[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12997]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                REMEMBERING DR. BERNADINE PATRICIA HEALY

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the life of Dr. 
Bernadine Patricia Healy. Dr. Healy was a cardiologist and a pioneer in 
the field of medical research. Among her many impressive 
accomplishments, Dr. Healy served as the first female director of the 
National Institutes of Health, dean of the College of Medicine and 
Public Health at the Ohio State University, president of the American 
Red Cross, and president of the American Heart Association.
  A brilliant scientist, an innovator, and a strong leader who could 
effectively communicate technical information, Dr. Healy was also a 
valued Presidential adviser. Dr. Healy selflessly answered the call to 
public service from Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and 
George W. Bush.
  Dr. Healy was a courageous champion of women in science and medicine. 
While serving as the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. 
Healy introduced a number of initiatives, including the Women's Health 
Initiative, which resulted in monumental advances in understanding the 
causes and researching the cures of diseases that affect women. Dr. 
Bernadine Healy was truly a source of inspiration who touched the lives 
of so many of us in Ohio and around the world, and her extraordinary 
legacy lives on. She will not be forgotten.

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