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Last Updated - 5pm August 9, 2010

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:29:25 GMT

Truman Medical Centers

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:45:06 GMT

Truman Medical Centers Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark T. Steele has assumed the office of President of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). Steele has been a member of the Board of Directors since July 2003 and was elected to the Executive Finance Committee in 2007. He has served ABEM in many capacities since 1988, including ABEM's representative to the American Board of Medical Specialties. Steele is a professor of emergency medicine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Steele currently also serves as the university's Associate Dean for TMC Programs and as Executive Medical Director for University Physician Associates.

University of Colorado Hospital

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:26:52 GMT

Franklin Lisnow, executive director of University of Colorado Hospital's Center for Dependency, Addiction, and Rehabilitation (CeDAR), has been recognized as a "Behavioral Health Champion" by Behavioral Healthcare magazine, the professional journal serving the executive, clinical and operating leadership of mental health and substance abuse centers nationwide. Lisnow plays an important role in leading or reinventing approaches that help thousands recover from addiction and reclaim their lives, according to the magazine. Lisnow has more than 35 years of experience in treating chemically dependent individuals and their families and has served as Executive Director of CeDAR since the facility opened in November 2005. The 2010 champions were nominated by their peers and selected by the editorial team of Behavioral Healthcare magazine. Each will be recognized at an awards luncheon in Washington, D.C. at the National Conference on Addiction Disorders on Sept. 10, 2010

Infectious Diseases Society of America Honors Physicians and Scientists

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:24:19 GMT

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the nation's leading professional society in infectious diseases, has honored 95 distinguished physicians and scientists from the United States and abroad who were elected this year to be fellows of IDSA. Four of these honorees hail from NAPH member institutions. Fellowship in IDSA honors individuals who have achieved professional excellence and provided significant service to the profession. This year, the following individuals from NAPH member institutions were honored as fellows:

Alan L. Rothman, MD, FIDSA
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Ming Tan, MD, FIDSA
University of California, Irvine, CA

Karen Williams, MD, FIDSA
LSU Health Sciences Center at EKL Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA

Annie Wong-Beringer, PharmD, FIDSA
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Cambridge Health Alliance

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:51:24 GMT

Dennis D. Keefe, Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) was recently named the 70th Chair of the Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) Board of Trustees. He succeeds Ellen Zane, CEO of Tufts Medical Center, who held the one-year post from June 2009. Keefe will guide MHA in its mission to advance the health of individuals and communities throughout the state by serving as the leading voice for all Massachusetts hospitals and healthcare systems. Keefe has worked in academic teaching facilities and community hospitals for over 30 years, serving as CHA's CEO since 2002. He sits on the executive committee of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems and currently is Board Chair of the National Public Health and Hospital Institute.

The Ohio State University Medical Center

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:50:41 GMT

Dr. Robert Higgins was recently named to lead Ohio State University Medical Center's solid organ transplant program. The highly respected surgeon is a former president of the United Network for Organ Sharing and comes to Ohio State from Rush University in Chicago. Pending board approval, Higgins will hold the John H. and Mildred C. Lumley Medical Research Chair. The prestigious chair provides funding to a nationally eminent faculty member. Higgins will direct OSU's comprehensive transplant program, which includes heart, kidney, liver, pancreas and combined kidney/pancreas. He also will lead the division of cardiac surgery. As chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Rush, Higgins led a successful transplant and mechanical assist device program for seven years. He also served as chair of cardiothoracic surgery at the Medical College of Virginia from 1999-2003.

LSU Health Care Services Division

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:05:13 GMT

University Medical Center (UMC) in Lafayette, La., part of LSU Health Care Services Division, recently received the HealthGrades 2010/2011 Outstanding Patient Experience Award. UMC is one of only eight hospitals in Louisiana with this recognition, which honors institutions providing the best patient experience in the nation. UMC earned the award because it ranked in the top 10 percent of the 3,775 hospitals that participated in the annual Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Survey. "The award recognizes the high-quality work of our staff on all levels on a daily basis," said Larry Dorsey, UMC Hospital Administrator. "Day in and day out, their dedication to their patients, to their profession, and to UMC has resulted in UMC receiving this award. We have an excellent staff."

University of California - San Diego

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:48:38 GMT

Total Artificial Heart pioneer and world renowned heart surgeon Jack Copeland, MD, on July 1 joined the faculty at the new $227 million Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center at the University of California, San Diego. Copeland made medical history in 1979 when he performed Arizona's first heart transplant, and again in 1985, when he became the first surgeon to successfully use the Jarvik 7 artificial heart as a temporary bridge to transplant. His achievements include advancing surgical technique and patient care protocols, as well as serving as Principal Investigator of the 10-year pivotal clinical study of the Total Artificial Heart. This clinical study produced the highest bridge to transplant rate of all approved mechanical circulatory support devices today (79 percent), and resulted in FDA approval of the Total Artificial Heart in October 2004.

Nassau University Medical Center

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:47:51 GMT

Ricardo Benenstein, MD, an advanced diagnostic cardiac imaging specialist, recently joined the cardiology department of the Nassau University Medical Center, where he will provide his expertise in diagnostic cardiac imaging to NUMC's vulnerable population. Officials say his focus at NuHealth will be in advanced diagnostic cardiac imaging and he will establish an outpatient practice with special emphasis in echocardiography and cardiac CT. Benenstein is fluent in Spanish and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. He is also certified by the boards of the Society for Cardiovascular CT, National Board of Echocardiography, Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echo and Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology.

Cambridge Health Alliance

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:46:39 GMT

The chief public health officer for the City of Cambridge - part of the Cambridge Health Alliance - has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Claude-Alix Jacob formally assumed this role in July. Jacob is responsible for managing all aspects of the Cambridge Public Health Department, including public health planning, service delivery, and regulatory activities. He joined the department in 2007. A public health practitioner for more than 15 years, Jacob has served as an administrator at the Illinois Department of Public Health, the Baltimore City Health Department, and the Sinai Health System in Chicago. His work has primarily focused on chronic disease prevention and he was instrumental in launching an innovative men's health program in Cambridge.

Shands Healthcare

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:34:08 GMT

Shands Cancer Hospital - part of Shands Healthcare at the University of Florida - recently became the first hospital in the Southeast to be awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its environmental and energy-efficient features. Only four hospitals in the country currently are Gold LEED certified and fewer than 100 nationwide have LEED certification. LEED is an internationally recognized, third-party certification program for buildings that achieve the highest green building and performance measures. Certification criteria for healthcare facilities also include increased sensitivity to chemicals and pollutants, traveling distances from parking facilities and access to natural spaces. Sustainability focused features of this Hospital include low VOC-emitting paints and other products, solar shading and an independent energy supply.

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Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:35:56 GMT