Statement on the Virginia Garcia Center

Title

Statement on the Virginia Garcia Center

Description

A statement by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin regarding the Virginia Garcia Center dated October 25, 1985. In his statement, Congressman AuCoin recalled his visit to the Virginia Garcia Center in Washington County, which primarily serves the local Hispanic community and farm and migrant workers. He described how the doctor introduced him to a three month old patient who suffered from malnutrition induced permanent brain damage as a result of a medically uninformed mother. Congressman AuCoin explained how the story demonstrated "the kind of additional work that is required in the field of health care for a population in desperate need of medical information and medical care." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date: Display

October 25, 1985

Identifier

PUA_MS147_458

Subject

United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Nonprofit organizations--Oregon
Washington County (Or.)
Health facilities--United States

Place

Washington County, Oregon
United States

Copyright

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Type

Text