[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21948]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   60TH ANNIVERSARY OF BOYD HOSPITAL

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 7, 2001

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Boyd 
Hospital on this, the 60th Anniversary of its service to Carrollton and 
Greene County, Illinois.
  For over half a century, the Boyd Hospital has been administering to 
the needs of the people of Carrollton and the surrounding areas. And 
they have been successful; in this last year alone, they have admitted 
hundreds of patients to their full-time care and helped thousands more 
on an outpatient basis. Moreover, Boyd also has a strong physical 
therapy program and a crack ER staff--this hospital has undoubtedly 
saved many hundreds of lives. Especially in these troubled times, it is 
comforting for the people of Carrollton to know that they are being 
served by such a skilled institution.
  Over the last sixty years, the staff of Boyd Hospital has acted with 
care, compassion, and competence. And though the deeds themselves are 
perhaps reward enough for the staff of Boyd Hospital, I think it 
appropriate that on this special day they are recognized.
  So, on behalf of the people of Carrollton and of the great State of 
Illinois, I would like to thank them for their efforts--they are 
greatly needed and greatly appreciated. As a token of that 
appreciation, I would like to list some of their names here for the 
Congressional Record: Dr. Adams, Dr. Reid, Dr. Turpin, Dr. Mapue, Dr. 
Khalisia, Dr. Parcon, Dr. Casleton, Dr. Voights, Dr. Harmon, Dr. 
McNeer, Dr. Dizon, Dr. Palcheff, and Deb Campbell.
  Thank you all, and may God bless you and your work.

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