[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14928]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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               IN HONOR OF THE HEALTH CENTERS OF DELAWARE

 Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, each year the Nation celebrates 
National Health Center Week to honor the efforts of the nearly 40,000 
medical professionals who strive to provide quality health care to 
Americans throughout all 50 States. I am pleased to announce that this 
year National Health Center Week will be held August 10 through 16.
  As an annual supporter of this event, I once again commend the work 
of the Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Centers and the many 
health centers in my home State for the role they play in delivering 
quality, affordable health care to lower-income Delawareans.
  These health centers are community-run and open to all Americans 
regardless of their ability to pay. Delaware is fortunate to have a 
number of these health centers, including Westside Health in Wilmington 
and Newark, Henrietta Johnson in Wilmington, Delmarva Kent Community 
Health Center in Dover, and La Red Health Center in Sussex County.
  These centers and those across our Nation are extremely valuable, 
operating in both rural and urban medically underserved areas and 
providing care that might not be otherwise available to residents.
  By serving as a point of access for affordable primary and 
preventative care, our Nation's health centers allow to patients to 
stay healthier, or if they are ill to allow them to seek earlier 
treatment. This prevents patients from relying solely on costly 
treatments, such as emergency room visits, saving money for them and 
our health care system as a whole.
  Again, I wish to commend the health centers of Delaware for their 
hard work and dedication. I thank them for all of the valuable services 
they provide to so many of us who call Delaware home.

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