[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9145]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



        CONGRATULATING ST. PATRICK HOSPITAL IN MISSOULA, MONTANA

  (Mr. HILL of Montana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.).
  Mr. HILL of Montana. Mr. Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to 
recognize the National Hospital Week, a time when we pay tribute to our 
Nation's hospitals and health systems and the workers and the 
volunteers and the other health professionals who are there 24 hours a 
day, 365 days a week, curing and caring for their neighbors, the folks 
who need them. An example of this dedication is St. Patrick Hospital in 
Missoula, Montana. I want to commend St. Patrick Hospital for receiving 
the American Hospital Association's 1999 NOVA award.
  NOVA awards spotlight innovative community partnerships that respond 
to community needs. St. Patrick Hospital is the 1999 NOVA award winner 
for giving people a sense of hope that their lives will improve and be 
more secure, and that is exactly what the residents in the low-income 
neighborhoods served by St. Patrick needed. The hospital formed the 
Healthy Neighborhood Project. Healthy neighborhoods offer a down 
payment assistance for first-time home buyers and supports a tool 
lending library. It is also helping to build a new playground and 
sponsors a summer reading program at the local elementary school.
  I am very proud to recognize St. Patrick for its achievements. It is 
a stellar example of a hospital that is making a difference in its 
community.

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