[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[House]
[Page 31282]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING ADRIANNE KARANUSIC

  (Mr. KLEIN of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KLEIN of Florida. I rise today to honor Adrianne Karanusic, a 
registered nurse at Broward General Medical Center, for receiving the 
Florida Hospital Association's 2007 Hospital Hero of the Year Award.
  A nurse of 18 years, Adrianne showed amazing compassion and 
dedication to a Croatian patient who spoke no English and fell 
critically ill from cancer while working on a cruise ship. Adrianne, 
who speaks Croatian, made herself available as an interpreter and would 
even call the patient's family in Croatia from her personal cell phone 
to keep them up to date.
  But Adrianne's support and overwhelming compassion for her patient 
did not end there. Concerned with his mounting bills, she contacted 
Croatian churches in New York and California, ultimately raising over 
$10,000 for his medical expenses. She even took a week off to accompany 
them back so she could explain his clinical ailments.
  Adrianne's incredible kindness and dedication is the epitome of a 
``Hospital Hero,'' and I am proud to honor her today on the floor of 
the United States Congress.

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