[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 10, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1600-S1601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL

 Mr. TILLIS. Madam President, North Carolina Baptist Hospital 
opened on May 28, 1923, as an 88-bed hospital in Winston-Salem, with a 
simple commitment: to be a place of healing and teaching.
  Since 1923, North Carolina Baptist Hospital has served the community 
and the region through educational programs. The School of Nursing 
educated nurses from 1923 to 1974, and the Bowman Gray School of 
Medicine graduated its first class in 1943.
  Today, the hospital plays a pivotal role in research and education 
for Wake Forest University School of Medicine, a nationally known 
leader in groundbreaking research and experiential medical education, 
and the academic core of Advocate Health. North Carolina Baptist 
Hospital has grown over the years. Now known as Atrium Health Wake 
Forest Baptist Medical Center, the hospital continues to grow to meet 
the needs of those it serves.
  Today, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, has grown to 
become an 885-bed tertiary care hospital that includes Brenner 
Children's Hospital, and the health system includes five community 
hospitals, more

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than 300 primary and specialty care locations, and more than 2,700 
physicians. It has over 20,000 employees and is Winston-Salem and 
Forsyth County's largest employer. In 2022, construction began for a 
new critical care tower at the medical center. The investment in this 
world-class facility will transform emergency and critical care 
throughout the region.
  The hospital and the health system continues to expand services, make 
research discoveries to bring medical innovations to patients more 
quickly, and educate the next generation of healthcare professionals--
to meet the growing needs of the communities it serves and to improve 
health, elevate hope, and advance healing--for all.

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