[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 DENTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HONORED AS TOP-RANKED PLACE TO WORK IN 
                                  DFW

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 17, 2006

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Denton Regional 
Medical Center in my congressional district for being named ``Top-
Ranked Best Places to Work'' in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex by the 
Dallas Business Journal.
  Nearly 200 companies entered the competition that began in January of 
2006. Denton Regional Medical Center, where I used to work, received 
the distinction for businesses with over 500 employees.
  Denton Regional Medical Center is renown for maintaining a warm and 
inviting environment despite the fact that the full-service hospital 
has doubled its size in the last 5 years. The family atmosphere has 
been a hallmark of the institution for its beginnings.
  The hospital promotes from within, offers scholarship loans and 
tuition reimbursement, ongoing education programs for employees and 
participates in community service projects such as Meals on Wheels and 
Habitat for Humanity, where about 200 employees contributed more than 
1,700 volunteer hours to build a house last year.
  Hospitals can be overwhelming places to work not only for the sheer 
number of hours that individuals give in time of service, but also the 
unusually high emotional stress associated with hospital positions. In 
2005, Denton Regional Medical Center recorded 9,046 admissions and 
42,131 emergency room visits. But hospital executives work diligently 
encouraging open dialogue by inviting managers and administrators to 
hold advisory group meetings. Hospital Chief Executive Bob Haley also 
conducts town hall meetings each quarter to which all employees are 
invited to attend and ask questions.
  Today, I congratulate Denton Regional Medical Center for its service 
to the community and its commitment to providing a positive work 
environment for its dedicated medical and administrative staff. I am 
honored to have worked at Denton Regional Medical Center and to know 
represent its staff, my constituents, in Congress.

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