[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15654]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         IN RECOGNITION OF THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF METROHEALTH

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 14, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 175th 
anniversary of the MetroHealth System, one of the largest, most 
comprehensive health care providers in Northeast Ohio.
  Founded in 1837 as City Hospital, MetroHealth has been providing care 
to the residents of Cuyahoga County as a not-for-profit, county 
operated, safety net health care provider. MetroHealth is committed to 
``responding to community needs, improving the health status of our 
region, and controlling health care costs.'' MetroHealth has also been 
affiliated with Case Western Reserve University for nearly 100 years.
  MetroHealth is one of the three largest health care providers in 
Northeast Ohio and has the only Level I Trauma and Burn Center for 
Adults in the area. Additionally, in 1982, MetroHealth established its 
Metro Life Flight air ambulance service. Metro has more than 400 
primary care and specialty care physicians that practice at its 14 
medical facilities throughout Northeast Ohio. MetroHealth Medical 
Center provides care to more than 28,000 inpatients, delivers 2,900 
babies, has more than 790,000 visits to its outpatient centers and 
99,600 patients to the emergency department annually.
  MetroHealth has been one of only 32 hospitals in the country to 
receive a 2010 Triple Gold Achievement Award from the American Heart 
Association's Get with the Guidelines Program for its treatment of 
coronary disease, stroke and heart failure. It has also been in the top 
one percent of hospitals in the Nation recognized with the Premier 
Award for Quality. MetroHealth has also been honored by Thomson Reuters 
as a Top 100 Hospital.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognizing all those 
who have made the 175th anniversary of MetroHealth System possible.

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