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S.A. Healthcare & Bioscience Magazine |
Peer Portner, Pioneer in Heart Pump Surgery at Stanford, Dies at 68 |
 STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 13, 2009Internationally known for his life-long work in developing mechanical heart-assist devices, Portner, consulting professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, developed the left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, which made history in 1984 when it kept a gravely ill heart patient alive mechanically for eight days until a heart was available for transplantation. Never before had such a device been successfully implanted in a human being. Full Story. |
AAMC Says Economic Stimulus Will Improve Nation's Physical and Fiscal Health |
 Washington, D.C., February, 13, 2009-AAMC
(Association of American Medical Colleges) President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., issued the following statement today applauding Congress for its passage of the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act":"The compromise legislation passed by Congress today takes an important step toward improving both the nation's physical and fiscal health. The federal funding included for research, medical education, and patient care will help ensure that the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals will continue to be regional economic engines. Full Story. |
Director of Community Affairs Named at Baptist Health System |
 Baptist Health System, San Antonio, TX - February 12, 2009
Kristina Gillen, formerly Director of Communications External; has been named to the new position of Director of Community Affairs for Baptist Health System. In her new position, Gillen will strengthen Baptist Health System's relationships with community and business leaders and elected officials. She will represent Baptist Health System as she participates in strategic community programs such as Chambers of Commerce, community boards, and other organizations with the goal of advancing the service and visibility of the health system in our San Antonio community. Full Story. |
| Healthcare Businesswomen's Association To Present Best Practices For Recruiting, Retaining and Advancing Women in Healthcare |
 Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) San Antonio Chapter, San Antonio, TX - February 16, 2009
The HBA San Antonio will host speaker Anne Camille Talley to present the groundbreaking results of the HBA E.D.G.E, study on Thursday, February 26th, 2009. The Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA) partnered with Booz Allen Hamilton to develop the "Empowerment, Diversity, Growth, Excellence (E.D.G.E.) in Leadership Study," the first benchmark report of best practices for recruiting, retaining, and advancing women to the top ranks of healthcare, life sciences, and pharma organizations and corporations. Full Story. |
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CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital Celebrates 50 Years In San Antonio |
 CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, San Antonio, TX - February 10, 2009
On Feb. 9, Associates, physicians, patients and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care leadership joined together for a birthday celebration in honor of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital's (CSRCH) 50-year presence in the San Antonio community. As part of the day's festivities, a proclamation was read by Bobby Cavender, Board Chairman of the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital Foundation, declaring Feb.9 as CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital Day. This is one of many celebrations planned for 2009 and serves as a way to commemorate 50 years of accomplishments and dedication put forth to make CSRCH one of the premier children's hospitals in the nation. Full Story. |
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Cutting for Stone, A Reading by Abraham Verghese - Reception & Signing |
 UTHSCSA, San Antonio, TX - February 9, 2009
Abraham Verghese, MD, will read from his most recent book and first novel, Cutting for Stone, an epic story that brings alive the land of his birth, Ethiopia, through the eye of a keen observer with a deep love for this vast and beautiful country. Through his human and very fallible characters in vastly different medical environments across two continents, Verghese tells a vivid saga of healing and heartbreak in a love story that drives every event in the book. Full Story. | |
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