Statement on the Virginia Garcia Center · Les AuCoin Collection

Identifier: PUA_MS147_458
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: Year(s): 1985
Date: Display: October 25, 1985
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
Source: Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Type: Text

Item sets: Les AuCoin; Pacific University Archives DPLA

Media: PUA_MS147_458.pdf