[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13155]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING ROBERTA RAKOVE, RECIPIENT OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR ACTION 
                       GRASSROOTS CHAMPION AWARD

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 20, 2009

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise to acknowledge Roberta 
Rakove, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, of Sinai Health 
System for her outstanding leadership in creating grassroots and 
community activity in support of her hospital's mission. Roberta Rakove 
was first nominated by the Illinois Hospital Association (IHA), and 
later awarded by both the IHA and the American Hospital Association 
(AHA) the Partnership for Action Grassroots Champion Award on April 28, 
2009.
  The Partnership for Action Grassroots Champion Award was established 
to recognize hospital leaders who most efficiently inform elected 
officials of the affect major issues have on a hospital's fundamental 
role in the community; to recognize hospital leaders who have done an 
exemplary job in broadening the base of community support for the 
hospital; and to recognize hospital leaders who continue to advocate on 
behalf of the hospital and its patients.
  Roberta Rakove's commitment to advocating for the hospital community 
extends to her 15 years of devotion on IHA's Advocacy Council, DSH 
Steering Committee, and other membership groups.
  For 90 years the hospitals and caregivers of Sinai Health System have 
provided medical care and social services to Chicago's neediest 
communities in west and south Chicago. Sinai Community Institute 
provides social service outreach for the lifestyle issues that 
contribute to health while the Sinai Urban Health institute researches 
the prevalence of chronic disease in Chicago neighborhoods. 
Collectively, the Sinai Health System provides a full continuum of care 
for acute, primary, specialty and rehabilitation to meet the needs of 
the communities and patients it serves.

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