[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7268]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK

  (Mr. PASCRELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, this is National Hospital Week, when 
communities all across America honor the individuals that make 
hospitals the foundations of our community.
  This year's theme sums it up very nicely: ``Touching the Future With 
Care.'' It recognizes the health care workers, volunteers, and other 
health professionals who are there 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, 
curing and caring.
  An example of this dedication is the Caritas Connection at St. Mary's 
Hospital in Passaic, New Jersey. The program won the American Hospital 
Association's prestigious NOVA Award, which recognizes hospitals' 
innovative and collaborative efforts to improve the health of their 
communities.
  The Caritas Connection is a collaborative project created by St. 
Mary's Hospital and the Sisters of Charity to focus on the needs of a 
large urban immigrant population. The majority of the resident workers 
are in factories with low pay, long hours, and no benefits of job 
security.
  It is this type of partnership that lifts us, and I felt it fitting 
during National Hospital Week to bring this success to the attention of 
my colleagues.

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