiser by a group of enthusiastic volunteers who wanted to raise 
awareness of breast cancer, and it won the American Hospital 
Association's prestigious Hospital Award for Volunteer Excellence.
  Income for the event comes from corporate sponsors, individual 
donations and vendor profits. The net profit for the Market grew to 
more than $150,000 in 1998. The proceeds are used to support the 
hospital's breast cancer outreach program, provide free or reduced-fee 
mammograms and health screenings to low-income women, and sponsor free 
mammography days.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity as National Hospital 
Week is approaching to congratulate Martha Jefferson Hospital for its 
award-winning program.

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