Senate Proceeding on Oct 22nd, 2009 :: 6:58:35 to 7:02:40
Total video length: 9 hours 37 minutes Stream Tools: Stream Overview | Edit Time

Note: MetaVid video transcripts may contain inaccuracies, help us build a more perfect archive

Views:19 Duration: 0:04:05 Discussion

Previous speech:

Next speech:

6:58:24 to 6:58:44( Edit History Discussion )

Saxby Chambliss: for decades, residents of southwest georgia have be fortunate not only to have a state-of-the-art facility but to also be served by a hospital that has boasted visionary leadership. back in 1935, the public works administration approved $50,000 for a new hospital in m moultry, but only if the community could

6:58:35 to 7:02:40( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Saxby Chambliss

6:58:45 to 6:59:08( Edit History Discussion )

Saxby Chambliss: match those funds. that's when businessman moultry cmoultryc. maureen stepped up and made his offer contingent on the community matching his funds. thereafter, a grass-roots campaign to build a hospital was born. at a total cost of $140,500, a very significant amount of money in those days.

6:59:09 to 6:59:31( Edit History Discussion )

Saxby Chambliss: on october 17, 1939, the vareen memorial hospital was dedicated and the first operation was performed a week later from. those humble beginnings, the now rechristened couqtt regional medical center has grown into a comprehensive health care facility, boasting medical services that includes dialysis, physicians offic, onyx

6:59:32 to 6:59:52( Edit History Discussion )

Saxby Chambliss: ociaion anoffices oncology, anda home health care component, among others. it speaks volumes about the community, the camaraderie and the successes of couitt so note that in these years, it has only had four c.e.o.'s, and the first one served for only two years. its first two c.e.o.'s, perina

6:59:53 to 7:00:15( Edit History Discussion )

Saxby Chambliss: egan and norah manning, both of whom obviously were female, in addition to dealing with the day-to-day challenges of managing a hospital, contend with growing the facility and coping with a doctor shortage brought on by world war ii. miss manning was succeed by millard ware, who served as c.e.o. for 14 years and oversaw

7:00:16 to 7:00:36( Edit History Discussion )

Saxby Chambliss: the creation o a brand-n, 126-bed facility. in 1982, mr. ware was succeed by the very able jim lowery, who continueto head the hospital to this day. under mr. lowery's tutelage, couquitt regional has become a force to be reckoned with in physician and specialist recruitment.

7:00:37 to 7:01:00( Edit History Discussion )

Saxby Chambliss: it has also undergob four expansion projects -- undergone four expansio expansion projects and made it a truly community endeavor. in 1992, it was named the georgia hospital association rural hospital of the year. in 2007, iteceived the hospital association's community

7:01:01 to 7:01:22( Edit History Discussion )

Saxby Chambliss: leadership award t. consist i aaward t. consistent performed at the top of hospitals for georgia satisfaction. at a personal note, my son bo was born at couquitt regional. i've had the unfortunate situation of needing five surgeries at c couquitt regional but was very fortunate to be treated by the very finest doctors tt our country has to

7:01:23 to 7:01:43( Edit History Discussion )

Saxby Chambliss: offer, a very skilled and excellent group of nurses, and all of the employees and operators at from our professionals, our administrative as well as our day-to-day personnel, including our pink ladies, which are our volunteers, do an outstanding

7:01:44 to 7:02:05( Edit History Discussion )

Saxby Chambliss: job of making this hospital a true -- a truly fine medical facility, serving a very area in the rural southwest part of my state. the folks at couqitt regional medical center constitute ar large part of our -- a large part of our community in

7:02:06 to 7:02:23( Edit History Discussion )

Saxby Chambliss: southwest georgia. i congratulate couqitt regional medil center for 70 wonder years of service. with that, madam president, i would suggest quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk