[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 129 (Friday, August 9, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CELEBRATING MILLARD FILLMORE SUBURBAN HOSPITAL'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. TIMOTHY M. KENNEDY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 9, 2024

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 50th 
anniversary of Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital. For half a century, 
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital has provided the highest level of 
healthcare to the Town of Amherst and the Weston New York community.
  On August 12, 1974, Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital opened as a 
full service community hospital with 150 beds. This achievement was the 
culmination of thirty years of hard work from community members and 
organizations in the Town of Amherst and the Town of Clarence. The 
hospital was built on 31.5 acres of land generously donated by Charles 
K. Basset, who wanted to address the ever-growing need to have a 
hospital in the community.
  Additionally, the Women's Auxiliary of the Amherst-Clarence Hospital 
Association was instrumental in the hospital's development, pledging 
over $100,000 in 1969 for its construction. The Women's Board of 
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital continues to play a vital role in 
the hospital today, hosting fundraisers to support facility upgrades 
and fund services in the community.
  Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital underwent significant expansions 
and renovations in 1987, 2008, 2015, and 2018, now standing as a four-
story, 400,000 square foot facility. The 2015 expansion, in 
collaboration with John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, added a Level II 
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to the hospital. This addition has allowed 
for Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital to bring comprehensive maternity 
care to the northtowns of Western New York.
  Today, Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital is a full acute care 
hospital with 265 beds. It provides inpatient and outpatient care, 
diagnostic testing, and subspecialty services equivalent to those often 
seen in city medical centers. Further, Millard Fillmore Suburban 
Hospital was one of the first hospitals in Western New York to offer 
robotic surgery, with a current fleet of five robotic-assisted 
consoles.
  Please join me in congratulating the employees and leadership of 
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital on their 50th anniversary and 
thanking them for providing quality medical care to Western New York.

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