[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 29 (Thursday, February 15, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S2020]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


       CONGRATULATING KING'S DAUGHTERS HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, today I congratulate King's 
Daughters Medical Center, KDMC, of Ashland, Ky. KDMC was recently 
selected as an award winner in the 2006 Solucient 100 Top Hospitals: 
Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success Study, 8th Edition.
  Solucient developed the 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study to 
identify hospitals that are the highest performers in the Nation in 
cardiovascular service, and to set performance targets for improving 
clinical outcomes and management practices. To qualify, hospitals must 
achieve high scores across eight equally weighted performance criteria 
that reflect clinical processes and outcomes, volume, efficiency and 
cost for four treatment areas: acute myocardial infarction, congestive 
heart failure, coronary artery bypass graft and percutaneous coronary 
intervention.
  In addition to this prestigious award, KDMC also received a five-star 
rating for cardiothoracic surgery. This placed KDMC in the top 5 
percent in the Nation and No. 1 in Kentucky for cardiac surgery.
  I congratulate KDMC on this outstanding achievement. Their service to 
the citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is an inspiration to all. 
I look forward to all that KDMC accomplishes in the future.

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