[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 52 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E458-E459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 13, 2015

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and applaud Lutheran 
Medical Center for their community leadership and economic contribution 
to Jefferson County.
   What began in 1905 as the Evangelical Lutheran Sanitarium for 
patients suffering from tuberculosis continues today as one of the 
busiest and most respected hospitals in the nation. Exempla Lutheran 
provides a wide range of medical services as well as community 
programs.
   Lutheran started as the first senior emergence room in the region 
and in Colorado, but later built a larger and more spacious Senior ER 
to meet and increased need for specialized services for elderly 
patients. The new Senior ER opened with 14 specially-designed, private 
patient rooms and a 40 percent increase in space.
   I extend my deepest congratulations to Lutheran Medical Center for 
their well-deserved Business Recognition Award.

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