[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9358]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO ART WEINTRAUB

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                        HON. MAURICE D. HINCHEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 11, 2005

  Mr. HINCHEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Arthur E. Weintraub 
for his distinguished professional career, spanning nearly five 
decades. As Art prepares to retire from his position as President of 
the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association, I would like to 
recognize and thank him for his tremendous leadership in the Hudson 
Valley region of New York, including his more than 23 years of service 
to this important regional hospital organization. Prior to this 
position, Art worked as Executive Director of the Hudson Valley Health 
Systems Agency, and earlier as Senior Vice-President of Mid-Hudson 
Pattern for Progress. Before moving to the Hudson Valley, Art also 
worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and later held a senior 
planning position with the Tri-State Regional Planning Commission. 
Art's broad expertise in regional planning and health care policy and 
management have made him an invaluable resource to our region and to 
the many hospitals and communities that are served by Normet.
  Over the course of more than two decades, Art has skillfully balanced 
the interests of our local community hospitals in a seven-county area 
of the Hudson Valley, working to find common ground among institutions 
with a wide array of challenges and in some cases, competition among 
themselves. Through Art's careful and persistent efforts, Normet has 
served as an effective advocate to help our public hospitals meet 
serious challenges and maintain their financial stability in a quickly 
changing and demanding environment. Under Art's leadership, Normet has 
promoted important public policy initiatives that improve and 
strengthen our regional hospitals, helping to ensure the continued 
availability of quality health care services for the fast growing 
Hudson Valley region.
  Art has received numerous honors over his career including being 
named a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow for study at 
Princeton University in 1977. He has been honored by the American Red 
Cross, the Arthritis Foundation, the Greater Hudson Valley Family 
Health Center, area chambers of commerce and a host of community 
service organizations. In 1997, he was selected national chairman of 
the U.S. Conference of Metropolitan Hospital Associations, and in 2004 
received the Award of Distinction as the Hudson Valley Healthcare 
Executive of the Year.
  In addition to his leadership at Normet, Art has volunteered a great 
deal of time and energy to improving our region. Recently, Art was 
appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to an advisory 
panel for the VA Campuses at Montrose and Castle Point. Over the years, 
Art has served in a variety of community service positions, including 
as president of the Newburgh Consolidated District Board of Education 
and as co-chair of the Community Partnership for a Healthy Westchester 
Task Force. He has served as an officer on the governing boards of 
numerous organizations and institutions, including St. Luke's Hospital, 
the American Health Planning Association, Westchester Health 
Foundation, Mid-Hudson Pattern for Progress, Pace University Nursing 
School and Law School Health Advisory Boards, Business School Advisory 
Board of SUNY New Paltz, Hudson Valley Technology Development Center, 
Greater Hudson Valley Coordinating Council, Metropolitan Transportation 
Authority Management Advisory Committee, Orange County Charter Review 
Commission, Orange County Child Study Center Advisory Board and 
Congregation Agudas Israel. He is also a Charter Member of the American 
Institute of Certified Planners.
  Art received his Bachelor's Degree from Hunter College, and a Masters 
Degree from New York University's Graduate School of Public 
Administration. He also completed the Executive Program in Health 
Policy and Management at Harvard University's School of Public Health. 
Art currently is an adjunct professor at the New School University's 
Graduate School of Management, and has held faculty appointments at New 
York Medical College and Vassar College. He has had numerous articles 
on health and environmental policy issues published in professional 
journals.
  In addition to these numerous professional credentials, it must be 
noted that Art is personally regarded as a friend to many of us in the 
Hudson Valley. He inspires great loyalty in the members of his 
association and affection from the countless others with whom he has 
worked over the years, including many of my colleagues in the New York 
congressional delegation. He will be sorely missed by those of us who 
have had the pleasure of working with him.
  Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to congratulate Art Weintraub and his 
family on his upcoming retirement after so many years of service to the 
Hudson Valley Region. I would like to take this opportunity to offer my 
very best wishes to Art for a healthy and happy retirement along with 
my deep appreciation for his vision, dedication and hard work over his 
impressive career.

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