Attending Physician of the United States Congress

Physician of Congress
Incumbent
Brian Monahan
since January 2009
Office of Attending Physician
AppointerThe President
Inaugural holderGeorge Calver
Formation1928

The Attending Physician of the United States Congress is the physician responsible for the medical welfare of the members of the United States Congress and the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Attending Physician is tasked with emergency care for staff, security personnel and dignitaries, and implementation of the environmental health, public health, and occupational health programs of the Capitol Hill region. The Attending Physician is involved in security planning and works with the Architect of the Capitol, Senate Sergeant at Arms, House Sergeant at Arms, United States Capitol Police.

History

The Office of Attending Physician (OAP) was established by congressional resolution in 1928 to meet the medical needs of Members of Congress.[1] The OAP began serving the medical needs of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1929 and the following year, in 1930, began serving the U.S. Senate.[citation needed] The first Attending Physician, Dr. George Calver, served the Congress for approximately 37 years.[citation needed] The current attending physician of the United States Congress is Dr. Brian Monahan. He holds the rank of rear admiral in the United States Navy. Dr. Monahan was appointed to the position by President Barack Obama in January 2009.[citation needed]

The Office of the Attending Physician, under the leadership of Dr. John Francis Eisold, played a central role in the response to the 2001 anthrax attacks on Senator Tom Daschle's Senate office, taking nasal swabs from the nearly 6,000 staff, employees, and visitors that were potentially exposed to the harmful bacteria.[2] Former Attending Physician Rear Admiral Dr. John Eisold and his staff also provided initial treatment to Senator Tim Johnson when he suffered from an intracerebral bleed caused by a cerebral arteriovenous malformation, prior to Johnson's admission to George Washington University Hospital.[3]

Routine care

OAP provides members of Congress with physicals and routine examinations, on-site X-rays and lab work, physical therapy and referrals to medical specialists from military hospitals and private medical practices. When specialists are needed, they are brought to the Capitol, often at no charge to members of Congress.[4]

Members of Congress do not pay for the individual services they receive at the OAP, nor do they submit claims through their federal employee health insurance policies. Instead, as of 2009, members pay a flat, annual fee of $503 for all the care they receive. The rest of the cost of their care is paid for by federal funding, from the U.S. Navy budget. The annual fee has not changed significantly since 1992.[4]

List of attending physicians

Years Attending physician
1928–1966 George Calver
1966–1973 Rufus Pearson
1973–1986 Freeman Cary
1986–1990 William Narva
1990–1994 Robert C.J. Krasner
1994–2009 John Francis Eisold
2009–present Brian Monahan

Sources

References

  1. ^ Amer, Mildred (December 12, 2001). "The Office of the Attending Physician in the U.S. Congress" (PDF). Report RS20305. Congressional Research Service, Government and Finance Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009.
  2. ^ "Statement of Senator Tom Daschle". Congressional Record. October 25, 2001. Archived from the original on November 24, 2007.
  3. ^ "Statement of Admiral John Eisold regarding Senator Johnson". Hotline Blog. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
  4. ^ a b Shaylor, Jay; Abdelmalek, Mark (September 30, 2009). "Special Health Care for Congress: Lawmakers' Health Care Perks; Little Known Office on Capitol Hill Provides Quality Medical Care for Low Price". ABC News.

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