[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6816]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 14, 2013

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize the achievements of Children's Medical Center Dallas. This 
year, Children's Medical Center Dallas celebrates its centennial, 
marking 100 years of providing quality health care to the Dallas 
community.
  Children's Medical Center Dallas has consistently been recognized 
among the top children's hospitals in the country by U.S. News and 
World Report. It has more than fifty specialty and subspecialty 
programs, and was the first pediatric hospital in Texas to be 
designated as a Level I Trauma Center. Children's provides more than 
$65 million in charity health care annually to ensure access to 
treatment for many children whose families are unable to pay for their 
care. With nearly seven thousand employees and well over 200,000 
patients served annually, Children's is an integral part of the Dallas 
community.
  To expand the treatment options available for patients, Children's 
has partnered with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 
to create the Children's Medical Center Research Institute. This 
Institute builds upon the clinical expertise of Children's Medical 
Center Dallas and the scientific prowess of UT Southwestern Medical 
Center to conduct transformational pediatric research.
  Over recent decades, I have seen Children's Medical Center Dallas 
grow and develop in its effort to continue providing superior 
healthcare for children and their families. I congratulate Children's 
on its 100th year of operation and commend the hardworking nurses, 
physicians, and staff at Children's for providing care to so many of 
Dallas' children.

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