[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 115 (Friday, July 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1148-E1149]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING CHANDLER RALPH ON HER RETIREMENT

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                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 14, 2016

  Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and recognize Ms. 
Chandler Ralph, the Chief Executive Officer of Adirondack Health.
   Ms. Ralph has dedicated 21 years of public service to the Adirondack 
community by expanding vital medical services across the Tri-Lakes 
Region. She first took the reins of Adirondack Medical Center as 
President and Chief Executive Officer in 1995. Since then, Ms. Ralph 
has worked tirelessly to provide access to quality patient care and has 
shown a firm commitment to improving the lives of those her 
organization has served.
   Throughout her career, Ms. Ralph has served as the Vice President 
for Operations and Planning at Columbia Memorial Hospital, Senior 
Manager with the Health Care Operations Consulting Group for Ernst & 
Young, and President and CEO for Mercy Center for Health Services at 
Mercy Hospital in Watertown, New York, before arriving at Adirondack 
Medical Center.
   In her community, she has been actively involved in organizations 
such as St. Joseph's Rehabilitation Center, the Saranac Lake Rotary 
Club, the Adirondack Economic Development Corporation, and the Girl 
Scouts of Northeastern New York.
   Professionally, Ms. Ralph is a member of the American Hospital 
Association, the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE), the 
ACHE's Regent's Advisory Committee, the Northeastern New York 
Healthcare Association, the Federation of American Health Systems, the 
Adirondack Health Institute, the New York State Medicaid Redesign Task 
Force, and the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. In 
addition, she is the founding chair of the Helena Ptochia Foundation, 
which strives to raise capital and operational funds to build and 
operate a hospital for women injured during childbirth in Ghana, West 
Africa.
   These accomplishments have earned Ms. Ralph the Adirondack Health 
Foundation's Dr. Edward L. Trudeau Award, the Greater Watertown Chamber 
of Commerce Athena Award, the New York State Woman of Distinction 
Award, the Friends of Mercy Award, the Health Care Association of New 
York State's Innovation Award for establishing the North Country 
Uninsured Task Force, the American College of Healthcare Executives' 
Regent's Award, and the Rotary Paul Harris Fellow Award.
   On this day, I want to take a moment to thank Ms. Chandler Ralph for 
her years of service to our district. Chandler, congratulations on your 
retirement, you are a true leader

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and the North Country community thanks you for making this your home. 
Your humble leadership and key knowledge will be missed by many.

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