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Eating Recovery Center Opens New Behavioral Hospital to Address Growing Trend of Child and Adolescent Eating Disorders
Center’s Experts Offer Five Eating Disorder Facts Every Family Should Know - January 26, 2011 - Eating Recovery Center
South Nassau Hospital Uses Technology to Fight Cancer Without Needing to Make an Incision
The Varian Novalis Tx™ performs “stereotactic body radiosurgery” in a matter of minutes and often in five or fewer treatment sessions, using precisely-shaped, targeted radiation beams to treat an array of malignant cancers and benign lesions. - January 23, 2011 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Saint Joseph Hospital Receives National Medal of Honor
Saint Joseph Hospital is one of four hospitals in Kentucky to be recognized for achieving and sustaining national organ donation goals. - January 22, 2011 - Saint Joseph Health System
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Makes Leapfrog Top Hospitals List
BWH was named a 2010 Leapfrog Top Hospital. BWH is one of 65 hospitals recognized for delivering the highest quality of care in the nation while attaining the highest levels of efficiency. - January 22, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Cutting Dietary Phosphate Does Not Save Dialysis Patients’ Lives
Doctors often ask kidney disease patients on dialysis to limit the amount of phosphate they consume in their diets, but a new study shows this does not help prolong their lives. - January 22, 2011 - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Area Healthcare Providers Team with Healthagen to Put Vital Healthcare Information Into the Hands of Smartphone Users
Overlake and Providence first in region to link with iTriage. - January 21, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
Sunflower Prompt Care Helping Topeka Obtain Medical Information on-the-Go
Urgent Care center now using iTriage to connect with Mobile Users - January 14, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
iTriage Now Reaching More Than One Million Healthcare Consumers
Smartphone users throughout the world are using the free healthcare consumer app iTriage to find medical treatment. - January 13, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
St. Elizabeth Hospital Delivers Medical Information to Mobile Consumers with iTriage Smartphone App
Patients now have immediate, on-the-go access to symptom, disease, medical procedures and provider information with free smartphone application. - January 12, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
Lakes Urgent Care Provides On-the-Go Healthcare Information with Free iTriage Smartphone App
Patients now have immediate access to symptom, disease and provider information with the iTriage mobile healthcare decision tool. - January 08, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
Legacy ER Deploys iTriage App Giving Mobile Users Greater Access to Medical Information
Patients have convenient, on-the-go access to symptom, disease and provider information in the palm of their hands with the free iTriage smartphone app. - January 06, 2011 - iTriage, LLC
Women & Infants Holds 127th Annual Meeting
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island held its 127th Annual Meeting on December 14th at the hospital with a standing-room-only audience of community leaders, physicians and hospital staff. Doug Jacobs of Providence, chairman of the hospital’s Board of Trustees, presided over the... - December 18, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
Min-Sheng General Hospital Cosmetic Center Promotes the Benefits of Autologous Fat Transfer
Plastic surgeons at Min-Sheng General Hospital are increasingly making use of patients’ own fat as filler for facial rejuvenation and breast augmentation. - December 17, 2010 - Min-Sheng Hospital
South Nassau Home Health Care Program Ranked Among the Best in the US
South Nassau Home Care has been named to the listing, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary, each of the five years it has been released. Three of the five years South Nassau has been in the top 500. - December 11, 2010 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Walla Walla General Hospital Deploys Free Smartphone App, Connecting Users to Medical Information
Patients now have immediate, on-the-go access to symptom, disease, medical procedures and providers with the iTriage healthcare decision tool. - December 09, 2010 - iTriage, LLC
South Nassau Communities Hospital Names New Chief Nursing Officer
As chief nursing officer and senior vice president, Dr. Penque will oversee all nursing activities and work to insure the delivery of consistent, high-quality care that is in keeping with the overall mission, vision, and objectives of South Nassau. - December 09, 2010 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
MUMC Recognized for Improving Quality While Reducing Costs
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Georgia, has been recognized for quality performance in a nationwide hospital quality improvement project. The Premier, Inc. healthcare alliance QUEST: High-Performing Hospitals initiative is a voluntary, three-year program that includes 157 not-for-profit hospitals across 35 states. This is the second year in a row MUMC has received this recognition. - December 08, 2010 - Memorial Health
Influenza Case Now Being Reported in Palm Beach County, Florida by MD Now Urgent Care Centers
Influenza cases are now being reported in Palm Beach County by MD Now Urgent Care Centers. In response to this recent increase in cases, MD Now Urgent Care is providing $10 seasonal influenza vaccine’s for its patients. Seasonal Flu shots are being given on a walk-in basis at all MD Now Urgent Care Center locations throughout Palm Beach County, Florida, including Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and Palm Beach Gardens urgent care facilities. - December 05, 2010 - MD Now Urgent Care
