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NAHC Annual Meeting: Caregiverlist CEO Presenting at 30th Annual National Association for Home Care and Hospice 2011 Meeting and Exposition
National Association for Home Care and Hospice annual meeting will include educational sessions, including presentation on online marketing tools by Caregiverlist.com's CEO, Julie Northcutt. - August 21, 2011 - Caregiverlist, Inc.
South Nassau Communities Hospital's Golf Outing Raises More Than $260,000 for Cancer Care
The afternoon of golf was followed by an evening of fine dining, camaraderie and fun, including a lavish buffet and raffle prizes ranging from tickets to professional sporting events to foursomes at the area’s most prestigious courses. - August 17, 2011 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Patents Awarded for Captiva Spine’s Proprietary Pivotec® Articulating Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device
Captiva Spine, Inc., a medical device organization dedicated to developing and distributing spinal technologies in the US and internationally, announced today that two new patents have been awarded by the USPTO for Captiva Spine’s Proprietary PIVOTEC® Articulating Lumbar Interbody Fusion... - August 16, 2011 - Captiva Spine, Inc
Intuitive Business Intelligence Limited Announces Reseller Partnership with Cloud2
Intuitive Business Intelligence Ltd (www.intuitivebusinessintelligence.com), the authors of advanced business intelligence solution, Intuitive Dashboards, today announced that it has signed a reseller partnership agreement with Cloud2 (www.cloud2.co.uk), a leading SharePoint and business intelligence solutions provider to the NHS and healthcare sectors. - August 16, 2011 - Intuitive Business Intelligence Limited
NewProductHelp.com Set to Represent Urinal Privacy Cover Concept to Potential Licensees Over Next 2 Years
Rhonda H., Kentucky resident and inventor, has contracted South Florida invention assistance leader NewProductHelp.com to represent her Urinal Privacy Cover concept to industry over the next 2 years. A simple yet effective new product designed to address a common problem related to patient care in... - August 11, 2011 - New Product Help, Inc.
CareSouth Tags Dean Alverson as Senior Vice President of Business Development and Sales
CareSouth Health System, Inc., the largest privately held home health services company in Georgia, announced today that Dean Alverson has joined CareSouth as Senior Vice-President of Business Development and Sales. The announcement was made today by CareSouth President and Chief Executive Officer,... - August 10, 2011 - CareSouth Health System, Inc.
Spooner Health System Chooses HospitalPortal.net
Critical access hospital brings key resources online. - August 08, 2011 - HospitalPortal.net
Coastal Eye Associates Selects VersaSuite as a Premier Partner Provider of Electronic Health Records
Large Houston, TX based clinic partners with VersaSuite to provide Electronic Health Record, Practice Management, PACS and Inventory Optical Sales Software - August 05, 2011 - VersaSuite
HealthSaaS Licenses Connected Outcomes Framework to OHSU for International Educational and Clinical Outreach Project in Vietnam
HealthSaaS today announced licensing of their Connected Outcomes Framework to Dr. Beth Darnall of Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) for an international educational and clinical outreach project in Vietnam. This project is supported by an education grant from the International Association for the Study of Pain® (IASP®) - August 03, 2011 - HealthSaaS, Inc
Work Begins on New Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
Clearing has already begun with construction anticipated by early 2012 for a long anticipated Snoqualmie Valley Hospital facility. Located at the interchange of I-90 and Highway 18, the new hospital will serve as a community node supporting preventive, primary, specialty and outpatient healthcare in addition to hospital and emergency services. - July 29, 2011 - Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District
MUMC’s Frantz Appointed to Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission
Georgia Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle has appointed Elaine Frantz, director of trauma services at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, to the Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission. - July 28, 2011 - Memorial Health
OrthoNeuro Opens Orthopedic Urgent Care in New Albany
OrthoNeuro opens Central Ohio’s first Orthopedic Urgent Care Center. This new service is offered at OrthoNeuro’s New Albany location where area residents have access to specialized care when they need it. OrthoNeuro Physicians and PAs provide state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment for a broad range of Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal conditions. Common disorders treated at the Orthopedic Urgent Care include sports injuries, sprains, strains, fractures, and back & neck pain. - July 25, 2011 - OrthoNeuro
Women & Infants and Kent Ranked Among the Best in the Nation in Maternity Care
A report released today by HealthGrades announced that Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and Kent Hospital both achieved a 5-star rating in Maternity Care for 2011. Kent Hospital also earned a Specialty Excellence Award for Maternity Care in 2011, having achieved the 5-star rating for two consecutive years. Women & Infants and Kent, both part of Care New England, were two of only six hospitals in New England to achieve a 5-star rating. - July 21, 2011 - Women & Infants Hospital
Women & Infants Earns Three Designations in U.S. News & World Report's 2011-12 Best Hospitals Rankings
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island has been ranked 19th in Gynecology (up from 26th in 2010-11), the number one hospital in the Providence metro area, and top-performing in cancer in U.S. News & World Report’s 2011-12 Best Hospitals rankings, online at... - July 21, 2011 - Women & Infants Hospital
Ameridose Supports Annual Meeting for the Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Ameridose, LLC, a leading nationwide provider of sterile admixing services to hospital pharmacies, is pleased to have contributed to the 2011 Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists (LSHP) Annual Meeting as both an Educational Sponsor and an Event Sponsor. The annual meeting took place at... - July 19, 2011 - Ameridose, LLC
Voicebrook to Exhibit at the Association of Pathology Chairs 2011 Annual Meeting
Voicebrook to demonstrate alternative speech recognition workflows for Pathology laboratory reporting. - July 14, 2011 - Voicebrook, Inc.
Migraine Treatment Innovator Dr. Ken Reed to Speak in Oklahoma City
Dr. Ken Reed will be discussing the new migraine treatment called the StimPath Procedure. Joining the discussion will be Dr. Buckley in Oklahoma City on July 14. - July 12, 2011 - Envision Interactive
Kopp Development Inc. Installed Their Ferromagnetic Detectors for MRI Safety Throughout Entire VISN 16
Kopp Development Inc., is proud to announce that South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16) outfitted all their MRI facilities with FerrAlert™ HALO detectors. After a comprehensive evaluation of all available ferromagnetic detectors on the market, VISN 16 recognized FerrAlert™... - July 12, 2011 - Kopp Development Inc.
Allpro Parking For Healthcare Brings Valet Parking to Jamestown, NY
Professional healthcare parking company, Allpro Parking For Healthcare, is now providing valet parking operations in Jamestown, NY at WCA Hospital. - July 09, 2011 - Allpro Parking
South Nassau Communities Hospital SIBSPlace Annual Auction Raises $250,000
An essential community service of South Nassau Communities Hospital, SIBSPlace is celebrating its 11th year of free service to families throughout Nassau County. - July 08, 2011 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
MUMC Awarded $42,000 Grant from Cardinal Health Foundation
The Cardinal Health Foundation has awarded Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah $42,000 in grant funding to further enhance operating room safety and efficiency. - July 07, 2011 - Memorial Health
Modular Devices Inc. Helps to Quickly Restore Cardiac and Vascular Services to Joplin, MO
Modular Cath Lab installed at St. John’s mobile field hospital. - July 02, 2011 - Modular Devices Inc.
