[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 92 (Friday, June 20, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                       RECOGNIZING GAIL L. WARDEN

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 19, 2003

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Gail L. Warden, who 
will receive the Lifetime of Idealism award from City Year at City Year 
Detroit's annual Ripples of Hope Dinner on June 19, 2003.
  The Lifetime of Idealism award is the highest award City Year 
bestows. Previous recipients of this coveted award include former 
President William Jefferson Clinton and Senator John McCain. This year, 
Gail Warden will be honored for fulfilling City Year's mission of 
``building democracy through national service'' because of his long and 
distinguished career in the field of health care and his involvement in 
his community.
  Gail Warden graduated from Dartmouth College and earned a master's 
degree in health care management from the University of Michigan. He 
received an honorary doctorate in public administration from Central 
Michigan University. Gail Warden has recently retired from the 
positions of president and chief executive officer of Henry Ford Health 
System, which serves approximately 70,000 patients each year.
  Gail Warden's dedication to healthcare is exemplary. He is an elected 
member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of 
Sciences, and he has served on its Governing Council and on its Board 
of Health Care Services and its Committee on Quality Health Care in 
America.
  Gail Warden chairs the National Forum on Health Care Quality 
Measurement and Reporting, the Healthcare Research and Development 
Institute, and the National Center for Healthcare Leadership. In 1995 
Gail Warden chaired the American Hospital Association Board of 
Trustees, and in 1997 President Clinton appointed him to the Federal 
Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health 
Care Industry.
  It is important to note that this list, though long, represents only 
part of the service Gail Warden has rendered to others. Indeed all that 
he has achieved in the field of healthcare, including being named one 
of Modern Healthcare's ``100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare'' in 
2002 or one of Modern Health Care Magazine's top 25 individuals in the 
industry over the past 25 years in 2001, show only part of his 
character.
  True to his nature, upon learning that he might be named for the 
Lifetime of Idealism award, he insisted that others were far deserving. 
In the words of one of his colleague, Gail Warden ``seeks no 
recognition and argues that what we consider to be his extraordinary 
contributions . . . are a privilege unworthy of comment.'' It is, 
however, precisely this attitude which entitles him to our admiration 
and our thanks.
  I have been privileged to witness Gail Warden's good works on many 
occasions, each of which has only increased my admiration for him. I 
ask my colleagues to join me in offering a heartfelt tribute to Gail 
Warden for all his work on behalf of our community and citizens.

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