[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 54 (Thursday, April 3, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF THE ALEX G. SPANOS HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER AT MERCY 
                            GENERAL HOSPITAL

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 3, 2014

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the opening 
of the Alex G. Spanos Heart and Vascular Center at Mercy General 
Hospital in Sacramento. The Alex G. Spanos Heart and Vascular Center 
builds upon the foundation of excellence that has made Mercy General 
Hospital a proven leader in cardiovascular care. I ask my colleagues to 
join me in honoring Mercy Hospital's Alex G. Spanos Heart and Vascular 
Center and all who have made the Center a reality, as they commemorate 
this important milestone.
  Mercy General Hospital is home to the highest-volume heart surgery 
program in California, and the Alex G. Spanos Heart and Vascular Center 
was created to help meet the needs of those with cardiovascular 
diseases. This center will grant patients access to a state-of-the-art 
diagnostic cardiopulmonary care area, a cardiac and pulmonary 
rehabilitation center, and four cardiac surgery operating rooms, 
including an innovative hybrid operating room. The new facility will be 
of great value to the entire Northern California region, with its 
cutting edge technology and highly advanced procedures.
  With the renovations and additions, the Center will now allow for 
more rooms to be available for both scheduled and emergency 
cardiovascular procedures. This allows patients to have access to world 
class technology, and an integrated care model, creating greater 
efficiencies and a continuum of care. I am confident that the Center's 
impact will be felt across California and not just in Sacramento.
  Mr. Speaker, as the Spanos family, who made this Center possible, 
Mercy General staff and community supporters gather for the blessing of 
this building, I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing them the best 
of luck moving forward.

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