[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10924]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to congratulate Nationwide 
Children's Hospital of Columbus, OH for being ranked seventh in the 
country on the 2012 US News and World Report's Honor Roll for 
Children's Hospitals.
  Nationwide Children's Hospital earned this distinction after 
receiving top 50 hospital distinctions in ten different departments. 
Its gastroenterology, cardiology and heart surgery, pulmonary, and 
neurology and neurosurgery departments were all ranked on the top ten 
lists in their respective categories.
  Since 1892, Nationwide Children's Hospital has been serving the 
pediatric needs of millions of young buckeyes across Central Ohio. 
Children's Hospital provides an invaluable service for many Ohio 
families every year and continues a unique Ohio tradition of excellence 
in the healthcare industry.
  This well-earned commendation arrives at an appropriate juncture for 
Children's Hospital as it is about to dedicate a new 2.1 million square 
feet expansion of its clinical and research departments. This expansion 
is the largest of its kind in US medical history.
  Mr. President, I would like to again congratulate the staff of 
Nationwide Children's Hospital on this tremendous honor.

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