[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 116 (Friday, September 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1668]
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                         IN HONOR OF CARL ZACK

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                       HON. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY II

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 5, 1997

  Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Carl Zack, to honor his 24-year commitment and dedication to 
the health of the Sumerville, MA, community through his leadership at 
Somerville Hospital.
  Since receiving his education from Brandeis University and the Yale 
School of Public Health, Carl returned to his native Massachusetts to 
establish a career in hospital administration. He has served with great 
distinction and a longevity of commitment rarely matched. From his 
beginning as a Yale graduate student intern on February 5, 1973, he 
rose to become vice president, executive vice president, and then 
president of Somerville Hospital in November 1994.
  Under Carl's leadership, Somerville Hospital took important strides 
to provide comprehensive health care services that were responsive to 
the community's needs. Among these accomplishments are the 
establishment of a home care department, a transitional care unit, and 
an occupational health program. Together with its sister hospital 
network, the Cambridge Hospital, the Somerville Hospital has promoted 
an innovative community initiative called the Somerbridge Community 
Health Partnership--to improve the health of the joint Somerville and 
Cambridge communities.
  Carl has also served as an inspirational and valued leader to the 
employees of Somerville Hospital. Amid the current dynamic health care 
environment, Carl Zack achieved goals set out to assure the 
preservation of essential health care services in the city of 
Somerville while maintaining employment opportunities within the 
hospital network.
  His work has been recognized by many organizations, including being 
selected as Humanitarian of the Year by the Visiting Nurses Association 
of Eastern Massachusetts, and an honoree of the HomeFirst Charitable 
Corp. of Somerville. He has been an active force with many community 
organizations, such as his longstanding tenure on the board of trustees 
of the Somerville Chamber of Commerce. He has also demonstrated his 
commitment to future generations of health care professionals on the 
faculties of the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, the 
University of New Hampshire, and Northeastern University.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope all of my colleagues will join me in celebrating 
Carl Zack's tremendous contributions. Again, I congratulate Carl Zack, 
along with his family--his wife, Andrea Cohen, and daughters, Emma and 
Hannah--for his hard work and as an outstanding leader.

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