[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 19 (Tuesday, March 3, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S1291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATIONS TO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME OF ANACONDA

 Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, it is my pleasure to congratulate 
Community Hospital and Nursing Home of Anaconda, Montana, for being 
listed among the top 100 hospitals in the nation in 1997. The entire 
staff of Community Hospital, from CEO Sam Allen on down, should be very 
proud of their hard work and success in caring for the Anaconda 
community.
  This distinction is based on an annual performance measurement 
including patient care, operations, and financial management conducted 
by HCIA and William M. Mercer, Inc. The study, 100 Top Hospitals--
Benchmarks for Success, looked at 1,300 hospitals with fewer than 99 
acute-care beds, and Community was one of 20 that made the Top 100 from 
that size category.
  The performance measures of the Benchmarks for Success are 
objective--such as risk-adjusted mortality index and expense per 
adjusted discharge (case mix and wage adjusted)--which means that 
Community Hospital's success is documented by experts in the field. I 
know that Community's patients and staff knew this without the 
performance study, but I point this out because this isn't a typical 
award. Community has built itself into a national model, and for that I 
congratulate them.

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