South Nassau Honors Leading Attorney, Nurse Staff Leader at 2010 Carnation Ball
Mr. Morvillo, a member of South Nassau’s board of directors, was the Carnation Ball’s honoree. Ms. Mooney was presented South Nassau’s prestigious Mary Pearson Award. - December 05, 2010 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Women & Infants' Physician Authors Chapter in Reference Book
The fifth edition of the guide Protocols for High-Risk Pregnancies includes a chapter by Dwight J. Rouse, MD, MSPH, a clinician and researcher in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island. Dr. Rouse, a Providence resident who is also a professor of... - December 02, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
Cancer Center at South Nassau Communities Hospital Earns Business Achievement Award
The Business Achievement Award is presented annually in appreciation of a business that is proactive in its support of the chamber’s mission and objectives and for the well being of the residents and community. - December 02, 2010 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Robot Assisted Surgery to Remove Thymus Gland Performed for First Time on Long Island
Shahriyour Andaz, MD, needed just four small incisions to perform the procedure on a 49 year-old patient who had been diagnosed with a two-centimeter, PET-positive mass in the thymus gland. - December 01, 2010 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
NCH Partners with iTriage to Give Mobile Consumers Quick Access to Healthcare Information
Chicago area residents now have immediate on-the-go access to NCH facility and medical information in the palm of their hands - November 26, 2010 - iTriage, LLC
AfterOurs Urgent Care Provides On-the-Go Healthcare Information with Free Itriage Smartphone App
Robbinsville NJ area residents now have immediate access to medical information with the iTriage healthcare decision tool. - November 20, 2010 - iTriage, LLC
Advanced Urgent Care Launches iTriage App to Give Mobile Users Greater Access to Medical Information
Visitors and residents in the Las Vegas area now have convenient, on-the-go access to symptom, disease and provider information in the palm of their hands with the free iTriage smartphone app. - November 18, 2010 - iTriage, LLC
Ten Tips for a Stress-Less Holiday Season from University Behavioral Health of Denton
University Behavioral Health (UBH Denton) offers tips to reduce holiday blues and seasonal mood changes to ensure a more joyful holiday season. - November 15, 2010 - University Behavioral Health of Denton
Saint Joseph Health System, Jewish Hospital, U of L Approve Letter of Intent
Letter of Intent Agreed to for Statewide Healthcare Network - November 13, 2010 - Saint Joseph Health System
California Hospital Association Award Announces 2010 Leadership Award Recipients
The California Hospital Association (CHA) has named Sherman L. Balch, a long-time Hayward resident and an active community member, the recipient of the 2010 Leadership in Governance Award. The Leadership in Governance award is bestowed annually to a distinguished Board of Trustee member whose... - November 13, 2010 - St. Rose Hospital
Phoenix VA Veterans Day Parade Set for November 11, 2010
The Phoenix VA Health Care System will recognize and honor Maricopa County Veterans with its 14th annual VA Veterans Day Parade. With nearly 100 entries, helium balloons, marching bands, Veterans Service Organizations, floats and more this is a fun filled family event you won't want to miss. Join them on Veterans Day, November 11 at 11 a.m. N on 7th Street at Montecito, W on Camelback and N on Central Avenue. - November 08, 2010 - Phoenix VA Health Care System
Fairway Medical Surgical Hospital Launches on iTriage to Connect with Mobile Healthcare Consumers
Patients now have on-the-go access to facility and medical information with the iTriage healthcare decision tool. - November 06, 2010 - iTriage, LLC
Six Women & Infants Physicians Named "Top" in Nation
Six physicians at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island are named in the 10th edition of Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.’s America’s Top Doctors®. Physicians are listed after an extensive selection process that begins by surveying tens of thousands of physicians and hospital... - November 06, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
MUMC in Savannah to Participate in National Pilot Study for Disc Implant
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah Georgia is one of only five sites in the entire United States selected to participate in a pilot study for the TRIUMPH® Lumbar Disc for treatment of degenerative disc disease – a leading cause of chronic neck and back pain. - November 04, 2010 - Memorial Health
UBH Denton Joins with Legends Academy to Offer Educational Opportunity to School-Age Patients
Dallas/Fort Worth Psychiatric hospital, UBH Denton, partners with charter school to ensure school-age patients receive quality education while receiving inpatient mental health care. - November 04, 2010 - University Behavioral Health of Denton
symbeo – Offering Unlimited Family Doctor Visits at Low Monthly Price; Announces New, Promotional Pricing Plan for Families in Northern New Jersey
To help Northern New Jersey health consumers this November, Essex-county, NJ-based symbeo is pleased to announce an exciting, promotional, new pricing structure for families looking for affordable health care. symbeo is now offering 12 month commitments at a lower price, making symbeo more affordable to everyone. - November 03, 2010 - symbeo
Medical Oncologist/Hematologist Joins Women & Infants' Program in Women's Oncology
