[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 53 (Thursday, April 22, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E626]
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                     RECOGNIZING LANKENAU HOSPITAL

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 22, 2004

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Lankenau Hospital 
on the 50th anniversary of its move to Wynnewood, Pennsylvania and for 
its 50 years of dedication and service to the Wynnewood community.
  Established in 1860, Lankenau Hospital is an acute care teaching 
hospital with an affiliated medical research center on its campus. In 
1953, Lankenau moved to its present location in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania 
where it continues its contribution to the overall quality of life in 
communities throughout the entire Delaware Valley.
  Lankenau Hospital is known for its pioneering vision in the field of 
medicine. Its specialties include: a heart center, a neonatal intensive 
care unit, accredited sleep medicine services and a cancer center. 
Lankenau Hospital offered the first cobalt radiation unit in the 
Philadelphia area and the fourth in the country. It opened the first 
hospital-based health education museum in the country, while also 
creating the first suburban kidney transplant program (now in its tenth 
year) and the area's first suburban heart failure and transplant 
program which recently performed its first transplant on a patient from 
Philadelphia.
  Above all, Lankenau Hospital has a history of an outstanding medical 
staff, including physicians who are internationally-recognized 
innovators in the treatment of cancer, heart disease, kidney disease, 
and other disorders. For example, it was a Lankenau physician who 
developed the first digital hearing aid. The Hospital is proud to have 
served hundreds of thousands of patients during the past 50 years in 
Wynnewood. The community has benefited greatly from the outstanding 
contributions of Lankenau Hospital and its staff and area citizens, 
look forward to a bright future of medical achievement and service.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me today in recognizing 
Lankenau Hospital for its 50 years of exemplary service to the 
Wynnewood community and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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