[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 30542-30543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 16, 1999

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I proudly rise today to pay tribute to 
a place where children are second to none: Miami Children's Hospital, 
which will celebrate its 50th anniversary on March 21, 2000.
  This world class children's hospital had its humble beginnings with a 
vision by our former Ambassador to the Vatican, David McLean Walters. 
After his granddaughter's sorrowful death from Leukemia, Ambassador 
Walters decidedly vowed to create a facility where South Florida's 
children could receive the best possible care, and where no child would 
lack excellent medical care. With his bold leadership, he worked 
tirelessly to raise funds through the Miami Children's Hospital 
Foundation, and what began as a humble idea twenty years ago is now 
commonly referred to as the Pinnacle of Pediatrics.
  Today, under the exceptional steering and superb guidance of its 
current President, Tom Rozek, Miami Children's Hospital continues to 
administer superior care to scores of infirm children not only in South 
Florida, but throughout the entire United States and, indeed the world.
  Essential to the achievement of excellence has been the dedication of 
a talented medical staff administered with tender, loving care and the 
support of a caring South Florida community.
  Our future can only be as good as our children, and with the strong 
commitment to their health and future that is permeated at Miami 
Children's Hospital, it is evident that our future will be blazing 
brightly.

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