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IN RECOGNITION OF SANDRA L. FENWICK'S SERVICE AS CEO OF BOSTON
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
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HON. KATHERINE M. CLARK
of massachusetts
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Sandra Fenwick's achievements as the Chief Executive Officer of Boston Children's Hospital. Ms. Fenwick, known to most as Sandi, has served as CEO of Boston Children's since 2013 and for fourteen years prior, served as the hospital's Chief Operating Officer. Sandi has led the hospital's efforts to control costs and adapt to a changing health care environment. As CEO, she leads a team of 20,000 people dedicated to improving and advancing child health through the delivery of high quality clinical care, advancing groundbreaking biomedical research, providing medical education to the next generation of pediatric providers and investments in the community. Boston Children's is the primary pediatric teaching affiliate for Harvard Medical School and the largest pediatric training program in the nation. The hospital is the largest pediatric research entity in the world. Each year, they care for children from all 50 states and more than 100 countries, seeing more pediatric patients with rare diseases and complex conditions than any other hospital in the world. Boston Children's has been ranked the No. 1 children's hospital by U.S. News and World report every single year since Sandi has been the CEO.
As a Member of Congress who represents children and families in the Boston area, and as a parent myself, I am deeply grateful to have an institution like Boston Children's in my home state. It is the leadership, provided over the years by Sandi Fenwick and the fantastic team that she has cultivated, that has led this institution to thrive and become one of the greatest resources for children in our local communities and around the world.
My work with Sandi goes back many years to my time at the Massachusetts State House and more recently, here in Congress. In the face of growing threats to our children's health and well-being, there is no better advocate for them than Sandi Fenwick. She has walked with patients and families through the State House and the halls of Congress, to help tell their stories and she has worked passionately behind the scenes to ensure investments in their care every day for years. Her voice for children reaches beyond the walls of the hospital and indeed, beyond Boston--in particular through her service as the Chair of the Public Policy Committee of the Children's Hospital Association.
Sandi had planned to announce her retirement a year ago and chose to remain at the helm of the hospital to see them through the most intense part of the COVID-19 pandemic. We all know what challenges that hospitals have faced in the past year. Under Sandi's leadership, Boston Children's has been a constant presence for our children and this month, she leaves the institution poised and ready to work on the challenges of the future. I applaud her achievements and want to wish her well in her retirement and all future endeavors.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 64
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