Status Solutions and ICON Voice Networks Integrate to Improve Situational Awareness and Communication
Status Solutions announces strategic partnership with ICON Voice Networks. - June 23, 2011 - Status Solutions
Women & Infants Launches Rhode Island Center for Pelvic Floor Disorders
Women & Infants Hospital has teamed up with practitioners across the state to create the Rhode Island Center for Pelvic Floor Disorders at Women & Infants Hospital. The Center was created to provide state-of-the-art diagnosis and therapy for women with pelvic floor disorders through comprehensive clinical care and organizational oversight. - June 23, 2011 - Women & Infants Hospital
Laser Eye Center Acquires New iFS Laser for Eye Surgery
First of its kind laser in North Carolina can replace surgical blade for corneal transplants and other eye surgeries. - June 22, 2011 - Dr Dean Dornic
Women & Infants Among the Best Children's Hospitals in Neonatology in U.S. News Media Group's 2011-12 Best Children's Hospitals Rankings
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island has been ranked 34th in Neonatology in U.S. News Media Group’s 2011-12 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings of the top 50 centers in the nation. The full report is now available online at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals. “We salute... - June 21, 2011 - Women & Infants Hospital
MUMC Recognized Nationally for Supply Expense Performance
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Georgia, is one of only 26 out of 2,500 members of the Premier Healthcare Alliance to win Premier Healthcare Alliance’s Fifth Annual Supply Chain Excellence Award. - June 17, 2011 - Memorial Health
Ameridose Named Supplier of Choice for Texas Purchasing Coalition
Ameridose, LLC, nationwide provider of sterile admixing services to hospital pharmacies, has been selected as supplier of choice for Texas Purchasing Coalition (TPC) hospitals. The TPC Group currently includes 10 integrated delivery network healthcare systems with 27 facilities, together generating... - June 16, 2011 - Ameridose, LLC
Freeland Systems Adds Michael Kingcaid to Its Executive Management Team
Freeland Systems, a leader in providing healthcare information solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Kingcaid to the position of Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Business Development. In his new role, Kingcaid will initially focus on the launch of a variety of new... - June 10, 2011 - Freeland Systems
South Nassau Communities Hospital to Honor Banking Executive at 27th Annual Golf Outing
South Nassau Communities Hospital's golf outing will be held Monday, June 6, at The Seawane Cluband Middle Bay Country Club. The event’s proceeds will support South Nassau’s Comprehensive Cancer Program. - May 29, 2011 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Evolute Implements HIPAA 5010 Solution at DAKOTACARE
Evolute is working closely with DAKOTACARE in the development, design, mapping, and implementation of its HIPAA 5010 solution using Microsoft BizTalk Server, a state-of-the-art solution that provides exceptional handling of payment processing, supply chain visibility, improved patient tracking, clinical activity monitoring, multi-channel interaction, and near real-time decision support. - May 26, 2011 - Evolute Consolidated Holdings Inc.
Multi-Dimensional iPad® Solution Extends Unbound Medicine Platform - Delivers Content, Communications, and Community to Mobile Health Professionals
Unbound Medicine, a leader in knowledge management solutions for healthcare, today announced the extension of the Unbound™ Platform with multi-dimensional capabilities for Apple's iPad®. This latest platform enhancement delivers in one application instant lookup of trusted content, powerful content personalization, push communications alerts, and knowledge sharing among friends and colleagues. - May 24, 2011 - Unbound Medicine
Ameridose Reveals Strong First Quarter Sustainability Results
Ameridose, LLC, nationwide provider of sterile admixing services to hospital pharmacies, is pleased to share impressive sustainability results for the first quarter of 2011. The combined total of recycled materials generated from Ameridose facilities in the first quarter approached half a million... - May 24, 2011 - Ameridose, LLC
BWH Surgeons Perform Nation’s Second Full Face Transplant
A plastic surgery team performed the hospital’s second full face transplant last week, less than a month after the hospital performed the first full face transplant in the country. - May 22, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
American Heart Association’s Paul Dudley White Award Presented to Brigham and Women's Hospital Cardiologist
Dr. Patrick T. O'Gara receives the prestigious Paul Dudley White award. - May 22, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Mary Chatman, Ph.D.(c), R.N., Appointed to Georgia State Board of Nursing
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has appointed Mary B. Chatman, Ph.D.(c), R.N., Senior Vice President for patient care services at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, to the Georgia Board of Nursing. - May 20, 2011 - Memorial Health
Chicago Senior Care Jobs Increasing as Companies Expand Hiring
Chicago seniors are most likely to stay in the Chicago area, studies show, providing ongoing employment opportunities for senior caregivers. Hiring has increased in the last month in the Chciagoland area for senior caregivers, Caregiverlist reports. - May 15, 2011 - Caregiverlist, Inc.
