September 29, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 169 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E894]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING DR. KENNETH L. MATTOX

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                           HON. DAN CRENSHAW

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 29, 2020

  Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Kenneth L. 
Mattox upon his retirement from public service at Harris Health 
System's Ben Taub Hospital after 31 years as its Chief of Staff, having 
proudly served the sick and injured people of Harris County, Texas for 
nearly 60 years, as a medical student, resident, surgeon and faculty 
member of Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Kenneth L. Mattox is 
responsible for much of what Ben Taub Hospital is known for today, 
including being one of only two elite Level I Trauma Centers serving 
the adult population of Harris County, with an emphasis on serving its 
most vulnerable residents.
  As a faculty instructor, he was crucial in training both the present 
and future generations of surgeons serving southeast Texas and beyond, 
especially surgeons from the military branch who trained through the 
Joint Trauma Training Center established and operated at Ben Taub 
Hospital by the U.S. Department of Defense from 1998 to 2000. Madam 
Speaker, it is a pleasure to recognize the culmination of a stellar 
career. I ask all of my distinguished colleagues to join me in 
recognizing his service to the community and people of Houston and 
Harris County, Texas.

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