[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17061-17062]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF BROWN COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL BEING NAMED ONE OF THE 
                       NATION'S TOP 100 HOSPITALS

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, July 7, 2003

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to all of the 
employees, physicians, and volunteers of the Brown County General 
Hospital, which was recently recognized as one of the nation's top 100 
hospitals according to a study conducted by a leading health care 
information organization.
  The study, 100 Top Hospitals: National Benchmarks for Success, 
utilized objective and quantitative data collected from over 5,600 
hospitals nationwide in its analysis. Hospitals were evaluated in 
groups based on hospital size and teaching status. Brown County General 
Hospital, a medium sized hospital, has earned this designation because 
of its commitment to quality service and continual improvement.
  When the hospital was founded in 1952 it was a 50-bed facility 
providing emergency and maternity care. Since then, the hospital has 
expanded a great deal, providing the community with the most advanced 
medical technologies and one of the first home care units

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in Ohio. Today, the hospital is a 115-bed facility with two regional 
healthcare centers that offer a wide variety of services to Brown 
County and the surrounding area. After 50 years of operation, the 
hospital continues to be a community-owned not-for-profit facility. It 
is Brown County's largest employer with over 300 employees that are 
known for their high level of patient care, having been named one of 
the nation's top patient satisfaction providers.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues will join me in recognizing Brown 
County General Hospital for being named one of the nation's top 100 
hospitals. All of us in southern Ohio are thankful for the outstanding 
service and dedication of its employees, volunteers, and community 
members.

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