[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 150 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2163]
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                   HONORING UCSF STANFORD HEALTH CARE

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 31, 1997

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute the farsighted, 
courageous leadership of the regents of the University of California 
and the board of trustees of Stanford University for approving the 
merger of UCSF Medical Center and Stanford Health Services. UCSF 
Medical Center includes Mt. Zion Hospital, while Stanford Health 
Services is comprised of Stanford University Hospital and Lucile Salter 
Packard Children's Hospital. The new organization resulting from this 
merger shall be known as UCSF Stanford Health Care.
  UCSF and Stanford Health Services, both recently named among the top 
10 medical centers in the United States, have well earned reputations 
as extraordinary institutions that educate new physicians, engage in 
life saving research, and provide exemplary care to their communities. 
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital is widely heralded for its 
advocacy of children's health and has a distinguished national record 
of expert and compassionate care for children. Mt. Zion Hospital, which 
became part of UCSF in 1987, has a rich tradition of providing high 
quality care to San Francisco families. Together, these organizations 
provide care to more than 1 million individuals each year. The combined 
entity has pledged to continue its commitment to those who need its 
services, including the indigent and those with special needs.
  The employees of UCSF, Stanford Health Services, Lucile Packard 
Children's Hospital, and Mt. Zion Hospital bring with them a tradition 
of maintaining high standards for patient care and an ability to put a 
vast array of new technologies into service with dizzying frequency. 
Their ceaseless commitment to providing the finest service to those 
entrusted to their care will enable the new entity to continue as a 
leader in the healing arts.
  Mr. Speaker, this ground breaking merger is very important to the 
people of our region and our Nation and will make UCSF Stanford Health 
Care a peerless resource for advanced medical treatment. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in congratulating all those who took part in the 
creation of UCSF Stanford Health Care and wish them our best in this 
new endeavor.

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