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>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FRIENDS FROM AFAR,
INCLUDING FROM THE UNITED STATES,
WELCOME TO TODAY'S CEREMONY.
>> CEO OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA,
MR. STEVEN ALTSCHULER.
[APPLAUSE]
>> GOOD MORNING.
VICE MINISTER MR. MA XIAO WEI, CHAIRMAN,
MR. LI AI QING, PRESIDENT MR. ZHI JUN,
CHAIRWOMAN, LIU JIAN, AND GENERAL MANAGER,
MR. MA CHANG CHUN, HONORABLE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS,
LEADERS IN PEDIATRICS AND DISTINGUISHED GUESTS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M HONORED TO REPRESENT
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA AT THIS SIGNING
CEREMONY TO FORMALLY LAUNCH THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN
OUR HOSPITAL AND BEIJING GUOTONGXINTAI INVESTMENT
COMPANY TO CREATE BEIJING AIYUHUA HOSPITAL
FOR CHILDREN AND WOMEN.
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA WAS THE FIRST
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN THE UNITED STATES,
AND THIS YEAR MARKS OUR 157TH YEAR SERVING CHILDREN.
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA HAS BEEN
RECOGNIZED FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS AS THE LEADING
PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL IN THE UNITED STATES
BY U.S.NEWS & WORLD REPORT.
WE ARE AFFILIATED WITH THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA,
AND HAVE ONE OF THE TWO LARGEST PEDIATRIC TRAINING
PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES.
CHOP IS ALSO THE LEADING PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
ENTERPRISE AND IS AMONG THE HIGHEST FUNDED BY
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA HAS A LONG
HISTORY OF ADVANCING THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AROUND
THE GLOBE.
WE PROVIDE COMPLEX CARE FOR CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN FROM
AROUND THE WORLD AT OUR MAIN CAMPUS IN PHILADELPHIA.
TYPICALLY, THIS IS CARE THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN MANY
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
OUR PHYSICIANS ARE LEADERS IN PEDIATRICS AROUND
THE GLOBE, AND EACH YEAR WE HOST NEARLY 200 INTERNATIONAL
PHYSICIAN VISITORS FOR ADVANCED TRAINING IN
PHILADELPHIA, AND MANY CHOP PHYSICIANS TRAVEL THROUGHOUT
THE WORLD TO LEAD MEDICAL EDUCATION CONFERENCES
AND COURSES.
DISCOVERIES MADE AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF
PHILADELPHIA HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO TREATMENTS
THAT HAVE SAVED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN'S LIVES AROUND
THE WORLD.
WE ARE HONORED TO BE LAUNCHING THIS IMPORTANT
COLLABORATION WITH THE BEIJING GUOTONGXINTAI
INVESTMENT COMPANY, AROUND THE BEIJING AIYUHUA HOSPITAL
FOR CHILDREN AND WOMEN, OUR FIRST IN CHINA.
THIS HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN WILL PROVIDE
ADVANCED REGIONAL PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE FOR PATIENTS
THROUGHOUT THE BEIJING REGION.
THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION, EXPERTS FROM THE CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA WILL ADVISE ON THE DESIGN
AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FACILITY
AND ITS INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
TO THE HOSPITAL'S LEADERSHIP TEAM,
ITS PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND MANAGERS.
WE VIEW THIS COLLABORATION AS AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY
TO EXTEND THE MISSION OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
OF PHILADELPHIA TO CHINA, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAINING
OF NEW GENERATIONS OF PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS,
AND TO ENHANCE OUR RESEARCH ENTERPRISE THROUGH NEW AREAS
OF COOPERATION.
WE HONOR THE COMMITMENT BEING MADE BY THE GUOTONGXINTAI
TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN IN THE BEIJING REGION
THROUGH THE HOSPITAL, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A PRODUCTIVE
WORKING RELATIONSHIP.
THANK YOU.
SO I HAVE TODAY, A PROCLAMATION FROM THE MAYOR
OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA,
THE HONORABLE MICHEAL A. NUTTER,
... DO HEREBY PROCLAIMED THAT SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2012,
TO BE GLOBAL CHILD HEALTH IMPROVEMENT DAY
IN PHILADELPHIA AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO BE AWARE
OF THE COMMITMENT MADE BY THE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE BEIJING
GUOTONGXINTAI INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED TO IMPROVE
THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN BEIJING AND PHILADELPHIA
THROUGH ADVANCED MEDICINE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.
SIGNED, MICHAEL A. NUTTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
THANK YOU.