[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 114 (Thursday, September 14, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1726]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




GROUNDBREAKING CELEBRATION FOR THE GEORGE P. PITKIN, MD EMERGENCY CARE 
          CENTER AT HOLY NAME HOSPITAL IN TEANECK, NEW JERSEY

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                         HON. STEVEN R. ROTHMAN

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 14, 2006

  Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to applaud the groundbreaking 
for the new George P. Pitkin, MD Emergency Care Center at Holy Name 
Hospital in Teaneck, New Jersey.
  Holy Name Hospital was founded in 1925 by the Sisters of St. Joseph 
of Peace. To assist the sick and indigent of Bergen County, New Jersey, 
Dr. George Pitkin and Dr. Frank McCormack worked with Mother General 
Agatha Brown of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace to purchase a 
suitable hospital site to provide administrative and nursing care. In 
1925, Holy Name Hospital opened with 115 beds.
  Today, Dr. George Pitkin's far-reaching vision is realized in an 
institution known locally, statewide and nationally for health care 
excellence, dedicated and skilled nursing care, and cutting-edge 
technological advances. Each year more than 17,000 inpatients, 44,000 
Emergency Department patients, and 18,000 outpatients receive state-of-
the-art diagnostic, treatment, and health management services in cancer 
care, cardiovascular services, dialysis treatment, women's health care 
and neurology services.
  The new George P. Pitkin, MD Emergency Care Center at Holy Name 
Hospital will feature 21,000 square feet of space, 41 patient treatment 
rooms, patient- and family-friendly facilities, leading-edge trauma 
procedure rooms, contiguous radiology and laboratory services.
  My congratulations and very best wishes to the President and CEO, 
Michael Maron, and Board of Directors at Holy Name Hospital, and to all 
of their health care professionals and associates as the outstanding 
new George P. Pitkin, MD Emergency Care Center is dedicated.

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