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Boston Scientific's Watchman stroke prevention device approved after 4 years
Boston Scientific's Watchman device, an alternative to blood thinners for stroke prevention, has earned approval in the U.S. four years after the medical device giant bought the product in its $375 million acquisition of Atritech.
The Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device has been called one of "the two most meaningful pipeline products (along with the Synergy stent) expected to launch over the next few years" by Leerink Partners analyst Danielle Antalffy.
Mike Mahoney, the CEO of Marlborough,…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - March 15, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Don Seiffert Source Type: news
MRIGlobal wins $54M NIH contract
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded a $54 million contract to Kansas City-based MRIGlobal.
The money will support a 10-year program through NINDS, a division of the National Institutes of Health.
The project will involve drug product manufacturing, packaging and labeling; stability studies; and drug storage and distribution for clinical trials.
"Neurological disorders and stroke impact hundreds of millions of people worldwide," MRIGlobal CEO Thomas Sack said…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - January 15, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Brianne Pfannenstiel Source Type: news
5 Things You Should Know About Vascular Disease
Vascular disease is known as a silent killer because many people don’t experience symptoms until it is too late. Read on to learn about the risk factors for vascular disease and what tools are available to you to prevent it.
1. It can lead to a limb loss, aneurysm or stroke. This is caused by the build-up of plaque in the arteries of your legs, neck and aorta.
2. It leads to more deaths than cancer. This is an indisputable fact. Fortunately, there are easy tests to screen for vascular disease,…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - October 7, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Dr. Joel Reginelli Source Type: research
UNM Sciences Center gets grant to expand telemedicine service
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center has gotten a $15.1 million, three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to test the expansion of its existing telemedicine network for stroke and brain injury patients.
The project will be in conjunction with a private Albuquerque telemedicine firm, Net Medical Xpress Solutions, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.
UNM and Net Medical Xpress have a telemedicine network of 11 hospitals and will look…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - July 18, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Dennis Domrzalski Source Type: research
UPMC East prepares to open hospital rehab unit
UPMC East Hospital in Monroeville is preparing to open a 19-bed rehabilitation unit, the ninth in the hospital network, with media tours scheduled Wednesday.
The unit is UPMC’s first in the eastern suburbs. Services will include specialized physical, occupational and speech therapy for people who have suffered stroke, traumatic injuries and other medical problems.
The Joint Commission accredited UPMC East as a primary stroke center and the hospital’s application is pending at the state Department…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - June 25, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Kris B. Mamula Source Type: research
Cleveland Clinic's expansion: An insider's look
Construction of the $90 million expansion at the Cleveland Clinic is well underway.
The 143,000-square-foot Egil and Pauline Braathen Facility will house the expanded Pauline Braathen Neurological Center and Cleveland Clinic Florida's Cancer Center.
Pauline Braathen made a $30 million donation to fund the construction. Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Neurological Center will provide comprehensive care in treating stroke, neuromuscular diseases, multiple sclerosis, headaches, movement disorders, epilepsy…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - June 16, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mark Freerks Source Type: research
See who attended this year's glitzy Heart Ball of Austin
Whether you were from Texas or not — in the words of the evening's headlining musical guest — if you were at the annual Heart Ball of Austin last weekend, you were swept up by the generosity of the attendees.
Nearly 600 people, including many of Central Texas' top business leaders and physicians, attended the May 3 event at the Hilton Austin. It raised more than $500,000 to fight cardiovascular disease and stroke. Click on the photo to see a slideshow of photos of some of the event attendees.
After…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - May 7, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Greg Barr Source Type: research
Albany Medical Center's care of adults, infants recognized by American heart and stroke associations
Albany Medical Center is one of two New York State hospitals recognized for both its infant and adult care by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
The nonprofit hospital in Albany received the gold quality achievement award for its treatment of adult cardiac arrest patients, while being awarded a silver achievement award for infant care.
Both awards are related to resuscitation treatment, according to the heart association. More than 200,000 adults and children have an…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - May 5, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: David Robinson Source Type: research
The Queen's Medical Center among Hawaii hospitals recognized for stroke care
Several Hawaii hospitals were recognized by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association for the Get With The Guidelines Quality Achievement awards that honor hospitals nationwide for implementing and following measures to improve care for heart disease and stroke patients.
According to its 2014 list, Kailua’s Castle Medical Center, Pali Momi Medical Center in Aiea and Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Lihue received a Gold ranking for stroke care, which means those hospitals…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 14, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Jenna Blakely Source Type: research
American Heart Association - Dallas Division: Dallas Business Journal’s 2014 Healthiest Employers
American Heart Association’s mission is to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. It also strives to “have an extraordinary impact in Dallas by fighting this disease.”
The Dallas division, which employs 50, offers a Fit-Friendly program designed to serve as a catalyst for positive change in employee health. Employees participate in the Striders Walking Club and October Team Striders Challenge, and are allowed to wear athletic shoes in the workplace on designated “sneaker…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - March 22, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: research
Potential first-ever drug for preeclampsia begins late-stage testing
A Framingham company is planning a late-stage trial of what it hopes will be the first-ever drug to treat the potentially deadly pregnancy disease, preeclampsia.
First described by Hippocrates around 400 B.C., preeclampsia has been fatal to mothers and babies for centuries, surfacing in the World War I-era PBS drama, “Downton Abbey.” While it is known to cause a rapid rise in blood pressure that may lead to seizure, stroke or organ failure, Yann Echelard, CEO of rEVO Biologics, said that as…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - February 25, 2014 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Don Seiffert Source Type: research
Camden research institute awarded $7.7M
Coriell Institute was awarded a $7.7 million contract extension for its National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke repository.
The Camden research institution began housing the repository in 2002. It contains a diverse collection of biospecimens assembled to for use in studies aimed at accelerating the discovery of disease-relevant biomarkers for neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease and Huntington’s disease.
Biomarkers are a measurable…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - December 27, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: John George Source Type: research
Executive focuses on a nonprofit mission for health: Dave Grams
Dave Grams knows the value of staying healthy.
He has experience with life-changing episodes of health issues, from a personal injury that may have changed his career path to his father’s three bouts with stroke that significantly changed his life. It was his father’s experiences that opened up for him what has been so far a lifelong career in the nonprofit world, leading up to his hiring earlier this year as the metro-executive director for southeastern Wisconsin for the American Heart Association/American…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - November 29, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: David Schuyler Source Type: research
Austin-area's most affordable hospitals, according to NerdWallet
Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple has been named the third-most-affordable hospital in Texas by Nerdwallet.com.
The study looked at the cost of the 100 most common medical procedures in more than 300 Texas hospitals to determine its rankings and also compiled customer satisfaction reports.
Scott & White’s facility – a 636-bed, level I trauma center with 74 percent patient satisfaction – was found to be most affordable in offering treatments for stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - October 11, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Chad Swiatecki Source Type: research
OhioHealth, Select Medical team up on stroke/trauma rehab unit
OhioHealth Corp. and specialty hospital operator Select Medical Holdings Co. have started a joint venture for a stroke and brain trauma rehabilitation unit in the Victorian Village neighborhood of Columbus – expanding OhioHealth’s presence in one of its former hospitals.
One floor of the Select Specialty Hospital is being renovated and will reopen in August as the 44-bed OhioHealth Rehabilitation Hospital. The partners are sharing the $8.2 million construction cost. The Columbus system will…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - June 27, 2013 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Carrie Ghose Source Type: research
