[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 122 (Friday, October 1, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1769]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      ACHIEVEMENTS OF CHESTNUT HILL HOSPITAL'S FIRST HUNDRED YEARS

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 30, 2004

  Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate the 
outstanding achievements of Chestnut Hill Hospital's first hundred 
years.
  Since its inception on October 1, 1904, Chestnut Hill Hospital has 
provided attentive and extraordinary care to its patients. Beginning as 
a facility in twin houses on Gravers Lane, the Hospital originally 
consisted of two wards, five private rooms, one operating room and one 
reception room. The support of the dedicated community allowed for the 
Hospital to treat over 275 patients in the first few months of the 
facility's existence. Over the past 100 years, the Hospital has grown 
by leaps and bounds with the latest technology and has continued to 
treat the families of Northwest Philadelphia and Eastern Montgomery 
County with the most compassionate of care. The remarkable people who 
have seen the Hospital through events such as the World Wars, the 
Depression and the Philadelphia Flu Epidemic also deserve recognition 
as fundamental to the Hospital's success.
  Though Chestnut Hill Hospital's second century begins with new owner, 
the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Vanguard Health 
Systems, the Hospital will undoubtedly continue the kind and dedicated 
care that has become its trademark. I congratulate Chestnut Hill 
Hospital on 100 years of excellent service to the community.

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