[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 148 (Friday, October 16, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             UAB RECOGNIZED AMONG AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS

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                          HON. SPENCER BACHUS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 16, 1998

  Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, the University of Alabama at Birmingham is 
one of our Nation's premiere medical research universities, and one 
that I am proud to represent in the Sixth District of Alabama. This 
institution should be particularly commended for its recognition in 
U.S. News and World Report's 1998 Guide to America's Best Hospitals.
  UAB is recognized as outstanding in five of the sixteen specialties 
rated by U.S. News and World Report. These specialties are cardiology 
and cardiac surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, pulmonary disease, and 
rheumatology. To be named as among the best within these categories out 
of the Nation's 6,400 hospitals is certainly an outstanding achievement 
which speaks highly of all the faculty, staff, and employees of UAB. 
The contributions this institution makes to the Sixth District, the 
State of Alabama, and people all over the country are highly 
commendable.
  I recognize and honor UAB not only in the five areas acknowledged by 
U.S. News and World Report but for all the outstanding contributions 
made in the areas of medicine and health care to the community and to 
the country. Congratulations to all of those at UAB who work daily to 
improve the lives and health of Americans.

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