[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 25, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E956]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING EDWIN K. ``NED'' ZECHMAN, JR.

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 25, 2011

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in recognizing Edwin K.``Ned'' Zechman, Jr. 
for over 30 years of service, with 16 years as President and CEO, at 
Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, often referred to 
as Children's Hospital.
  Under Mr. Zechman's leadership, Children's Hospital, which serves 
children from the District of Columbia, this region, and across the 
country, has become a national and international leader in pediatric 
care, advocacy, research and education. Children's Hospital is 
technologically advanced, community oriented, and fiscally responsible.
  Mr. Zechman's retirement marks a milestone in the hospital's history 
of great service and quality healthcare. Last year alone, Children's 
Hospital had more than 370,000 outpatient visits in 45 specialties. The 
hospital performed nearly 15,000 surgeries on children of all ages, 
from babies a few hours old to high school students. Children's 
Hospital leads the way in developing and providing innovative 
treatments for childhood illnesses and injuries, with a cardiac 
intensive care unit, a neuro-intensive care unit, and a Level I 
pediatric trauma center, as well as with its Research Institute, Heart 
Institute, and Brain Tumor Institute.
  Last fall, Children's Hospital opened a new emergency department at 
United Medical Center (UMC) in Southeast Washington, DC, staffed by 
doctors, nurses and clinical team members from Children's Hospital, 
providing children and families east of the Anacostia River with a full 
range of emergency care services. Children's Hospital used to see 8,000 
to 10,000 emergency visits per year from patients near UMC, but now, 
these patients can receive the same level of care closer to home, 
instead of commuting to Northwest, where Children's Hospital is 
located.
  In addition to the commitment and service of all staff and personnel 
at Children's Hospital, Mr. Zechman's wonderful leadership has taken 
Children's National Medical Center to the next level of quality 
healthcare, making it a national and international model for children's 
hospitals.
  I ask the House to join me in congratulating Edwin K. ``Ned'' 
Zechman, Jr. on his retirement from Children's National Medical Center 
and thanking him for his years of commitment and service to the 
children and families of the District of Columbia.

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