[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 82 (Wednesday, June 13, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1090]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            B'NAI B'RITH INTERNATIONAL HONORS DAN S. WILFORD

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                            HON. KEN BENTSEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 13, 2001

  Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a true leader in the 
field of health care, Mr. Dan S. Wilford. On Monday, June 18, 2001, Mr. 
Wilford will be recognized by B'nai B'rith International for his 
leadership and commitment to the public in the field of health care.
  For the past 17 years Mr. Wilford has served as the President of 
Memorial Hermann Health Care System and its nine subsidiary 
corporations. He also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of a 
community-based, nonprofit hospital system, comprised of thirteen 
hospitals in the greater Houston area and two hospitals in Beaumont and 
Orange, Texas. The system also includes an outpatient center, two 
nursing homes, and a retirement community. Mr. Wilford's involvement in 
these organizations has set him apart as a leader and an activist in 
the health care community.
  Dan Wilford is involved in many different professional organizations. 
He is active in the Texas Hospital Association, American Hospital 
Association, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Voluntary 
Hospitals of America, the Hospital Research and Development Institute, 
the United Way of Texas Gulf Coast, and the Greater Houston 
Partnership.
  As a member of the University of Mississippi's class of 1962, he was 
inducted into the University's Alumni Hall of Fame in 1995. In 1966, 
Mr. Wilford received a Masters Degree in Hospital Administration from 
Washington University, in St. Louis, Missouri, and later was awarded 
the University's Distinguished Alumnus Award. He has countless 
recognition for his devotion to the health care industry, but the award 
he receives tonight truly stands out.
  B'nai B'rith International's National Health Care Award is given to a 
health care professional who embodies their commitment to making our 
communities a better place to live. Through his community involvement 
and multiple leadership roles Mr. Dan Wilford exemplifies the goals 
B'nai B'rith sets to achieve. Mr. Wilford's sense of community activism 
helps to make the city of Houston a better place to live and I am proud 
to join B'nai B'rith in recognizing him for all that he has done.

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