[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E915]
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          HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF GLEN COVE HOSPITAL

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                         HON. THOMAS R. SUOZZI

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 13, 2022

  Mr. SUOZZI. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Glen Cove 
Hospital on the occasion of its centennial anniversary of serving the 
residents of Glen Cove and the surrounding communities.
  Glen Cove is my hometown. We all took Glen Cove Hospital for granted 
until a few years ago, when there was a possibility it would be gone. 
This year, as we celebrate its 100th anniversary we are grateful to 
everyone who has rallied to ensure that the hospital not only survives, 
but thrives. It is a central part of our existence and our long-term 
sustainability.
  My mom was a operating nurse in the Glen Cove Hospital. My dad served 
on the Glen Cove Community Hospital Board. I was born in Glen Cove 
Hospital. Helene and I had our three children in the Glen Cove 
Hospital. We have been to the emergency room for stitches and breaks, 
or high fevers, or to visit loved ones who are sick, or . . . . to pay 
our last respects to our closest friends and family. The hospital is 
woven into the very fabric of our lives.
  As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of this indispensable and vital 
asset, I am recommitting myself to doing everything I can to ensure 
that the Glen Cove Hospital continues to be a warm, inviting, 
community-centered, beacon of excellence. I thank the hospital 
leadership both in Glen Cove and at Northwell Health, especially 
Executive Director Kerri Scanlon, Medical Director Dr. Brad Sherman and 
Northwell's President and CEO Michael Dowling. I thank the doctors, 
nurses, laboratory staff, maintenance workers, kitchen crew, social 
workers, volunteers, accountants, receptionists, security workers and 
everyone else who makes Glen Cove Hospital such a special part of our 
lives.
  I would like to make special mention of one Glen Cove resident--Saul 
Katz. Mr. Katz is one of the visionaries that proposed the first merger 
between the North Shore hospital system and Glen Cove Hospital, despite 
the objection of other Glen Cover's, . . . like my dad. That vision, 
and his decades to devotion, has given us the premier Northwell Health 
system of today. And, not only due to Saul's vision, but also his and 
his wife, Iris's overwhelming and consistent decades of generosity, the 
Glen Cove Hospital will continue to grow as one of the jewels in the 
Northwell crown. The Katzs are special people, and we are fortunate 
that they are from Glen Cove.
  As Glen Cove Hospital enters its second century, I am grateful to the 
hospital and its staff for being such a special part of our community 
and look forward to its continued growth. Here's to the next 100 years.

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