[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 110 (Thursday, July 21, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1376]
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     RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 21, 2011

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor and privilege to 
congratulate New York--Presbyterian Hospital for its impressive 
achievement of once again ranking number one among New York hospitals 
according to U.S. News and World Report's 2011-2012 Best Hospital 
Rankings. Nationally, New York--Presbyterian ranked sixth out of almost 
5,000 hospitals. The hospital offers the highest quality comprehensive 
care, which has also landed it on U.S. News' Honor Roll for the 
eleventh year in a row. Achieving this prestigious distinction is no 
small feat. In order to reach this list, a hospital must be ranked at 
or near the top in at least six specialties. New York--Presbyterian is 
highly ranked in 11. These specialties include Cancer; Cardiology & 
Heart Surgery; Diabetes & Endocrinology; Geriatrics; Neurology & 
Neurosurgery; Orthopedics; Psychiatry; and Pulmonology. The hospital is 
also nationally ranked in 15 adult and 10 pediatric specialties.
  New York--Presbyterian Hospital is the largest not-for-profit, non-
sectarian hospital in the United States, with 2,409 beds and nearly 2 
million inpatient and outpatient visits annually. The hospital has 
6,144 affiliated physicians and a staff of nearly 20,000. New York--
Presbyterian is a teaching hospital with five major centers located 
throughout New York State. It is accredited by the Joint Commission and 
the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
  There are many other attributes to this great institution that keep 
it among the nation's top hospitals. New York--Presbyterian Hospital 
puts its patients first, staying on the cutting edge of life-saving 
technology. As the only hospital in the United States affiliated with 
two Ivy-League medical schools, the hospital seeks to reinvent medical 
practice, offering breakthrough treatments for brain and prostate 
cancers. The hospital has centers and institutes dedicated specifically 
to cardiology and reproductive medicine. New York--Presbyterian 
Hospital offers world class care, with the largest solid organ 
transplant program in the nation. Safety and quality are top priorities 
for the hospital and they have created an award-winning ``Patient 
Safety Fridays'' program that has been adopted by medical centers 
throughout the country.
  It brings immense honor to the fifteenth district of New York and to 
the state as a whole, for the commendable work of this hospital to be 
recognized on a national scale. I congratulate New York--Presbyterian, 
the President and CEO of the hospital, Dr. Herbert Pardes, and 
encourage them to keep up the great work.

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