[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 185 (Wednesday, December 10, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2370]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO EBONE E. McINTOSH

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2008

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute and to honor 
Ebone E. McIntosh. In 2004, Ms. McIntosh was appointed Vice President 
of Administration at the Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn. She was 
administratively responsible for the Departments of Ambulatory Care, 
Community Relations, and the hospital's Private Practice initiative. 
During her first two years, Ms. McIntosh worked tirelessly to improve 
the community's perception of Interfaith Medical Center by working with 
Community Board members, clergy, and primary care physicians in the 
immediate catchment. The hospital expanded its community outreach 
efforts through its participation in community health fairs, treatment 
adherence initiatives, and patient education. The hospital also became 
actively involved in HIV/AIDS programs, Adult and Pediatric Sickle Cell 
grants, and Breast Cancer awareness through the Susan G. Komen 
Foundation and Killough Trust.
  Ms. McIntosh, in early 2007, assumed more operational 
responsibilities at the hospital, taking on hospital support services 
including Security, Food and Nutrition, Patient Relations, and 
Construction Management. Within months, a new hospitality-driven model 
of guest relations was in place, including daily newspaper delivery, 
the provision of amenities kits, and personal choice dining; 
accommodations many of the patients at IMC had never experienced. Given 
the medically underserved population and the reliance on the Emergency 
Department for the primary care needs of the hospital's core 
population, Ms. McIntosh soon assumed control of the Department of 
Emergency Services. Under her leadership, the EMS turn around time, 
patient satisfaction, and overall patient flow significantly improved.
  Ms. McIntosh, prior to joining Interfaith, was the Senior 
Administrator for the Departments of Neurology, OB/GYN, and Pediatrics 
at the Columbia University Harlem Hospital Center. She was active in 
the application and approval process for their designated stroke 
center, was the Grants Coordinator for the Institutional Review Board, 
and has served briefly as the Residency Coordinator in Diagnostic 
Radiology.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize Ms. Ebone E. McIntosh for 
her extraordinary accomplishments in improving health care at the 
Interfaith Medical Center and across New York City.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
Ms. Ebone E. McIntosh.

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