[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1794]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  UT SOUTHWESTERN, MEDICAL CENTER AND BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM-DALLAS

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 14, 2006

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
salute UT Southwestern Hospital and Baylor Health Care System, Dallas 
for their ranking in the top 5 percent of hospitals in the United 
States. Over the years, both medical centers experienced phenomenal 
growth, fueled by people with an extraordinary vision. UT Southwestern 
Hospital and Baylor Health Care System received high grades for quality 
patient outcomes, clinical excellence, patient safety, and women's 
health in a survey of 5,122 nonfederal hospitals in the United States, 
conducted by Health Grades Inc. UT Southwestern Medical Center is the 
seventh-largest hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth providing inpatient 
hospital care to more than 90,000 people and oversees approximately 2 
million outpatient visits. Annually, UT Southwestern Medical Center 
delivers more than 18,800 babies and provides $282 million in 
unreimbursed professional service in Dallas and surrounding counties. 
Baylor Health Care System, established in 1903 as Texas Baptist 
Memorial Sanitarium, is the first health care system to provide 
supplemental newborn screening for more than 30 inherited metabolic 
diseases. Baylor provides exemplary health care with over 2,554 beds, 
15,000 employees, and 3,300 physicians.
  I am confident that UT Southwestern Medical Center and Baylor Health 
Care System will continue to provide exemplary hospital care to the 
North Texas community and surround areas and remain at the pinnacle of 
Medical institutions committed to providing compassionate health care. 
On behalf of the thousands of Greater Dallas Metroplex residents who 
have benefited from UT Southwestern Medical Center and Baylor Health 
Care System, I congratulate them for their contribution for improving 
the health of the community through high quality patient care and 
commitment to clinical excellence.

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