[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 158 (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CONGRATULATING ST. LUKE'S QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL

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                         HON. PATRICK J. MURPHY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 28, 2009

  Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate Edward Nawrocki, Richard Anderson, and all of the 
hardworking staff of St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital on their 
achievements as part of the Premier healthcare alliance's 
groundbreaking QUEST: High-Performing Hospitals collaborative.
  St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital has been recognized as one of the 32 
national hospitals to reach the top levels of performance in the areas 
preventing mortality, reducing costs, and improving the delivery of 
evidence-based care delivery. In reaching this level of performance, 
they are truly putting patients first and setting the standard for 
clinical excellence.
  St. Luke's Quakertown Hospital is helping improve the quality care 
not only in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, but nationwide. As a group, QUEST 
hospitals across the country have saved over 8,000 lives, reduced costs 
by $577 million, and provided 24,818 additional patients with all 
evidence-based appropriate care. According to an analysis of these Year 
1 results, if all hospitals were to achieve the improvements found 
among the QUEST participants, they could save an estimated 52,760 lives 
and $1.16 billion in costs. In addition, 27,771 more patients could 
receive all recommended care.
  I am pleased that the residents of my district are being served by a 
top-performing hospital and congratulate them on their outstanding 
accomplishments in improving patient care.

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