[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 38 (Monday, March 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E469]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        A TRIBUTE TO ELSIE FURR

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS-

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 14, 2011

  Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Ms. Elsie 
Furr.
  Ms. Furr became an integral part of a team that provides state-of-
the-art comprehensive cancer care to New York residents when she Joined 
Queens Hospital Center, as Senior Associate Director, in July 2004. 
Today, as Administrator of the Queens Cancer Center, she maintains 
product line responsibility for the Center's management, budget and 
accounts receivable. Ms. Furr also collaborates on marketing strategies 
to promote the Queens Cancer Center and its key initiatives.
  Queens Cancer Center received a three-year accreditation under Ms. 
Furr's administrative leadership. This accreditation included 
designation as a Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons 
Commission on Cancer. The Queens Cancer Center also played a pivotal 
role in Queens Hospital Center's major accomplishment: receiving the 
American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Citation of 
Merit in the spring of 2010.
  Prior to joining Queens Hospital Center, Ms. Furr served in various 
finance management capacities at Kings County Hospital Center in 
Brooklyn, New York. In her last position, she was responsible for a 
revenue target of nearly $50 million in outpatient revenue collections. 
She successfully met that challenge, as she had always done in prior 
years. Ms. Furr acquired a wealth of knowledge through these 
commitments, a knowledge that serves as the foundation for her 
effective decision making.
  Ms. Furr exudes enthusiasm and vitality when she speaks of her 
devoted husband, Carlos Furr, and their two lovely children. Her oldest 
child, Cherette Furr, earned a Master's in Businesses Administration, 
in 2010, from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Her other 
son, Brian Furr, is an aspiring musician/spoken word artist; he is 
currently a junior at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.
  Ms. Furr has a Bachelor of Arts degree from York College-City 
University of New York and a Master of Science degree from Long Island 
University. She has a passion for collaborating with members of the 
community and other cancer care organizations to promote the Queens 
Cancer Center and the wellbeing of others.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing the life 
of Ms. Elsie Furr.

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