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Issue: #34 |
April 21, 2009 |
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Welcome!
To this week's issue of The HCB Newsletter, please read on to learn more about San Antonio's thriving healthcare and bioscience industries and the people making the difference.
Also, remember that the March/April Issue is still available for viewing simply by clicking on the link shown on the left.
Enjoy!
Melba Romero
Publisher/Editor
S.A. Healthcare & Bioscience Magazine |
Clinical Trials Conducted At Cancer Care Centers Of South Texas Improve Treatment For One Of The Most Common Blood Diseases In Older Americans |
 Cancer Care Centers of South Texas, San Antonio, TX - April 21, 2009 Clinical trials being conducted at Cancer Care Centers of South Texas in San Antonio are improving the treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, one of the most common groups of blood diseases that affect older Americans. The clinical trials, which involve alternative dosing schedules with the drug azacitidine (Vidaza), have been so promising that the results were published in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Roger M. Lyons, M.D., F.A.C.P., a nationally-recognized hematologist who practices with CCCST, is leading the research. Full Story. |
William F. Keane, MD, of SENO Medical Instruments Receives Donald Seldin Award |
 The National Kidney Foundation,New York, NY - April 1, 2009
William F. Keane, MD, of San Antonio, Texas, was named the 2009 Donald W. Seldin Award Winner, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) announced today. Dr. Keane is Chief Medical Officer at SENO Medical Instruments of San Antonio, Texas. A nationally-recognized expert on kidney disease and nephrology, he has served on the editorial board of Kidney International, has authored more than 300 scientific papers and served as past president of the National Kidney Foundation. Full Story. |
Gateway to Care Health Center Collaborative Selects Sevocity EHR (Electronic Health Record) |
 Sevocity (a divison of Conceptual Mindworks), San Antonio, TX - April 15, 2009 Sevocity Grows its Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) client base with EHR Sale to Greater Houston's Largest FHQC System. Sevocity, a division of Conceptual MindWorks, Inc. (CMI), today announced that Gateway to Care, a collaborative comprised of over 165 public and private safety net health systems, coalitions, advocacy groups and social service providers in the Houston, Texas area, has chosen Sevocity EHR as the System's only funded Electronic Health Record solution. Full Story. |
Baptist Health System Names New Chief Operating Officer |
 Baptist Health System, San Antonio, TX - April 14, 2009 Baptist Health System is pleased to announce the appointment of Graham Reeve to the new position of Chief Operating Officer for the System. Reeve has been with Baptist Health System for seven years, most recently serving as president of St. Luke's Baptist Hospital since 2005. "Reeve consistently demonstrates an exceptional ability to build strong relationships with physicians, nurses, clinicians and employees while achieving operational efficiencies and growth," said Trip Pilgrim, President, & CEO of Baptist Health System. "His leadership is an example to many, and our system will benefit tremendously from the talents he brings to our team." Full Story. | |
| Texas Cord Blood Bank Announces Hospital Partnership in Waco |
 TCBB (a division of South Texas Blood & Tissue Center) San Antonio, TX - April 20, 2009
The Texas Cord Blood Bank (TCBB), a publicly and privately funded non-profit program established to create a public supply of umbilical cord blood, announced that it has begun collecting the life-saving resource from Providence Healthcare Network in Waco, Texas. Becoming the 11th hospital in Texas to join the cord blood program, collections at Providence began April 20. Full Story. |
| Nationally-Recognized Leader in Oncology Nursing Field Joins Vidacare Corporation |
 Vidacare Corporation, San Antonio, TX - April 14, 2009
Kim Brodie (RN, MSN, AOCN), a nationally-recognized leader in Oncology Nursing, has joined Vidacare Corporation's OnControl™ Business Unit as the Director of Clinical Education and Support. As a member of the core leadership team for OnControl™ Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration products, Brodie will oversee worldwide education and training for OnControl's clinicians and in-house staff, as well as supervise hematology and oncology field-based support teams and provide educational support for clinical studies. With her integral educational role, Brodie will also direct initiatives to develop informative and interactive web-based materials for both clinicians and patients about bone marrow procedures. Full Story. |
| Azaya Therapeutics' Dr. Jeffrey Kahl Named Health Care Hero |
 Azaya Therapeutics, San Antonio, TX - April 20, 2009Azaya Therapeutics, Inc. Senior Director of Research and Development Dr. Jeffrey Kahl has been named a Health Care Hero by the San Antonio Business Journal. The designation was included in the Business Journal's April 10 special annual Health Care Heroes edition recognizing San Antonio's brightest and most dedicated health care professionals. The Health Care Hero designation salutes those striving to make health care more accessible, more efficient and more life-saving. Full Story. | |
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