[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 20026-20027]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING ROBERT HARMAN

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                       HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2004

  Mr. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great West 
Virginian, constituent and

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friend, Robert Harman. For the past forty years, Bob has served as the 
Chief Executive Officer and Administrator of Grant Memorial Hospital. 
His service makes him the longest-tenured hospital chief executive in 
our nation's history. Bob has worked tirelessly to ensure the citizens 
of Grant County, West Virginia have access to high quality health 
services. His shrewd fiscal management of the hospital has resulted in 
very few years where the hospital operated at a deficit; which is quite 
an accomplishment for an industry that has faced financial problems as 
a whole. He has often been on the leading edge of implementing new 
technologies to improve services and make the hospital more cost 
effective.
  In addition to his service at Grant Memorial, Bob has been a leading 
advocate and expert on rural health issues. Over the past thirty years, 
Bob has served on numerous state and national committees, boards and 
task forces pertaining to the delivery of health care in rural areas. 
He has shared his experiences and advised members of the West Virginia 
Congressional delegation.
  I am proud to call Bob a friend and fellow West Virginian and am 
honored to be able to share in this great accomplishment.

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