[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 130 (Thursday, September 10, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1250-E1251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN RECOGNITION OF THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

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                          HON. MARCIA L. FUDGE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 10, 2015

  Ms. FUDGE. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate Akron Children's 
Hospital for 125 years of incredible service to the children, their 
families, and the communities of Northeast Ohio. Akron Children's has 
grown from a volunteer nursery begun by a handful of resourceful women 
into the largest pediatric healthcare system in Northeast Ohio, caring 
for almost 800,000 patients and families each year.
   Thank you to President Bill Considine for more than 35 years of 
service. President Considine has led Akron Children's through a period 
of great growth, expanding the hospital's service to twenty-seven Ohio 
counties.
   We live in an interesting and exciting time for health care. 
Millions of Americans gained access to affordable health insurance 
during the last year. Yet, although Northeast Ohio is home to some of 
the best health care systems in the country, if not the world, on this 
day of

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celebration we must renew our focus on the most vulnerable among us, 
our children.
   From its humble beginnings as Akron's Day Nursery to its newly 
constructed critical care tower, Akron Children's Hospital has served 
Northeast Ohio with the highest standards, earning the distinction of 
Best Children's Hospital in seven of ten specialties for 2015 by U.S. 
News and World Report. The Hospital is a pillar in the community, 
offering more than 100 advocacy, education and outreach programs to 
strengthen the health and well-being of our children. The recently 
completed Kay Jewelers Pavilion, which houses a new neonatal intensive 
care unit, emergency department, outpatient surgery center and special 
delivery area, increases Akron Children's capacity to provide world-
class care and furthers its commitment to the City of Akron and the 
region.
   As Ohio continues to address the unacceptable growth in health 
disparities across ethnic and racial groups, including the unacceptable 
infant mortality rate, I look forward to working with Akron Children's 
Hospital in the years to come.

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