[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING JOE LANDSMAN

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor my dear friend Joe 
Landsman, who is retiring from his position as CEO of the University of 
Tennessee Medical Center in April. Joe started at the UT Medical Center 
in 1999 and has been the CEO since 2005. In that time, he significantly 
increased the hospital's patient capacity and services. He added 
clinics and regional health centers across east Tennessee, renovated 
and added surgical units, and built parking garages to accommodate the 
rapidly growing number of patients who were coming to the medical 
center.
  He has also been known to treat his employees well and drive everyone 
to success. During Joe's time as CEO, the hospital's revenue increased 
by 451 percent. Only the most passionate, effective leader could 
achieve that, Mr. Speaker.
  The UT Medical Center has received many awards under Joe's 
leadership. One of his favorites is when the U.S. News & World Report 
named the UT Medical Center as one of the best hospitals in America in 
2012. The news just happened to come out on his birthday.
  The UT Medical Center wouldn't be the great hospital it is today 
without Joe's leadership.
  I wish my dear friend good luck in his retirement, and I wish Dr. 
Keith Gray the best as he takes over that position.

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