[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 95 (Monday, July 12, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1358]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CONGRATULATING THE HOSPITALS OF THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 12, 2004

  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it's official. The July 12 issue of 
U.S. News and World Report has named Houston's MD Anderson Cancer 
Center as the number one cancer treatment facility in the nation. Since 
1941, MD Anderson has consistently delivered on its mission to provide 
innovative and compassionate treatment, cutting-edge research and 
educational outreach with regard to both common and rare cancers.
  MD Anderson's clinical research program is the largest in the nation, 
allowing more than 11,000 patients access to promising and innovative 
therapies and diagnostic tests in 2003. This stellar reputation has 
attracted more than 600,000 cancer patients from all corners of the 
U.S. to Houston for the multidisciplinary approach to cancer treatment 
pioneered by MD Anderson, which has since become the established method 
of cancer treatment in all hospitals today.
  MD Anderson is part of Houston's Texas Medical Center, which is 
comprised of more than thirty academic, research and patient care 
institutions delivering top-notch medical care to Texans and the 
thousands of Americans who flock to Houston each year to be treated by 
the best. And the recent rankings by U.S. News and World Report prove 
that the Texas Medical Center continues to offer some of the best 
medical care in the country.
  In gynecology, both MD Anderson and Methodist Hospital rank within 
the top twenty-five health centers for women's health. Ranking fourth 
in the nation, the Texas Children's Hospital continues to lead the way 
in pediatric care. Both the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's and 
Methodist Hospital rank in the top twenty for the treatment of heart 
disease and heart surgery. Methodist also ranks number ten in neurology 
and neurosurgery, and in the top forty for orthopedics.
  Two hospitals in the Texas Medical Center rank within the top fifteen 
in urology, with MD Anderson holding the number ten spot and Methodist 
ranking number thirteen. Methodist shares top billing with Memorial 
Hermann in the treatment of kidney diseases, with both hospitals 
ranking in the top fifty for this speciality. Both kidney diseases and 
hormonal disorders are complications of the rising diabetes epidemic, 
and the rankings also recognized Memorial Hermann as a top hospital for 
endocrinology.
  These rankings prove what Houstonians have known all along--the Texas 
Medical Center is armed with the research, treatment and patient care 
options to help Americans tackle whatever health condition ails them. I 
am extremely proud to have the Texas Medical Center in Houston and 
congratulate all of its hospitals on this national recognition and on 
all of their many accomplishments in health care.

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