[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 20787]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO THE SAN MATEO COUNTY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 20, 2005

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the San Mateo County 
Medical Association as it celebrates a century of service to the people 
of San Mateo County, California.
  In response to an invitation from the California Medical Association, 
a handful of Peninsula physicians met in the front parlor of the Union 
Hotel in the City of San Mateo, California., on December 22, 1904, to 
discuss the creation of a local society. The doctors reconvened on 
January 16th of the next year and elected the distinguished Dr. Harry 
Garritson Plymire of South San Francisco as their temporary President. 
The first official meeting of the San Mateo County Medical Society was 
called to order on September 12, 1905, and 16 physicians were listed as 
charter members. The constitution of the new organization stated that 
its purpose was to ``promote the science. and art of medicine while 
conserving and advancing public health.''
  The Society incorporated as the San Mateo County Medical Association 
in 1992 and it continues its constitutional mission of promoting the 
art and science of medicine and advancing public health. It publishes a 
pictorial directory of physicians as well as 10 editions of a bulletin 
each year. Various Association committees examine medical issues to 
interpret current practices and foster new professional insights. 
Together with the California Medical Association, the San Mateo County 
Medical Association shares the primary goals of organized medicine for 
the State of California: To educate and serve physicians, promote 
quality health care for the people of the State and create a strong 
voice on health care issues.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the San Mateo 
County Medical Association and all of its members, both past and 
present, for their extraordinary service to our community and out 
country.

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