[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8690]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                TRIBUTE TO LAKES REGION GENERAL HOSPITAL

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to 
honor Lakes Region General Hospital for their designation as one of the 
``Businesses of the Decade'' by Business New Hampshire Magazine.
  For the past ten years, under the leadership of President Thomas 
Clairmont, the Lakes Region General Hospital has become known for 
encouraging area agencies and organizations to work together, combining 
resources and taking risks in order to meet not only the health care 
needs of the Lakes Region, but of the entire state.
  Mr. Clairmont has gone above and beyond the call of duty to give back 
to the group. In fact, he was recently honored with the American 
Hospital Association's PAC Award for outstanding service in the area of 
public policy, as well as the NH Hospital Association's Leslie A. 
Smith's President's Award. Mary Jo and I commend and congratulate him 
on his hard work and dedication to the Lakes Region General Hospital.
  A key player in the Rural Health Coalition of New Hampshire, their 
HealthLink program has received national recognition as a model program 
that allows people to take charge of their own health, and provides 
health care for those individuals without health insurance. The efforts 
of the management and staff at Lakes Region General Hospital, in 
conjunction with this program, earned them recognition by the American 
Hospital Association through its 1994 NOVA Award.
  Lakes Region General Hospital is a true community leader and a friend 
to the people of New Hampshire. Their efforts over the past ten years 
are truly commendable, and it is an honor to represent them in the 
United States Senate.

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