[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 103 (Monday, August 1, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: August 1, 1994]


 
            TRIBUTE TO DR. FRANK GATTI AND LETICIA FARAJIANI

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                          HON. SUSAN MOLINARI

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, August 1, 1994

  Ms. MOLINARI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge the 
accomplishments of two outstanding members of the medical community in 
my district of Brooklyn. The women's auxiliary of Victory Memorial 
Hospital will honor Dr. Frank Gatti, director of medical affairs, and 
Leticia Farajiani, R.N., administrator of the skilled nursing facility, 
in October. I would like to take this opportunity to honor them myself 
today.
  Dr. Frank Gatti graduated from the University of Rome in 1957 after 
completing his B.S. in pre-medical education and his M.A. in education 
at New York University. He completed a rotating internship at Coney 
Island Hospital in 1958 and then became the director of health service 
and emergency service at Elmhurst General Hospital until 1960. In 1960, 
he started his own practice in Brooklyn which continues to thrive 
today. He has been an active member of the Victory Memorial Hospital 
since 1961, serving as the secretary, vice president and three terms as 
president on the medical executive committee. He was appointed the 
director of family practice from 1983 to 1991 and he continues to serve 
as the director of medical affairs, which he has done since 1989. He 
has obtained diplomate status by the American Board of Family Practice 
through charter board certification. He is Florida Board certified and 
serves as the chief medical examiner of the city of New York. His 
service to his community has been outstanding. I applaud his efforts 
and recognize his accolades of achievement.
  Leticia Farajiani, L.N.H.A. currently serves as the full time 
administrator of Victory Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Center. She 
came to the United States from the Philippines and received her 
baccalaureate degree in nursing. She was awarded an M.A. in health 
education from Columbia University. She worked at Seaview Hospital in 
Staten Island as director of nursing services for 7 years, later 
serving as associate director and associate executive director. Later, 
she was appointed as director of nursing services at a Brooklyn 
community hospital where she worked for 5 years. In 1989, she was 
awarded a certificate from the top 40 management program. She 
orchestrated a phase one opening of a 150 bed skilled nursing facility 
at Victory Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Center. She is currently 
preparing for her diplomate and fellowship examination for the American 
College of Health Care Executives. Her long term goal is to establish a 
medical-social model adult day care program open to members of the Bay 
Ridge community.
  I applaud the remarkable distinctions bestowed upon Dr. Frank Gatti 
and Leticia Farajiani, R.N. and I am proud to have them as constituents 
in my community.

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