[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14913]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      HONORING ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL

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                        HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD

                                of maine

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2012

  Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate St. Joseph 
Hospital on being recognized as a Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospital.
  Founded in 1947 by the Felician Sisters, St. Joseph Hospital has 
proudly served community members from the Bangor area for three 
quarters of a century. St. Joseph is committed to wellness promotion 
and holistic healing by providing healthcare services which embody 
compassion, competence and community. It is this commitment that has 
helped them secure the Reuters Top 100 Hospital designation.
  The Thompson Reuters 100 Hospital study evaluates performance in a 
variety of areas, including patient safety, average patient stay, 
expenses, medical complications and patient satisfaction. St. Joseph 
was chosen from nearly 3,000 U.S. hospitals for demonstrating high-
quality patient care and overall organizational excellence.
  St. Joseph Hospital, under the umbrella of St. Joseph Healthcare, is 
a 112-bed acute community hospital. They provide a comprehensive range 
of health care services, including primary care, specialty services, 
diagnostics imaging and screening, outpatient and inpatient surgery. 
The Hospital is consistently recognized for its quality of care and 
patient satisfaction scores. In addition to this praise, the St. 
Joseph's commitment to providing low cost care reinforces the 
organization as an indispensible piece of the greater Bangor community.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me again in congratulating St. Joseph 
Hospital, and their parent organization St. Joseph Healthcare on their 
designation as Thomson Reuters Top 100 Hospital.

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