South Nassau Communities Hospital Named to List of 100 Best Healthcare Providers to Work for
Becker's Hospital Review, a bimonthly magazine, developed the list through nominations, research and a rigorous review with peer organizations and is composed of hospitals, health systems, surgery centers and large physician practices. - May 14, 2011 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
QA Graphics Assists Healthcare Facilities in Demonstrating Sustainable Initiatives
With the introduction of LEED for Healthcare, QA Graphics is helping healthcare facilities share their sustainable initiatives with patients and visitors by providing an educational solution that can show how efficiently the facility is operating and explain what the organization has done to achieve LEED certification. - May 11, 2011 - QA Graphics
HospitalPortal.net Announces May Webinar
A Hospital Case Study with Carteret General Hospital. - May 11, 2011 - HospitalPortal.net
Tremendous Growth Fuels Voicebrook National Sales Expansion
Voicebrook expands sales team in Western and Central Regions; Demand for solutions increase by nearly 600% - May 10, 2011 - Voicebrook, Inc.
Savannah Twins Chosen as Georgia Champions for Children’s Miracle Network
Three-year-old twins Stephen and Matthew Huffman of Savannah have been selected to represent the state of Georgia in the Champions Across America program sponsored by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The twins and their family will travel to Washington, D.C., and then to Orlando, to represent The Children’s Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center. - May 06, 2011 - Memorial Health
Mr. Steven Zeelau Hired to Lead Health Strategies and Direction
Evolute Consolidated Holdings announced today the appointment of Steven Zeelau as Director of Health Strategies. Evolute is a Denver-based consulting firm that develops highly effective integration solutions and delivers consulting services specifically for Microsoft technologies and platforms. - May 03, 2011 - Evolute Consolidated Holdings Inc.
BWH Surgeons Perform Nation’s First Full Face Transplant
A Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) plastic surgery team, led by Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, performed the first full face transplant in the country last week, the second face transplant procedure to be performed at BWH. - May 02, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Feud Between Emergency Physicians and Urgent Care Physicians Boils Over
A press release issued by the American College of Emergency Physicians has sparked controversy among emergency physicians and urgent care physicians that has boiled over into a feud between industries. - April 29, 2011 - Practice Velocity
Scottsdale Healthcare’s Military Partnership Advances Military Medical Personnel Training with EMS Technology
Education Management Solutions will help Scottsdale Healthcare Military Partnership shape the future of military medical personnel training with simulation management technology. - April 28, 2011 - Education Management Solutions
HealthSaaS Licenses Cloud Based Connected Outcomes Framework to Swedish Medical Center in White Labeling Deal
HealthSaaS today announced the licensing of their Connected Outcomes Framework to Swedish Medical Center in Seattle WA. Details of the white label project are not being disclosed at this time. Dr. Gordon Irving Medical Director of the Swedish Pain and Headache Center states, “Utilizing the... - April 27, 2011 - HealthSaaS, Inc
Ameridose Demonstrates Commitment to Customer Care Excellence
Ameridose, LLC, a leading nationwide provider of sterile admixing services to hospital pharmacies, demonstrates its unrelenting commitment to customer care excellence through the appointment of Mr. Todd DeAngelis to serve as Vice President of Innovation and Customer Experience. He is charged with... - April 23, 2011 - Ameridose, LLC
US News & World Report Ranks South Nassau Highly in Its Best Hospitals Metro Area Rankings
To be ranked in the Best Hospitals metro area rankings, South Nassau had to score in the top 25 percent among its peers in at least one of 16 medical specialties. - April 23, 2011 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Innovative Contracting Helps Balfour Beatty Build $59 Million Forest Park Medical Center
On March 25, Balfour Beatty Construction received the Notice to Proceed on a new $59 million campus in Frisco, Texas. Known as Forest Park Medical Center, the project represents a significant milestone for the physician-owned complex, which has grown significantly since opening its first surgical... - April 21, 2011 - Balfour Beatty Construction