[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3795]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        MIAMI'S CEDARS MEDICAL CENTER RANKED AMONG NATION'S BEST

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                        HON. ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 4, 1999

  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize Miami's own 
Cedars Medical Center for having been named one of the top 100 
hospitals for 1998 by the Health Care Industry Agency (HCIA) and 
William M. Mercer Incorporated.
  For 38 years, Cedars Medical Center has provided top quality health 
care to the many patients and residents of South Florida and, in fact, 
1998 was the second consecutive year that Cedars Medical Center was 
ranked as a national benchmark in an annual study entitled 100 Top 
Hospitals: Benchmark for Success. This annual study conducted by HCIA 
and Mercer's health care provider consulting practice identifies U.S. 
hospitals that deliver cost-efficient and highest quality medical care, 
and today South Florida is proud to pay tribute to Cedars Medical 
Hospital for having been nationally recognized for its ability to 
always exceed the needs and expectations of their patients and for 
continuing to commit itself to excellence.
  In addition to being nationally ranked in an analysis of over 3,000 
acute-care hospitals across the country, Cedars Medical Center received 
Mercury awards for its superior overall performance in the 
specializations of orthopedics and oncology, based on a new study of 21 
Miami area hospitals, released by America's Health Network.
  I congratulate Steven D. Sonenreich, CEO of Cedars; John H. O'Neil, 
Jr., Chairman of the Board; Dr. Luis Pagan, Chief of Medical Staff, as 
well as every employee and member of Cedars for their individual 
important and unforgettable contributions and for their many 
sacrificial efforts that together enabled Cedars Medical Center to be 
among the finest in our country.

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