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• Workshop Turns Community Members into Stroke Ambassadors May 13, 2008 Shady Grove Adventist Hospital’s “Stroke 101 – Become A Stroke Ambassador and Save A Life” workshop is helping more than 50 volunteers become stroke ambassadors—armed with tools and materials to educate our community about the third leading cause of death in the United States.
• Washington Adventist Hospital and Mary’s Center Celebrate Opening of Primary Care Center for Under-served in Maryland May 8, 2008 Washington Adventist Hospital and Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, a federally qualified, comprehensive health center based in Washington, DC, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 8, to mark the opening of a primary care center in the Long Branch area of Montgomery County.
• Adventist HealthCare Awarded Avon Foundation Grant to Expand Breast Cancer Programs May 5, 2008 Adventist HealthCare has been awarded a $500,000 grant over two years to fund the Adventist HealthCare Navigate to Health Program designed to ensure the most vulnerable populations in the Washington metropolitan area are not lost unnecessarily to breast cancer.
• Washington Adventist Hospital Receives Approvals from Montgomery County Planning Board for Hospital Relocation April 24, 2008 Washington Adventist Hospital today received its first approvals and recommendations that clear the way to relocate the county’s oldest hospital from its small, congested campus in Takoma Park in order to provide improved health-care services for the communities it serves.
• Adventist HealthCare Executive Named a Director of HealthCare Financial Management Association April 21, 2008 James G. Lee, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Adventist HealthCare in Rockville, Md., has been named as a Director of the HealthCare Financial Management Association (HFMA) board.
• Washington Adventist Hospital Appoints New Member to Governing Board April 21, 2008 Washington Adventist Hospital has appointed Wendi M. Williams of Hyattsville, Maryland to its Governing Board.
• Ridge School of Montgomery County Helps Rehabilitate Behaviorally-Challenged Students With Interactive Outdoor Program April 16, 2008 On April 18, students from The Ridge School of Montgomery County will participate in an exciting outdoor program that utilizes physical challenges to build confidence and leadership, and encourage team building.
• Important Information for Patients: New Cholesterol Drug Findings and Recommendations April 1, 2008 New information on two commonly prescribed cholesterol drugs - Vytorin and Zetia - may result in questions and concerns among patients who take these medications.
• James Venza, Ph.D., Appointed Associate Executive Director of the Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children March 20, 2008 The Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children is pleased to announce the appointment of James Venza, Ph.D., as its new associate executive director.
• Washington Adventist Hospital to Host Community Forum on MRSA March 1, 2008 Washington Adventist Hospital will host a free community forum on March 26 to educate residents about what they can do to prevent and reduce the spread of staph infections including MRSA a form of staph infection that has been making headlines in Maryland and throughout the nation.