[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21548]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING WINCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER

 Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I am pleased to acknowledge 
Winchester Medical Center for over 100 years of service. Over the past 
century, Winchester Medical Center has worked tirelessly to build a 
hospital committed to providing extensive and sophisticated medical 
services using the most advanced technology and science. Its success 
today can be attributed to its long-term vision and dedicated staff, 
which both the local community of Winchester and I are immensely proud 
of.
  In 1903 the Winchester Medical Center had just 35 beds, four 
employees, and one patient. Since then, it has evolved into one of the 
premier regional medical centers in the United States, now boasting 405 
beds, 2,483 full-time employees, a team of devoted volunteers who 
worked 76,000 hours last year alone, and numerous renovations. The 
center specializes in heart care and open heart surgery, cancer care, 
orthopedic surgery, 24-hour emergency services, including a helipad and 
neonatal intensive care transport, neurosciences, rehabilitation 
services, behavioral health, and women and children services. With such 
a highly qualified staff, it is no surprise that patients are referred 
from a 17-county area in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia to the 
center for medical treatment.
  Any institution committed to giving back to the local community from 
which it was founded and grew is commendable. One dedicated to saving 
and improving the lives of Virginians for the last 100 years, and with 
as much care and expertise as Winchester Medical Center, is an 
accomplishment I respect and admire.

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