Welcome!
To this weeks issue of The HCB Newsletter, San Antonio Healthcare & Bioscience Magazines' feeder publication.
In this week's news some of the featured stories include the Methodist Healthcare's new surgical robot and additional accolades received on their transplant program. Daughters of the American Revolution award their prestigious award to Army Nurse Corps, and Physicians are advised on ways to protect their practices.
These are just some of the latest news updates available this week through The HCB Newsletter. For more industry news and archived stories, log onto www.hcbmagazine.com for the full stories and more.
Till next week!
Melba Romero
Publisher/Editor
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| Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital Adds Robotic Surgery to List of Specialty Services |
 San Antonio, TX -- Surgeons at Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital have a new device to perform minimally invasive procedures for urological and gynecological surgeries. The robot is housed in a special operating room at Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital located at 8026 Floyd Curl Drive in the South Texas Medical Center. Full Story. |
| DAR Presents Army Nurse Corps Officer Prestigious Award for Helping Save Lives |
 Ft. Sam Houston, TX - Helping save lives and restore health for critically burned Soldiers has earned a prestigious award for Maj. Elizabeth A. Mann. The Daughters of the American Revolution presented her the Anita Newcomb McGee Award, which is given to one Army Nurse Corps officer each year. Full Story.
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| Kidney, Pancreas, Liver And Heart Transplant Programs At Methodist Healthcare Are Top Ranked Nationally |
 San Antonio, Texas -- Solid organ transplant programs at Methodist Healthcare in San Antonio surpass the national average for transplant patient one-year survival outcomes according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) organization's July 2008 transplant centers specific reports (www.ustransplant.org). Full Story. |
| Disaster-Proof Your Practice: From minor setbacks to worst-case scenarios, planning for bad news is vital. |
 For most physicians, an unexpected hardship like Columbus' (see full story) would wreak havoc on their professional and personal lives. Below are some steps to take - and some pitfalls to avoid - to protect your practice, and you, should you become unable to work. Full Story.
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| Academic Health Centers Should Take Lead In Promoting The Sharing Of Biomedical Research Data |
Academic health centers (AHCs) have a critical role in enabling, encouraging, and rewarding the sharing of biomedical research data, say a team of academics in this week's PLoS Medicine. "The leaders of medical schools and academic-affiliated hospitals," they say "can play a unique role in supporting this transformation of the research enterprise." Full Story. |
| High Number Of Uninsured Hits Home For Many Americans |
 Statement attributable to: Nancy Nielsen, MD AMA President "As our nation continues to face a crisis of about 46 million uninsured, many Americans need to look no further than their own families and friends, or neighbors to find someone without health insurance. Full Story. |
