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Dear S.A. HC+B Friends,
In addition to this week's news, the Sept./Oct. issue of the S.A. HC+B Magazine is now online with open access. No registration required!
Best,
Melba Romero
Publisher/Editor
S.A. Healthcare & Bioscience Magazine
P.S. Consider advertising your company's products and services and/or to promote practice and firm specialties in the magazine issue. For more information or to request a media kit, contact Melba Romero at 210-878-9978 or email to melbaromero@sbcglobal.net. |
Noted Primary Care Researcher Studying WellMed As `Medical Home' Stalwart |
 WellMed Medical Group, San Antonio, TX - October 8, 2009
AAFP's Graham Center Received $250,000 Grant To Examine Best Practices - WellMed Medical Group is the sole subject of a study by The Robert Graham Center: Policy Studies in Family Medicine and Primary Care examining the senior healthcare provider's best practices as a high-functioning medical home. Full Story. |
Medtronic Launches Improved Delivery System Internationally for Minimally Invasive Treatment of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms |
 Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN - October 8, 2009
Adding to its market-leading portfolio of innovative medical technology for endovascular aortic repair (EVAR), Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced today the CE (Conformité Européene) mark and international launch of the Captivia Delivery System for the Valiant® Thoracic Stent Graft, a minimally invasive treatment for aneurysms and other lesions of the thoracic aorta. Full Story. |
UT Health Science Center San Antonio Receives $300,000 To Boost Nursing Enrollment |
 UT Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, TX - October 6, 2009 The UT Health Science Center San Antonio has just received $300,000 from The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to expand its incoming nursing classes for the 2010-2011 school year. And if benchmarks are met, the School of Nursing is expected to receive an additional $450,000 to support even larger incoming classes the following academic year. Full Story. |
New Tools Help Emergency Planners Select Alternate Care Facilities and Transfer Patients During Disasters |
 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, October 1, 2009Two interactive computer tools released today by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will help emergency planners and responders select and run alternate care facilities during disaster situations. In such instances, hospitals experiencing a surge in seriously ill patients requiring acute care may need to transfer less ill patients efficiently to alternate care sites. Full Story. |
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