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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CHOIR TO DUBLIN CHORAL FESTIVAL
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from
Arkansas (Mr. Hill) for 5 minutes.
Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the
choir from Immaculate Conception Church and School in North Little
Rock, Arkansas, for being invited to represent our State at the
inaugural Dublin Choral Festival in Ireland later this year.
More than 240 voices from around the United States will sing together
at the festival, and Immaculate Conception is the only group from our
State of Arkansas.
The group of 48 parishioners, ranging in age from 10 to 87, is led by
Music Director Steve Guilmet.
While there, the choir will travel to Belfast, Northern Ireland,
where they will attend mass and perform during the service. Along with
their performances, the parishioners will be raising money to support
local hunger and poverty programs, and the parish there will host them.
I congratulate those parishioners on their hard work, and I join all
Arkansans in wishing them the very best as they represent our State in
Ireland.
Arkansas Canoe Club Trash Removal Team
Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the
achievements of Cowper Chadbourn and the Arkansas Canoe Club Black Ops
Advanced Trash Removal team.
Cowper founded the black ops team in 2014 to promote water quality
and clean up trash in the watersheds throughout Arkansas.
Since the formation of the group, they have retrieved two giant
dumpsters, portable toilets, refrigerators, washers, stoves, and
countless tires out of our State's streams. In total, over the past 2
years, they have hauled out more than 2,400 tires and 124,000 pounds
from Arkansas waterways.
Mr. Speaker, I extend a hand of gratitude to Mr. Chadbourn and the
entire Arkansas Canoe Club Black Ops Advanced Trash Removal team for
their worthwhile commitment to our environment and our natural
resources.
ASH Hospital of the Year
Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize North
Little Rock's Arkansas Surgical Hospital for being awarded the
Physician Hospital of the Year by the Physician Hospitals of America.
This award recognizes a hospital with a long and exceptional record
of high-quality community service and leadership.
Arkansas Surgical Hospital was one of only 19 hospitals in the United
States, and the only one in Arkansas, to receive double five-star
status from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, CMS, and
obtained the highest rankings for both overall quality and patient
satisfaction.
The hospital opened in 2005 with 16 beds and 5 operating rooms, but
quickly outgrew its space. To meet increasing demand for patient care,
in 2006, the hospital broke ground on expansion that brought the
facility to 51 beds and 9 operating rooms.
The facility continues to grow and helps 15,000 patients on an annual
basis.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the dedicated workers at the Arkansas Surgical
Hospital for their service and leadership in patient-centered care in
central Arkansas.
Arkansas Children's Beacon Award
Mr. HILL of Arkansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Little Rock's Arkansas Children's
Hospital. They have received the silver-level Beacon Award for
Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
The Beacon Award for Excellence recognizes unit caregivers who
successfully improve patient outcomes and demonstrate effective
leadership and communication. Arkansas Children's Hospital is the only
hospital and unit in the State to earn this recognition and one of only
497 hospitals that currently hold the award.
Its history of excellence in patient care dates back to its founding
in 1912.
As a former director and supporter of Arkansas Children's Hospital, I
congratulate them on their 106-year legacy of leadership in patient-
centered care; this recognition of the Beacon award; and their
unqualified, wonderful service to the kids of Arkansas.
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