[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 9008] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS. PATRICIA HAUGH, R.N. ______ HON. TAMMY BALDWIN of wisconsin in the house of representatives Monday, May 10, 1999 Ms. BALDWIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to proudly salute a truly outstanding nurse from my district, Mrs. Patricia Haugh, who recently was presented with a Wisconsin Outstanding Nurses of the Year Award. The Award is sponsored by the Wisconsin League for Nursing and Blue Cross Blue Shield United of Wisconsin. Mrs. Haugh, who was nominated by her coworkers at Reedsburg Area Medical Center, works in the Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, and Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit. During her 27 years of service, she kept the focus of work on the needs of patients and has been an example to her friends and coworkers. She compassionately spends hours with patients and families explaining their loved one's medical condition and helping them understand what treatments are being offered. Mrs. Haugh's commitment to quality care is a quintessential example of the kind of selfless dedication that millions of American nurses demonstrate every day. We should all be fortunate to have health care professionals of her caliber working in our hospital and medical centers. Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Mrs. Patricia Haugh. This week is National Nurses' Week, and we should all pause to celebrate Mrs. Haugh and all America's nurses; the heroes of the best health care system in the world. ____________________