[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 79 (Monday, June 19, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1200]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN HONOR OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST. JOHN WEST SHORE HOSPITAL

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 19, 2006

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
the employees, volunteers, and medical staff of St. John West Shore 
Hospital, as members and leaders celebrate 25 years of physical 
healing, community involvement, and compassionate care throughout 
Cleveland's west side.
  Throughout the past quarter century, St. John West Shore has served 
as a facility that provides regionally and nationally recognized 
medical care to the community of Westlake. Along with tending to 
physical ailments, St. John West Shore promotes and nurtures emotional 
well being, recognizing the interdependence of body and mind.
  St. John West Shore opened its doors in 1981 as a community hospital. 
It has continuously expanded from its original facility, recently 
adding a Sleep Disorder Clinic and a Pain Management unit. Since 2004, 
the hospital has renovated and supplemented its Emergency Department 
and upgraded both the Emergency Department and Nursery. Services have 
been extended beyond the original hospital to the West Shore Primary 
Care Center, assisting patients in Avon. St. John West Shore not only 
cares for its patients, but also its staff, being recognized by the 
Employers Resource Council as one of the ``Top 99 Best Places to Work'' 
in northeast Ohio.
  Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor and recognition 
of every past and current staff member and volunteer of St. John West 
Shore Hospital. Through a gentle spirit and state-of-the-art 
facilities, St. John West Shore Hospital continues to provide a haven 
of physical and emotional renewal for hundreds of families and 
individuals, on the west side of Cleveland and far beyond.

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