[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 25778]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



  TRIBUTE TO MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR RECIEPT OF THE 2000 ALABAMA 
                             QUALITY AWARD

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                           HON. TERRY EVERETT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 31, 2000

  Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to an 
outstanding business in my congressional district which was recently 
honored with a prestigious state award for operational excellence.
  Earlier this month, Mizell Memorial Hospital in Opp, Alabama was 
named the winner of the 2000 Alabama Quality Award for excellence in 
leadership; strategic planning; patients, other customers, staff and 
market focus; information and analysis; process management; and 
organizational performance.
  The Alabama Quality Award, modeled after the Malcolm Baldrige 
National Quality Award, honors organizations whose recent innovations 
increased productivity and quality within the organization.
  For years, Mizell Memorial has served rural South Alabama with a 
level of professionalism equal to and surpassing Alabama's most 
innovative and progressive businesses. I am pleased that its employees' 
fine work and dedication has finally been recognized with this 
prestigious award.
  My congratulations go out to Mizell Memorial Hospital's management 
and employees for their exemplary efforts to improve the lives of south 
Alabamians.

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