[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 135 (Friday, August 12, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CELEBRATING THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF REGIONS HOSPITAL

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                          HON. BETTY McCOLLUM

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 12, 2022

  Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Regions Hospital 
in Saint Paul, Minnesota on the momentous occasion of its 150th 
anniversary of service to the East Metro area. The dedication of the 
entire staff--nurses, doctors, technicians, support staff, 
administration and more--has made Regions a pillar of quality and 
innovative care in Minnesota.
  Established as ``City and County Hospital'' in 1872 by the Ramsey 
County Board of Commissioners, the hospital's history began in a stone 
mansion with only two doctors in Saint Paul's West Seventh 
neighborhood. In 1965, it moved to its current location in downtown 
Saint Paul, and twenty years later it was renamed Regions Hospital.
  Throughout its 150 years, Regions has come to play a unique and life-
saving role in our community as the East Metro safety net hospital and 
the only Level 1 Trauma Center. There are more than 26,000 hospital 
admissions per year, and more than 13,000 cases at the Surgery Center. 
Regions focuses on leading-edge treatments and ongoing research to 
continue to provide the best innovative care for their patients. The 
hospital is nationally recognized for many programs including the 
Approved Emergency Residency Program that is educating the next 
generation of emergency medicine physicians, the Cancer Research 
Center, which leads the way in equitable clinical trials and seeks to 
reduce barriers to clinical research opportunities to better serve the 
diverse Twin Cities community, and the Bum Center where patients 
receive the highest level of specialized care and the physical and 
emotional support needed to heal. And in 2020, the Regions Hospital 
Family Birth Center opened as a 160,000 square foot, state-of-the-art 
facility for labor and delivery.
  Regions is a hospital that consistently shows up for communities in 
need. One example of this is the Lee and Penny Anderson HeroCare 
Program which honors military families by providing medical services 
for veterans, members of the military and their families, connecting 
them to mental health services and medical resources specific to their 
needs. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Regions answered the call to serve 
by researching possible treatment options to offer hope and improve 
patient care.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in paying tribute to the incredible 
health care professionals and support staff of Regions Hospital as they 
celebrate 150 years of quality care, and as they continue to work to 
fulfill their mission of improving health and well-being in partnership 
with their patients and the community.

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