[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 121 (Thursday, September 30, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING BOB MILEWSKI

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 29, 2004

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate Mr. Bob Milewski, as 
he receives the 2004 Alexander Macomb ``Man of the Year'' Award from 
the March of Dimes.
  Bob Milewski's business card reads: President and CEO, Mount Clemens 
General Hospital. Yet his influence stretches even further beyond the 
hospital campus, and his title doesn't capture his devotion to Macomb 
County and its citizens. For Bob Milewski, his vocation is an 
opportunity to serve the community he loves.
  Bob Milewski was born and raised in Center Line, Michigan. He married 
his high school sweetheart, Nancy, and they have been married for 33 
years. All three of their children, Amy, Jeff and Amanda, were born at 
Mount Clemens General. They are the proud grandparents of Gavin, 
Garrett, and Grant.
  Bob Milewski has worked at both Children's Hospital of Michigan and 
Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. He came to Mount Clemens General as 
Chief Operating Office (COO) in September, 1993 and was promoted to 
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in September, 1997.
  Since 1997, Bob Milewski has strongly and enthusiastically led Mount 
Clemens General, which has seen a 50 percent growth in inpatient 
admissions and 300 percent growth in outpatient activity during his 
tenure. Of course, Mr. Milewski would say that those numbers only have 
meaning if you know the people behind the statistics: his neighbors, 
church members, professionals, associates, friends and family who have 
long trusted Mount Clemens General for their healthcare.
  Community linkage is of the utmost importance to Bob Milewski. Not 
only does he believe the hospital should offer outstanding healthcare 
to its residents, but that it should support the community by having 
its staff involved in community organizations. Mr. Milewski himself is 
heavily involved in many local organizations, including Leadership 
Macomb, Mount Clemens Lions Club, Rockpointe Community Church, 
Selfridge Air National Guard Base Council, Greater Detroit Area Health 
Council, Michigan Healthcare Executive Group and Associates, Michigan 
Health and Hospital Association, American College of Healthcare 
Executives, and the American Osteopathic Association.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing a terrific 
individual, an outstanding leader, and a worthy recipient of this 
annual Macomb County recognition by the March of Dimes.

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