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                                                                       a 1964
      (Dfficc                                     1964
                                     December 16)
          istrator








             Michael E. DeBakey, M.D.
             1200 M*D* Anderson Blvd.
             Houston 25, Texas

             Dear Doctor DeBakey:
                   St. Elizabeth Hospital is a   600 bed hospital
             currently planning an  extensive  expansion  program  in
             the near future.  Ile would.appreciate  it if You would
             consider this hospital for the cardiovascular and      stroke
             rehabilitation centers which are  being  planned  in  this
             State and in the nation under the  auspices  of  the  Federal
             Government.
                   Doctor Angelo Riberi, a member of the cardiac    team
             is also a member  of  the  Cardio-Vascular  Society.  He
             assures me that you would be the man best qualified    to
             tell us who to get in touch with  to  offer  our  hospital  as
             a center.
                   The doctors here have an active and progressive    de-
             partment of Surgery with a chief interest in developing
             the potential 'of the younger surgeons, as well   as  utiliz-
             ing the knowledge, skill and experience of the    others.
                   In the  Cardio-Vascular  Section  there  have been  over
             two-hundred reconstructive procedures on the carotid artery
             for the prevention of strokes done in the past    two  years.
             They are also doing complete coronary and other types of
             angiographic studies together with all the corrective work
             in the areas of congenital,and acquired cardiac anomalies.
                    These are just a resume of the activities in progress
             at this hospital which have been made possible only because
             of the interested  and qualified men.










                                                                 16p 1964
            -'dchael DeBakey, M.D.            -2-           Dec



                  Still you please let us know to ivhom we should apply
            for consideration to participate in this program?

                                        Sincerely yours,




                                        Sister Mo Consolata
                                        Administrator


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