[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 110 (Wednesday, September 15, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1642]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

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                            HON. BOB FILNER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 15, 2004

  Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker and colleagues, today I rise to recognize 
Paradise Valley Hospital, a marvelous healthcare facility in my 
Congressional District that has served the community for 100 years.
  In 1904, Ellen G. White, the co-founder and spiritual leader of the 
Seventh Day Adventist Church, helped purchase the 54 acres of land in 
National City where the Paradise Valley Hospital currently sits.
  Paradise Valley Hospital is proud to be the first hospital in San 
Diego's South Bay, and is the second oldest hospital in the entire San 
Diego County. The hospital is a 301 bed, non-profit acute care 
community hospital with emergency services that includes the Bayview 
Behavioral Health Campus, a 64-bed psychiatric facility. The hospital 
serves the Southeastern and South Bay regions of my Congressional 
District where the most economically challenged and culturally diverse 
communities in San Diego County live.
  Paradise Valley Hospital is owned and operated by Adventist Health, 
headquartered in Roseville, California. The caring professionals of 
Adventist Health are committed to continuing the Seventh Day Adventist 
heritage of quality services by working to enhance its patients' total 
well-being and to improve the health of our diverse community.
  It is a full service healthcare facility staffed by 173 physicians, 
1,324 employees, and 148 volunteers who oversee 12,622 admissions, 
1,750 deliveries, 36,256 emergency room visits, over 99,132 outpatient 
visits, and 26,169 home care visits per year.
  Among its significant accomplishments, Paradise Valley Hospital has 
performed its 1,000th cardiac catheterization lab procedure; has began 
to offer therapeutic classes in Tai Chi, Yoga, Pilates and Kickboxing; 
has raised nearly $100,000 in its S.T.A.R. Benefit Golf Tournament, and 
has established the Paradise Valley Hospital Foundation. Most 
importantly, in 2003, Paradise Valley Hospital donated $13,260,000 in 
free and low-cost service to the people of South Bay.
  Paradise Valley Hospital places a priority on its relationship with 
the community through a commitment to quality service, cultural 
competence, a concern for general welfare, and a willingness to provide 
spiritual leadership and guidance.
  On this wonderful centennial, I am very happy to honor and recognize 
Paradise Valley Hospital as one of the foremost healthcare institutions 
in San Diego County.

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