Medical oncologist and hematologist Tina Rizack, MD, MPH, has joined the staff at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in the Program in Women’s Oncology. She will also serve as clinical instructor of medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. - November 03, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
New Oncologist Joins Women & Infants' Oncology Staff
Katina Robison, MD, has joined the staff at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island as a gynecologic oncologist in the Program in Women’s Oncology. Dr. Robison will also serve as assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. - October 27, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
Women & Infants Breast Health Center Receives Donation from RI Pink Heals
The Rhode Island branch of the national organization Pink Heals will donate $5,000 to support the Patient Advocate Program at the Program in Women’s Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital. Pink Heals Rhode Island, a group launched in 2009 by a Coventry firefighter whose mother was battling... - October 27, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
Surgeon Joins Women & Infants' Oncology Staff
Ashley R. Stuckey, MD, has joined the staff at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island as a gynecologic oncologist and breast surgeon in the Program in Women’s Oncology. She will also serve as assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown... - October 27, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
Dr. Scott Runnels Inducted Into American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Membership reflects experience, continuing education, and excellence in the field of plastic surgery. - October 26, 2010 - Runnels Center Outpatient Plastic Surgery & Clinic
Women & Infants Offers State's First Women's Robotic Surgery Program
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island announced its plans to expand the surgical options available to its patients with the installation of a da Vinci® Surgical System and the creation of the region’s first dedicated women’s robotic surgery program. “Women &... - October 25, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
Memorial Health Rated Savannah’s Top Hospital
Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) is rated No. 1 in Georgia for stroke care and is also among the top 10 percent nationally for stroke care and gastrointestinal medical services. The findings are based on analysis conducted by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization. - October 22, 2010 - Memorial Health
South Nassau Surgeons Use da Vinci Surgical System to Perform Surgeries as Detailed as the Mona Lisa
The number of robotic-assisted procedures performed at hospitals around the world has increased from 80,000 in 2007 to 205,000 in 2009. - October 22, 2010 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
South Nassau Doctor's Award-Winning Research on Cancer Will Lead to Improved Patient Outcomes
The study revealed that when the loss of heterozygosity (LOH) was identical (concordant) in the tumors they were metastatic. New multifocal primary cancers had discordant LOH, meaning their LOH was not identical. - October 21, 2010 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Women & Infants Physician Named President of Urogynecology Society
Dr. Deborah Myers, director of the Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery at Women & Infants Hospital has been installed as president of the American Urogynecologic Society. - October 20, 2010 - Women & Infants Hospital
Olympia Medical Center Surgeon, Don J. Schiller, MD, FACS, Featured at Quality Life Association 25th Anniversary
Don J. Schiller, MD, FACS, renowned expert in surgery for the Barnett Continent Intestinal Reservoir (BCIR), a surgical modification of the Kock pouch intestinal reservoir, was featured at the Quality Life Association (QLA) Symposium, a three-day educational and interactive seminar. - October 10, 2010 - Olympia Medical Center
First Patient Procedure in the World is Performed at Olympia Medical Center Los Angeles Using Adult Stem Cells to Enhance Surgical Outcome for Degenerative Spinal Disease
Director of Research and Education at Olympia Medical Center Los Angeles, neurosurgeon, Carl Lauryssen,M.D., completed the first procedure using a highly concentrated, pure population of adult stem cells that originates in bone marrow and is collected from live, healthy donors for optimal cell functionality. Up Until Now, There was No Available Pure Adult Stem Cell on the Market - October 07, 2010 - Olympia Medical Center
Donate Blood at South Nassau Communities Hospital's Emergency Blood Drive
According to America's blood centers, someone needs blood every two seconds and about 1 in 7 people entering a hospital need blood. - October 06, 2010 - Mount Sinai South Nassau
Pelican State Outpatient Center Reaches Mobile Patients Anytime, Anywhere with iTriage Medical App
Smartphone users in the Big Easy now have on-the-go access to symptom, disease and provider information with the iTriage healthcare decision tool - October 06, 2010 - iTriage, LLC
Dr. Scott Runnels Opens New Facility
Privacy, convenience evident in state-of-the-art building - October 05, 2010 - Runnels Center Outpatient Plastic Surgery & Clinic
Franklin Regional Medical Center Celebrates Annual Ladies Night Out
The employees at Franklin Regional Medical Center invite community members to join them on October 7 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for their annual Ladies Night Out. The event will take place in outpatient/admissions of Franklin Regional. “We are excited to invite the community out again to... - October 02, 2010 - Franklin Regional Medical Center