San Antonio Healthcare & Bioscience Magazine
The HC+B Newsletter March 24, 2010
 
Dr. TolcherDear HC+B Readers,
 
This issue of The HCB Newsletter brings exciting news and updates on the businesses and organizations shaping our industry as well as invites and dates to upcoming events.
 
Best regards,
Melba Romero
Publisher/Editor
S.A. HC+B Magazine 
 
 
Vidacare
Emergency Medicine Foundation and Vidacare Corporation Join Forces to Support Emergency Medicine
Research and Education
  
Vidacare Corporation has agreed to a Strategic Support Investment of the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) to support the continuing research and education initiatives that EMF provides to improve patient care and the practice of emergency medicine. The year-long sponsorship will help EMF expand the body of knowledge that is paramount to the advancement of the specialty of emergency medicine.
Health Advocates Demanding State Leaders Include Children's Health Insurance in State Budget  

Methodist Ministries Methodist Healthcare Ministries (MHM)- the largest faith-based, not-for-profit, private funding source for community healthcare services to low-income families and the uninsured in South Texas, along with other health advocacy groups including but not limited to the Center for Public Policy Priorities, Texans Care for Children and Texas Impact are demanding state leaders include children's health insurance in the budget. 
Dr. Tolcher
 
DPT executes strategic initiative to create new Centers of Excellence  
 
DPT Laboratories, Ltd., a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization, announced a restructuring of its facilities to create three new Centers of Excellence, each focusing on a different area of expertise.

National Kidney Foundation to Educate Professionals at 2010 Spring Symposium in San Antonio

 

The National Kidney Foundation will offer a multi-disciplinary professional education program for the kidney health care community on April 22-23 at the Norris Conference Center in San Antonio. The 2010 Spring Symposium presents continuing education opportunities for  physicians, physician assistants, transplant coordinators, nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, renal and clinical dietitians, social workers and technicians.

 
The only full-service hospital serving the fast-growing community of Westover Hills in San Antonio, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills is filling a need for health care and some of the youngest patients are benefiting.  KidsSTOP is a service designed especially for pediatric patients that offers them a convenient place to receive a variety of tests and outpatient treatments.  KidsSTOP is part of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital.
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Medtronic Receives FDA Approval for Industry's Most Advanced Integrated System for Diabetes Management 
 
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the MiniMed ParadigmŪ REAL-Time Revel™ System, the next generation of the industry's only integrated diabetes management system (insulin pump therapy, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) and diabetes therapy management software).
 
Mission Pharmacal announced today that it will partner with the March of Dimes to distribute healthy pregnancy and healthy baby education materials to more than 15,000 obstetricians and gynecologists nationwide to help more babies be born healthy.
If you or your organization has an announcement, event, or news release that you would like to submit for editorial consideration for the newsletter or magazine, please send all inquiries to Melba Romero at hcbmag@sbcglobal.net.