[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1249-E1250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CLOUD AND LAKEVIEW HOSPITALS BEING NAMED AMONGST THE TOP 100 HOSPITALS 
                           BY THOMSON REUTERS

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                         HON. MICHELE BACHMANN

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 21, 2009

  Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Speaker, to congratulate and honor St. Cloud 
Hospital and Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater, Minnesota for being named 
to the Top 100 Hospitals list by Thomson Reuters. The people of St. 
Cloud and Stillwater know how great their hospitals

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are and I'm thrilled to see the staff members and administrations 
receive this recognition.
  The Top 100 Hospitals evaluates short-term, acute care and non-
federal hospitals on the overall care of a patient, including rate of 
medical complications and adherence to clinical standards, fiscal 
responsibility and patient satisfaction. We are fortunate to have high 
medical standards in this country and St. Cloud and Lakeview Hospitals 
demonstrate day in and day out that they take the Hippocratic oath to 
``do no harm'' very seriously.
  Lakeview Hospital was listed as a Small Community category winner. 
St. Cloud Hospital was recognized for its work in the Teaching 
Hospitals category, which only makes this hospital's achievements that 
much more important as it is a place where future doctors and 
administrators can learn how to create the best patient experience. St. 
Cloud Hospital was also one of 23 hospitals to receive the Everest 
Award, which recognizes the hospitals with the most improvement over a 
five-year period.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor these two institutions, St. 
Cloud and Lakeview Hospitals, as some of the top hospitals in the 
nation. Their recognition by Thomson Reuters as Top 100 Hospitals 
validates the pride Minnesota takes in their hospitals and other care 
facilities. As a small business owner working closely with the medical 
community, I am pleased to see that the people of St. Cloud and 
Stillwater have some of the best hospital care available to them in the 
country. Congratulations to everyone who works with these hospitals and 
to the communities that support them as their own.

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