[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E315-E316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE VON VOIGTLANDER WOMEN'S HOSPITAL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 
                                MICHIGAN

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 9, 2024

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Von Voigtlander 
Women's Hospital

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at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 
for serving the community for over 70 years. Touching countless lives 
over their storied history, their dedication and impact on the greater 
Michigan community is worthy of commendation.
  Established as the University of Michigan Women's Hospital in 1950, 
the University of Michigan sought to provide world-class maternity and 
obstetrics services while opening a facility to teach nurses and 
medical students and support research dedicated to transforming care 
for all women. With their program philosophy based on multispecialty 
team care, the hospital provides well-rounded care for women, including 
midwifery, a family planning clinic, fetal diagnosis and therapy, and 
minimally invasive surgery. The hospital also conducts advanced 
research and treatment on comprehensive infertility services, BRCA gene 
mutations, and cervical, ovarian, and other women's cancers.
  With nearly 90 expert physicians and over 133,000 patient visits per 
year, Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital delivers over 5,400 children and 
performs nearly 4,000 procedures each year. The hospital provides 
comprehensive and specialized treatment for women's health. Women face 
specific health challenges and the Von Voigtlander Hospital ensure that 
they have the best healthcare possible for their needs. One specific 
area of work is on endometriosis, a condition that impacts women only 
and is a chronic condition that can significantly reduce a woman's 
quality of life. The Hospital's commitment to excellence has helped 
Michigan Medicine achieve exceptional rankings among national medical 
programs each year and helped Michigan Medicine achieve the number one 
overall rank for hospitals in Michigan. Von Voigtlander Women's 
Hospital has been recognized as the No. 3 gynecology program in the 
Nation, the No. 1 gynecology department in the State of Michigan, and 
was awarded Magnet Status Designation in 2017. Only 6 percent of U.S. 
hospitals received the Magnet status Designation, which required 
organizations to meet rigorous standards for patient care, nursing 
excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice. The 
hospital has also been recognized as a National Center of Excellence in 
Women's Health.
  Providing world class medical care requires world class facilities. 
In 2011 , the University of Michigan Women's Hospital became the Von 
Voigtlander Women's Hospital following a $15 million gift from the Ted 
and Jane Von Voigtlander Foundation. The program moved into a new 
state-of-the-art 12-story facility on the University of Michigan 
Medical Campus that is now home to both Von Voigtlander Women's 
Hospital and C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. The new facility is the 
length of two football fields, and at 1.1 million square feet, it has 
all the resources needed for the hospital to continue providing the 
best care for women possible.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in recognizing Von 
Voigtlander Women's Hospital at the University of Michigan. For more 
than 70 years, the hospital has demonstrated all exceptional dedication 
to furthering the study and treatments for women's health while 
providing incredible care for women across the State of Michigan. We 
thank the physicians, nurses, and staff of Von Voigtlander Women's 
Hospital for their commitment and service to their community. We need 
more hospitals dedicated to women's health research and treatment, and 
I am excited to see all that is accomplished at Michigan Medicine over 
the next 70 years.

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