[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 664 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 664

Congratulating and honoring Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical 
 Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for the 
        completion of a successful 16-person kidney transplant.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 21, 2009

 Mr. Clay (for himself, Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan, Mr. Cummings, and 
 Ms. Fallin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating and honoring Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical 
 Center, Johns Hopkins Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for the 
        completion of a successful 16-person kidney transplant.

Whereas, on July 7, 2009, Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, Henry 
        Ford Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan, Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, 
        Maryland, and Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 
        successfully completed a 16-patient kidney transplant;
Whereas during the procedure, 8 donors donated kidneys to 8 recipients in the 4 
        different hospitals over a 3-week period through a Paired Kidney 
        Exchange;
Whereas Paired Kidney Exchange matches potential kidney recipients with willing 
        donors but incompatible blood and tissue with similar donor/recipient 
        pairs;
Whereas the completion of this procedure marked the largest chain of donations 
        in history;
Whereas the Paired Kidney Exchange program will stand as a blueprint for a 
        national match system in which kidneys will be transported to different 
        transplant centers across the country; and
Whereas such a system will allow for an estimated 1,500 more transplants a year: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates and 
honors Barnes Jewish Hospital, Henry Ford Medical Center, Johns Hopkins 
Hospital, and Integris Baptist Hospital for the completion of a 
successful 16-person kidney transplant.
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