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




               RECOGNIZING CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to commend Cincinnati 
Children's Hospital Medical Center for being ranked third in the 
country on the 2012 US News and World Report's Honor Roll for 
Children's Hospitals.
  The hospital began as The Hospital of the Protestant Episcopal Church 
in 1883 and has since transformed into one of the nation's leading 
pediatric care facilities. Through its outstanding clinical care, 
research and education, CCHMC serves children and families in the 
greater Cincinnati community and has improved child health around the 
Nation and throughout the world.
  Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has grown significantly 
over the past 127 years, becoming one of the five largest employers in 
the region. Not only does the hospital provide outstanding patient 
care, but it is also responsible for many medical and research 
breakthroughs that have changed medicine forever. These breakthroughs 
include the oral polio vaccination and the invention of the first 
heart-lung machine, among many others.
  Cincinnati Children's Hospital ranked in the top 10 in all pediatric 
specialty areas listed in the US News and World Report survey, and 
earned a top three spot on the survey's honor roll. The hospital treats 
patients from all over the region as parents bring their children to 
Cincinnati to ensure the best treatment available. It is an honor to 
have such a prestigious and dedicated hospital in my hometown of 
Cincinnati, Ohio.
  I would like to recognize Cincinnati Children's Hospital for this 
tremendous accomplishment, which is a result of the hard work and 
dedication of many within the organization and community.

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