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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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Shady Grove Adventist Hospital to Host Community Forum on MRSA February 25, 2008 Shady Grove Adventist Hospital will host a free community forum on March 3, 2008 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.
• 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.
• Shady Grove Adventist Hospital Named a Primary Stroke Center January 22, 2008 Shady Grove Adventist Hospital has obtained a one-year designation as a Primary Stroke Center by the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS).