[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 23880-23881]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF METHODIST HOSPITAL, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

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                           HON. ANDRE CARSON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 2, 2008

  Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor the 100-
year anniversary of the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. I 
am fortunate to have such a hospital facility in my district. Over 100 
years ago, on

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October 25, 1905, the cornerstone for Methodist Hospital was laid. 
Three years later, in 1908, the hospital was open to the public. 
Patient fees started at $7 a week and the hospital adopted a policy to 
care for the impoverished at no charge. Many things have changed since 
then. The hospital has grown in size and provides new services to fit 
the ever-growing needs of the city. But many things have stayed the 
same. The hospital's commitment to serve the disadvantaged and provide 
state-of-the-art, innovative medical care is as important a part of 
Methodist's mission today as it was 100 years ago.
  Methodist Hospital has always been on the forefront of health care. 
During the baby boom of the 1940s, it established the first premature 
birth station in the state. Methodist was the first Indiana hospital to 
perform open-heart surgery, in 1965. Seven years later, in 1972, its 
doctors performed the state's first kidney transplant. In 1982 the 
world's first successful heart transplant at a private hospital was 
performed at Methodist, followed 7 years later by the performance of 
the state's first heart lung transplant.
  Today, Methodist is one of only two adult regional Level 1 Trauma 
centers in Indiana. It houses an 899-bed facility and is one of the 
largest teaching hospitals in the Midwest. It runs the Indiana Poison 
Center in addition to staffing the LifeLine helicopter ambulances. 
Additionally, Methodist is also the official health care provider for 
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
  Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate all the doctors, nurses 
and health care professionals for being part of such an exceptional 
health care organization and thank them for their dedication to the 
health and well-being of the people of Indiana.

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