[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15232]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  PAYING TRIBUTE TO PARKVIEW HOSPITAL

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 26, 2002

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you, this body of Congress, 
and our nation to recognize Parkview Medical Center of Pueblo, 
Colorado. For the past eighty years, Parkview Hospital has provided 
medical care to the community in a kind, friendly, and dedicated 
manner. It is hard to match the kind of integrity and honesty provided 
by the staff of Parkview, and I thank the staff for their extraordinary 
contributions.
  Parkview Hospital fist emerged because of the influence of six 
prominent physicians in 1921 after a disastrous flood in 1921. Parkview 
was officially established in 1923 and had great success from its 
inception, which required the facility to expand and renovate every ten 
years. Today, several additional wings have been added to create what 
is today a state-of-the-art medical center in Southern Colorado. 
Parkview offers the citizens of Pueblo and surrounding communities a 
radiological cancer treatment department, obstetrical floor, surgical 
section, Psychiatric and Chemical Dependency Unit, Neurological 
Intensive Care Unit, Computer Axial Tomography Whole Body Scanner, 
Same-Day Surgery Wing, and Kidsville Pediatric Unit. Moreover, Parkview 
fulfilled requirements to classify their Emergency Room as a Level II 
Trauma Center.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor the hard work and determination of 
the staff of Parkview Medical Center. The compassion illustrated by 
staff members will be reflected in the hearts of patients for years to 
come. I would especially like to recognize Chief Executive Officer C.W. 
Smith and former Chief of Staff Dr. Janice Elaine Kulik for their 
unrelenting dedication to the medical treatment of patients and 
coordination of all Parkview activities. Congratulations to Parkview 
Medical Center on your recent milestone and I wish all the best to the 
staff.

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