[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 148 (Monday, December 8, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1748]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO ROBERT MERWIN CEO OF MILLS-PENINSULA HEALTH SERVICES ON THE 
                       OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 8, 2014

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the accomplished career of a 
distinguished Californian, Mr. Robert Merwin of San Mateo County, who 
is retiring at the end of 2014 from his position as Chief Executive 
Officer of Mills-Peninsula Health Services, a post he has held since 
January, 1996.
   A resident of San Carlos, California, Bob Merwin is a 1971 graduate 
of the United States International University, and earned his M.B.A. 
from UCLA in 1973. He began his career in hospital management in 1973 
as Assistant Executive Director of the Long Beach Community Hospital. 
He progressed up the corporate ladder at Long Beach, joined Pacific 
Presbyterian Medical Center, then came to Mills-Peninsula in 1987 as 
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer.
   Bob Merwin has served his community as a member of the San Mateo 
Rotary Club, the American College of Health Care Executives, and as 
Chair of the West Bay Hospital Conference, and Chair of the Hospital 
Consortium of San Mateo County.
   He is a past director of the American Red Cross Bay Area and a 
member of the Finance Committee of the Health Plan of San Mateo.
   Mills-Peninsula has thrived under Bob Merwin's leadership. He has 
improved relations between physicians and management, contained costs 
while increasing productivity and helped develop a strategic plan for 
the combined hospitals. Under his leadership a new 241 bed acute care 
facility, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center was constructed. It is a 
state-of-the-art, $640 million, 450,000 square foot facility that is a 
source of pride to our entire community.
   Bob Merwin is married to Jean Merwin and he is the father of Michael 
and Megan. He enjoys golf, tennis and photography.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in 
honoring Bob Merwin for his stellar career in hospital management and 
for his extraordinary contributions to our community and our country.

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