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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cicilline). The Chair recognizes the
gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Marshall) for 5 minutes.
Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the many women who
have shaped our country's successes and are inspiring our future.
This month, we celebrate Women's History Month and recognize the
women who have fought for equality and positively impacted their
communities. The courage and resolve of our women must not go
unnoticed.
In Kansas, we are always quick to highlight the great Amelia Earhart,
our hometown aviation pioneer. But today, I want to highlight the
millions of women around the world who have made and continue to make
significant impacts on their families, communities, and workplaces
through meaningful, everyday contributions.
My own mother, Nancy, taught me many family values that continue to
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give me strength and guide me throughout fatherhood and in my career as
an obstetrician.
She instilled in me the value of proper nutrition at an early age,
which I was able to go on and explain in very commonsense terms to all
my patients as an obstetrician. My mom emphasized the importance of
a healthy breakfast and sitting down each night as a family for dinner,
something my wife, Laina, and I prioritized as parents as well.
She taught me all these lessons while also working a full-time job as
an office manager. Her dedication to her family and career didn't
garner news headlines, but it made a significant impact and allowed me
to grow up understanding the outcomes of hard work.
My wife, Laina, went to school to be a nurse at Butler County
Community College and later worked in the neonatal intensive care unit,
caring for premature babies. She made a huge impact on all those
babies' lives, as well as their families and their development.
Now, as a mother of four and grandmother of two, I often tell people
my wife has the most important job in America: raising our children.
I know there are millions of mothers around the globe who have and
continue to provide the same energy, time, and dedication to their
children, families, and communities. Too often, we don't take the time
to share and celebrate these contributions, but we all know a woman who
has made a significant impact on our lives.
As we celebrate Women's History Month, I challenge you to thank those
women who have positively influenced your life, improved our
communities, and contributed to the success of this great Nation.
Recognizing Leadership of Dr. Bobby Moser
Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize my friend and
fellow western Kansas physician, Dr. Bobby Moser, for his leadership
with the Kansas Heart and Stroke Collaborative, an initiative funded
through CMS' Health Care Innovation Awards.
The effort started in 2014 with the University of Kansas Health
System, Hays Medical Center, 10 critical-access hospitals, and the
First Care Clinic to provide an innovative care delivery and payment
model designed to improve heart health and stroke outcomes for rural
Kansans.
When they first received this 3-year Federal grant, they were nothing
shy of ambitious. In their proposal, they aimed to reduce healthcare
costs by nearly $14 million and reduce deaths from stroke and heart
attack by 20 percent. The collaborative wanted to accomplish this using
data in a meaningful way, enhancing bedside care, and building
sustainable models for access and treatment.
They have indeed shown signs of good work, and they are expanding
their efforts. This group has helped hospitals track and audit data to
find ways to improve patient performance.
Dr. Moser recently reported that the clinical network of hospitals
has improved medications and delivery time for getting clot-busting
drugs to patients that literally save lives and prevent lifelong
paralysis.
Since its inception, these physicians have grown to reach more
counties and are able to help more patients. Now called Care
Collaborative, they are exploring new payment systems for rural
hospitals and focusing on expanding into new medical treatments, like
palliative care.
With more than 50 critical-access hospitals in my district, the
resources developed through this collaborative have been lifesaving and
critical for our hospitals and, most importantly, rural patients.
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