[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 134 (Friday, October 11, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1825]
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 IN RECOGNITION OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY AND GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL 
     EMPLOYEES ON THE 150TH BIRTHDAY OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 10, 2002

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Sisters of 
Charity and the employees, physicians, and volunteers of the Good 
Samaritan Hospital, which will celebrate its 150th birthday on November 
2, 2002.
  Good Samaritan Hospital was founded by the Sisters of Chanty in 1852. 
It was Cincinnati's first private general hospital. The 21-bed hospital 
was located downtown and, back then, was known as St. John's Hotel for 
Invalids. For over 100 years, the Sisters of Chanty was intimately 
involved with the running of the hospital and, early on, Cincinnatians 
quickly came to trust and depend on the care of the Sisters. By 1856, 
the hospital's size tripled. Shortly thereafter, business leaders were 
so impressed with St. John's philanthropic leadership that two of them 
bought a 95-bed hospital downtown and renamed it the Hospital of the 
Good Samaritan in honor of the Sisters of Charity. In 1915, the 
hospital was so popular that it moved to larger quarters in Clifton--
where it is today--and opened 400 beds. Today, Good Samaritan Hospital 
cares for more inpatients than any other hospital in Southwestern Ohio.
  Good Samaritan Hospital is known for its high level of patient care 
and its nursing care. In recent years, it has been ranked among the top 
50 hospitals in the United States for its cardiology/heart surgery, 
endocrinology, neurology/neurosurgery, and urology services, and among 
the top 100 for its orthopedic services and coronary artery bypass 
surgery.
  The vision of the Sisters of Charity, the devotion and hard work of 
the Good Samaritan medical staff, employees, and volunteers and 
Catholic Health Initiatives, which the Sisters of Charity helped found 
in 1996, have made Good Samaritan Hospital a great success.
  All of us in Greater Cincinnati recognize the Sisters of Chanty and 
the Good Samaritan Hospital medical staff, employees, and volunteers on 
its 150th birthday.

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