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• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• John Mistrangelo Appointed Executive Director of Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health at the Eastern Shore February 26, 2008 Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health is pleased to announce the appointment of John Mistrangelo as the executive director of its Eastern Shore campus.
• Charles Maust, Ed.D., Appointed Executive Director of the Ridge Schools of Montgomery and Anne Arundel Counties and the Eastern February 11, 2008 Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Charles Maust as the executive director for the Ridge Schools of Montgomery and Anne Arundel Counties and the Eastern Shore.
• Widerlite Named Chair of Lourie Center Governing Board February 6, 2008 Paula S. Widerlite of Bethesda has been named Chair of the Governing Board for the Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children, located in Rockville, Md.
• Adventist HealthCare Forms Partnership to Help Employers Improve Their Employees’ Health and Curb Rising Health-care Costs January 24, 2008 Adventist HealthCare has partnered with a leading health-care technology company to form LifeWork Strategies, which will provide employers in the Mid-Atlantic region a range of cost-effective services designed to improve existing health plans and their employees’ health.
• Hospitals to be Honored at Washington Wizards Game Against Memphis Grizzlies January 24, 2008 Sister to Sister’s founder, Mrs. Irene Pollin, will present officials from Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and Washington Adventist Hospital an award recognizing their unparalleled support for the organization.