[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 14, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E383]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





    IN RECOGNITION OF SANDRA L. FENWICK'S SERVICE AS CEO OF BOSTON 
                          CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

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                        HON. KATHERINE M. CLARK

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 14, 2021

  Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Sandra Fenwick's achievements as the Chief Executive Officer of Boston 
Children's Hospital. Ms. Fenwick, known to most as Sandi, has served as 
CEO of Boston Children's since 2013 and for fourteen years prior, 
served as the hospital's Chief Operating Officer. Sandi has led the 
hospital's efforts to control costs and adapt to a changing health care 
environment. As CEO, she leads a team of 20,000 people dedicated to 
improving and advancing child health through the delivery of high 
quality clinical care, advancing groundbreaking biomedical research, 
providing medical education to the next generation of pediatric 
providers and investments in the community. Boston Children's is the 
primary pediatric teaching affiliate for Harvard Medical School and the 
largest pediatric training program in the nation. The hospital is the 
largest pediatric research entity in the world. Each year, they care 
for children from all 50 states and more than 100 countries, seeing 
more pediatric patients with rare diseases and complex conditions than 
any other hospital in the world. Boston Children's has been ranked the 
No. 1 children's hospital by U.S. News and World report every single 
year since Sandi has been the CEO.
  As a Member of Congress who represents children and families in the 
Boston area, and as a parent myself, I am deeply grateful to have an 
institution like Boston Children's in my home state. It is the 
leadership, provided over the years by Sandi Fenwick and the fantastic 
team that she has cultivated, that has led this institution to thrive 
and become one of the greatest resources for children in our local 
communities and around the world.
  My work with Sandi goes back many years to my time at the 
Massachusetts State House and more recently, here in Congress. In the 
face of growing threats to our children's health and well-being, there 
is no better advocate for them than Sandi Fenwick. She has walked with 
patients and families through the State House and the halls of 
Congress, to help tell their stories and she has worked passionately 
behind the scenes to ensure investments in their care every day for 
years. Her voice for children reaches beyond the walls of the hospital 
and indeed, beyond Boston--in particular through her service as the 
Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the Children's Hospital 
Association.
  Sandi had planned to announce her retirement a year ago and chose to 
remain at the helm of the hospital to see them through the most intense 
part of the COVID-19 pandemic. We all know what challenges that 
hospitals have faced in the past year. Under Sandi's leadership, Boston 
Children's has been a constant presence for our children and this 
month, she leaves the institution poised and ready to work on the 
challenges of the future. I applaud her achievements and want to wish 
her well in her retirement and all future endeavors.

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