1998CRE1973 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUTTER HEALTH
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75TH ANNIVERSARY OF SUTTER HEALTH
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HON. ROBERT T. MATSUI
of california
in the house of representatives
Thursday, October 8, 1998
Mr. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 75th
Anniversary of one of the nation's leading medical institutions, Sutter
Health. As the Sacramento community celebrates this milestone, I ask
all of my colleagues to join me in saluting the excellent work of the
Sutter network of medical facilities.
Seventy-five years ago, a group of Sacramento physicians joined
together to plant the seeds of what has grown into one of the region's
leading medical centers, Sutter Community Hospitals. The founders'
passion for their community was matched only by their commitment to
providing unparalleled medial service.
From the founding of Sutter Hospital, the sophistication of medical
services provided has grown with the needs of the Sacramento community.
For example, in delivering more than 260,000 births since its founding,
more than 8,000 annually, Sutter has become the leading Women's and
Children's Services center in the Central Valley of California.
Sutter opened Sacramento's first Cancer Center in the 1940s. This
facility has flourished into a national leader in critical trials for
treatments of prostate, ovarian, and breast cancer. Its pediatrics
hematology/oncology program is one of the busiest in the world. Much of
this research is in conjunction with the Sutter Institute for Medical
Research--the largest non-university medical research center in
Northern California.
The Sacramento area's only heart transplantation center is housed at
Sutter. In 1959, the region's first open heart transplant occurred
there. Recently Sutter's Heart Institute was recognized as having the
second highest survival rate in the United States.
Sutter Health's tradition of providing leading medical care continues
to this day. Its use of advanced services and medical devices not only
provide the Sacramento area with outstanding care, but has also
established Sacramento as one of the leading centers of medical
excellence in the world.
The quality of physicians, nurses, and other health professionals is
superior at Sutter. For the past 75 years, its reputation for
excellence has consistently attracted the highest quality medical
personnel.
Northern California has also been the fortunate recipient of Sutter's
outstanding community service endeavors. In the last year alone, Sutter
spent more than $51 million on community services, in addition to the
nearly $100,000 it gave to our community's non-profit organizations,
such as the American Heart Association and the Sacramento Food Bank.
Over the years, Sutter's staff has worked to provide quality
pediatric care to poor families in some of Sacramento's most neglected
neighborhoods. Through its Keeping Families Safe and Healthy program,
Sutter has helped to prevent child abuse and neglect, strengthen
families, and improve child immunization rates.
The Sutter SeniorCare program, an innovative way to care for the
frail elderly in our community, helps older people with multiple heart
problems live as independently as possible. In the last year, Sutter
SeniorCare assisted 238 elderly residents in Northern California.
Since its founding, Sutter Health has grown from a modest community
hospital into a world-renowned medical center. This remarkable
accomplishment deserves recognition throughout Sacramento and the
nation's medical community. I ask all of my colleagues to join with me
in acknowledging the achievements of Sutter Health and proudly
recognizing its 75th Anniversary.
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