[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 20, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1056]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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                          HON. DAVID D. PHELPS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 20, 2000

  Mr. PHELPS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate one of my 
district's hospitals. For the second year in a row Shelby Memorial 
Hospital in Shelbyville, IL, has been recognized by the HCIA and the 
Health Network as being one of the top 100 facilities in the nation for 
clinical excellence and efficiency.
  Each year the HCIA and the Health Network compare hospitals across 
the nation in search of hospitals that focus on clinical excellence and 
efficient delivery of care. The study places hospitals into categories 
by size. Shelby Memorial Hospital fits into the category for small 
hospitals, consisting of 25-99 acute care beds in service. The HCIA and 
Health Network based their study on quality of care, efficiency of 
operations, and sustainability of overall performance. They ranked 1266 
small hospitals based on: risk adjusted mortality index; risk adjusted 
complications index; severity adjusted average length of stay; expense 
per adjusted discharge, case mix, and wage adjusted; profitability 
(cash flow margin); proportion of outpatient revenue; index of total 
facility occupancy; and productivity (total asset turnover rate). The 
scores are then computed, and the results are then published in Modem 
Healthcare Magazine. The top 100 hospitals stand out above the rest by 
having superior care at lower costs.
  According to CEO John Bennett, Shelby Memorial Hospital's main focus 
is on patient care, not Finances. Plans are already being made to 
improve the hospital's rating. The hospital will soon have a new, ER, 
lab, X ray and physical therapy departments, and new patient rooms.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I say congratulations to Shelby 
Memorial Hospital on their excellent accomplishment. Due to the 
hospital's excellence in serving its community, it is clear that Shelby 
Memorial Hospital is an asset to Illinois and our nation's health care 
system.

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