[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     THE SCHOOL OF NURSING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE

 Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I rise to offer my 
congratulations to the School of Nursing at the University of Maryland 
Baltimore campus and its dean, Dr. Barbara Heller, as ground breaking 
begins for a new, state-of-the-art facility designed to provide an 
exceptional environment for students to obtain a high-technology, 
interactive nursing education.
  The 150,000-square-foot building will combine cutting edge technology 
with the existing topnotch, challenging curriculum. Since its 
establishment in 1889, the school of nursing in Baltimore has proven to 
be a nationally recognized leader in the nursing profession, providing 
high quality, specialized training for nurses across the country. The 
school ranks consistently among the top 10 schools of nursing in the 
United States and was recently listed as sixth in the Nation by U.S. 
News & World Report.
  The school is a leading supplier of professional nurses for Maryland, 
with close to 82 percent of its graduates practicing in the State. With 
the increased demand for well-prepared nurses in health care delivery, 
I am confident that the school's graduates will provide this 
exceptional care to Maryland residents, as well as to all of our 
Nation's citizens.
  As the first school in the world with a nursing informatics program, 
as well as the Nation's first program in nursing health policy, the 
School of Nursing at the University of Maryland Baltimore campus is a 
leader in providing the innovative knowledge and skills required to 
practice in an ever-changing profession. The school currently offers 
concentrations in a variety of fields including oncology, additions, 
neonatal intensive care, primary care, gerontology, informatics, and 
community-based care.
  Mr. President, I was privileged to attend the ground breaking 
ceremony for this exceptional facility on September 27. I urge my 
colleagues today to join me once again in recognizing the school of 
nursing for its dedication to innovative educational programs of the 
highest caliber, its focus on community service, and its commitment to 
clinical research. The gifted students who will receive their education 
in this new facility will prove critical in ensuring that the people of 
Maryland and across the Nation will receive quality care in our 
changing health care environment.

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