[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 4516-4517]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 18, 2016

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr, Iowa on their 65th anniversary. 
This is an important milestone in their history of service to Ringgold 
County and the surrounding communities.
  Ringgold County Hospital opened on April 17, 1951 with 25 employees 
and 65 years later, employs 125. Ringgold County Hospital offers many 
services not even possible in 1951, ranging from same-day and 
outpatient surgeries, physical therapy, cardiopulmonary rehab, medical 
imaging, infusion therapy and sleep studies to ambulance services. 
Ringgold County Hospital also owns the Mount Ayr Medical Clinic and 
offer many specialty clinic services for community members.

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  Mr. Speaker, throughout its many years of service, Ringgold County 
Hospital has successfully met the needs of the community by providing 
excellent care and necessary services. I congratulate the Ringgold 
County Hospital on this historic anniversary. It is an honor to 
represent its employees in the United States Congress. I wish them 
nothing but continued success well into the future.

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