[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S2319]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO C. EDWARD BROWN

 Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I wish to recognize a fellow 
Iowan, C. Edward ``Ed'' Brown, FACHE, on his election as the chair of 
the board of directors of the American Medical Group Association.
  Mr. Brown has had a distinguished career in health care in Iowa where 
he has served for the last 15 years as chief executive officer of the 
Iowa Clinic, a multispecialty group practice in Des Moines. Ed has a 
long list of achievements in delivering cutting edge, quality focused 
health care to the benefit of Iowans, and his achievements include the 
Iowa Clinic's adoption of electronic medical records and information 
technology systems. He holds a master's degree in health administration 
from Washington University in St. Louis, and he is a fellow of the 
American College of Healthcare Executives with over 25 years of 
experience in executive and senior levels of health care management.
  As the head of the American Medical Group Association, Ed's vision 
and management skills will be put to good use in leading an 
organization that represents some of the Nation's highest quality and 
most prestigious health care delivery systems. It is wonderful to see 
someone with such a distinguished health care record in Iowa recognized 
at the national level as a dedicated leader who is committed to 
improving health care at such an important time for our Nation's health 
care system.
  Ed's voice will be a valuable contribution to the health care debate 
in 2009 in Washington, and I congratulate him on this new 
chairmanship.

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