[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 97 (Wednesday, July 17, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


CONGRATULATING NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER ON ITS U.S. 
                     NEWS AND WORLD REPORT RANKING

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                           HON. DIANA DeGETTE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 17, 2002

  Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate National 
Jewish Medical and Research Center on being named ``U.S. News and World 
Report's'' best respiratory hospital in the nation for the fifth 
consecutive year in its annual survey of ``America's Best Hospitals.''
  National Jewish was selected by board-certified pulmonologists, as 
well as by the numbers--mortality rates, ratio of registered nurses to 
beds, technology, and other factors culled from the annual survey of 
hospitals by the American Hospital Association. In short, this is an 
honor bestowed upon National Jewish by its peers.
  National Jewish is located in the heart of my congressional district 
of Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1899, this nonprofit and nonsectarian 
institution is dedicated to enhancing prevention, treatment and cures 
through research, and to developing and providing innovative clinical 
programs for treating patients regardless of age, religion, race or 
ability to pay.
  I am pleased and proud that the only medical and research center in 
the United States devoted entirely to respiratory, allergic and immune 
system diseases is a stellar institution and is in my congressional 
district.

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