[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6193]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   IN RECOGNITION OF THE OAKLAND COUNTY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S 100TH 
       ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF OAKLAND COUNTY

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                          HON. GARY C. PETERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 22, 2010

  Mr. PETERS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Oakland 
County Hospital Association (OCHA) on the occasion of its 100th year. 
As a Member of Congress it is both my privilege and honor to recognize 
the Oakland County Hospital Association for its century of work 
creating a stronger and healthier Oakland County.
  At the beginning of the 20th Century the Oakland County Hospital 
Association was formed with the mission of meeting the health needs of 
all of Oakland County's residents. After nine years of planning, 
fundraising, and construction the Association opened Oakland County 
Hospital in Pontiac on May 18, 1910 to fulfill this mission. Over 100 
years after it was founded, Oakland County Hospital, now Doctors' 
Hospital of Michigan, remains dedicated to providing quality care to 
its patients.
  Known by many names over the years, Oakland County Hospital, Pontiac 
City Hospital, Pontiac General, North Oakland Medical Center and 
finally Doctors' Hospital, the facility has been an ever-present part 
of the greater Pontiac Oakland area as a symbol of community-focused 
medical treatment. With Doctors' Hospital continuing to serve patients 
at the original location of Oakland County Hospital, the mission of 
OCHA will continue to be fulfilled for many years to come.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in celebrating 
the 100th anniversary of the Oakland County Medical Association. The 
Association has been an integral voice over the past century in 
ensuring Oakland County residents have access to high quality health 
services and I wish the Association many more productive years of 
fighting to make Oakland County healthier and stronger.

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