[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11361-11362]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING GREG ELLIOT FOR RECEIVING THE JOE WARNER PATIENT ADVOCACY 
                                 AWARD

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                        HON. ALEXANDER X. MOONEY

                            of west virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 20, 2017

  Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a 
truly outstanding constituent in the field of health care, Greg Elliot 
of Charleston, West Virginia. Mr. Elliot has been selected this year as 
one of the recipients of the prestigious Joe Warner Patient Advocacy 
Award.
  The National Center for Assisted Living, a branch of the American 
Healthcare Association (AHCA/NCAL), is the nation's largest association 
of professional long term health providers. They bestow this annual 
award on Association members who have worked diligently to educate 
Members of Congress about the needs of long term care patients, and to 
advance quality in the long term and post-acute care community.
  These members share the same passion and commitment to progressing 
long term and post-acute care as the late Joe Warner of Illinois-based 
Heritage Enterprises, for whom the award is named. All the recipients 
share a compassionate and caring view of our nation's frail, elderly, 
and disabled.
  Greg Elliot's commitment to improving long-term care continues today 
as the Vice President of American Medical Facilities Management in West 
Virginia. Mr. Elliot is a second-generation owner of AMFM, which 
operates 17 long-term care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers 
throughout West Virginia.

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  Three of these centers are located in my congressional district 
including the Braxton Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Sutton, 
Clay Health Care Center in Ivydale and the E.A. Hawse Nursing and 
Rehabilitation Center in Baker.
  AMFM Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers employ more than 1,700 West 
Virginians, provides care for more than 1,100 patients, and is the 
largest privately held-multi-facility nursing home company in West 
Virginia.
  Greg is frequently in Washington visiting my Congressional office 
advocating on behalf of West Virginia seniors. I always appreciate his 
ideas and insight into health care issues and I look forward to many 
more meetings in the future. With Greg Elliot's leadership, AMFM has 
received countless awards such as the Silver Achievement in Quality 
Award from the American Healthcare Association. He also received 
Administrator of the Year Award from West Virginia Health Care 
Association. The third-party research institute, My Inner View, has 
ranked AMFM facilities in the top 10 percent in the nation 46 times for 
customer or employee satisfaction.
  Mr. Elliot is currently on the board for the Charleston Area Alliance 
& Chamber of Commerce, and is an At-Large Representative on the 
American Healthcare Association Board of Governors.
  Greg Elliot has been very involved in charities throughout West 
Virginia. In fact, to date the AMFM Charitable Foundation has donated 
more than $500,000 for charitable organizations throughout West 
Virginia including food pantries, local volunteer fire departments, 
libraries and women's shelters.
  Mr. Elliot founded The AMFM Grill Team, a group of employee 
volunteers that band together to provide great BBQ to the AMFM centers 
and surrounding communities. In 2016 following the devastating flooding 
in our state, the team went to two flooded communities and prepared 
hundreds of meals for the affected residents.
  Greg Elliot resides in Charleston, WV with his wife Jennifer of 16 
years, his 10-year-old daughter Elizabeth and their two dogs. Greg 
enjoys the outdoors, cooking out, and all things electronic, especially 
building robots with his daughter.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in thanking Greg Elliot for his years of 
dedication and care to our nation's frail, elderly and disabled. His 
career and life accomplishments truly reflect the ideals embodied in 
the Joe Warner Patient Advocacy Award.

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