[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E543]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING DAVID HANNON, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL ON HIS 
                               RETIREMENT

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                        HON. WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 5, 2005

  Mr. DELAHUNT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to salute David Hannon who is 
being honored today for his outstanding work as President and Chief 
Executive Officer of the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, 
Massachusetts.
  Since Mr. Hannon's tenure as President and CEO began in 1986, South 
Shore Hospital has experienced considerable growth and development, 
adding programs consistent with the highest quality of medical care in 
the region, and bringing to the community a level of excellence that 
was once the domain of prestigious academic medical centers in major 
cities. In addition, David has promoted sustained investments in 
hospital infrastructure, including new medical technologies and health 
care equipment.
  These initiatives have enabled the hospital to grow from a small 
community facility to a regional medical center offering highly complex 
and sophisticated care--from acute and outpatient services to home 
health and hospice care--to more than 650,000 residents in southeastern 
Massachusetts.
  In addition to caring for the medical needs of the community, he has 
also taken an equally strong interest in the outstanding work of the 
3,000 employees who are the very heart and soul of South Shore 
Hospital. Through their collective efforts, South Shore Hospital has 
become a leading health care provider in the state of Massachusetts, 
with a record of clinical excellence and superb patient care. That is 
reflected in the hospital being the first in the Commonwealth to earn 
maximum recognition with commendation from the Joint Commission on the 
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations for three consecutive review 
periods.
  On behalf of a deeply grateful community, I want to join with my 
colleagues in the House of Representatives in thanking David Hannon on 
a job well done.

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