Baptist Hospital

Inari Medical Strengthens Senior Leadership Team with Addition of Two Executives

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Moses Austin, Ohio State University, Edwards Lifesciences, Education, Patient, Global strategy, SVP, Coronary thrombosis, Business development, Radiology, University, Doctors Hospital, Faculty, Senior, Abstract, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Hospital, MitraClip, Baptist Hospital, Interventional radiology, Health, Global marketing

IRVINE, Calif., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inari Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NARI) (“Inari”), today announced the appointment of Tim Benner as Senior Vice President of U.S.

Key Points: 
  • IRVINE, Calif., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inari Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: NARI) (“Inari”), today announced the appointment of Tim Benner as Senior Vice President of U.S.
  • Dr. Niekamp will be instrumental in advancing Inari’s mission to improve patient care through physician education and new device development.
  • Mr. Benner joins Inari with more than 16 years of senior leadership experience with high-growth and transformational medical technology companies.
  • We are honored to add his talents to our Medical Affairs team,” said Dr. Thomas Tu, Chief Medical Officer of Inari.

Baptist Health Foundation Announces Historic $50 Million Gift from Kenneth C. Griffin

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Citadel, Epilepsy, Baptist Health, Neurology, Baptist Health South Florida, Science, Alzheimer's disease, Incidence, Patient, Research, History, Neuroscience, Parkinson's disease, Baptists, DSM-IV codes, Hospital, Baptist Hospital, Physician, Health, Dementia, Medicine, Pharmaceutical industry

Miami, FL, March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baptist Health Foundation today announced the largest single donation in the nearly 65-year history of Baptist Health South Florida.

Key Points: 
  • Miami, FL, March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Baptist Health Foundation today announced the largest single donation in the nearly 65-year history of Baptist Health South Florida.
  • The $50 million gift from Kenneth C. Griffin, founder and CEO of Miami-based hedge fund Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst, will advance neurological care in the region.
  • The new Kenneth C. Griffin Center at Miami Neuroscience Institute will also help advance research related to neuroscience and neurodegenerative disorders.
  • “This extraordinary gift is a visionary contribution to the well-being of current and future generations in South Florida and beyond,” said Bo Boulenger, president and CEO of Baptist Health.

Baptist Health and FIU join forces to elevate care, address doctor shortage and boost medical research in South Florida

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Baptist Health South Florida, The College of Medicine, Research, Senior, Organization, Baptist Hospital, Health Affairs, Elective surgery, Radiation, College, FIU, Ecosystem, Teaching, System, Radiology, Florida International University, Physician, Baptist Health, College of Medicine, Health, Nursing, Baptists

Under the new enhanced affiliation with FIU, Baptist Hospital is on track to become a statutory teaching hospital with expanded undergraduate and graduate medical education programs, clinical research, and patient care.

Key Points: 
  • Under the new enhanced affiliation with FIU, Baptist Hospital is on track to become a statutory teaching hospital with expanded undergraduate and graduate medical education programs, clinical research, and patient care.
  • "This enhanced clinical and academic collaboration between Baptist Health and FIU's Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine will be transformative in reshaping healthcare in the region," said Baptist Health President and CEO Bo Boulenger.
  • "There is a great deal of excitement around this collaboration because it elevates the work both FIU and Baptist are doing," said FIU President Kenneth A. Jessell.
  • The two organizations have worked together for more than a decade to offer clinical rotations to medical students and an accredited medical residency program at Baptist Health West Kendall Baptist Hospital.

Record-breaking 53 Emergency Departments Receive ENA Lantern Award

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Bayshore Medical Center, Stanford University Medical Center, Baptist Hospital, NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Hospital, Patient, Marc, ED, Cleveland Clinic, University, Morristown Medical Center, MSN, Research, CEN, Heart Warming, Nursing, Emergency department, Old Bridge, Zawar Farid, AR, Safety, ENA, CCRN, Good Samaritan Hospital, MetroHealth, Emergency, RN, Family, Education, Stanford University, EDS, Hall, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Citrus, Amusement park, Tutoring

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 class of ENA Lantern Award recipients is the largest since the award was established in 2011, with a total of 53 emergency departments around the world receiving the honor.

Key Points: 
  • The ENA Lantern Award was created to recognize emergency departments demonstrating exceptional and innovative leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research performance.
  • Nebraska is also boasting its first Lantern Award recipient with the Children's Hospital & Medical Center Emergency Department in Omaha.
  • Other hospitals in the TriHealth Healthcare System include Bethesda Arrow Springs Emergency Department (2020), Good Samaritan Medical Center Western Ridge ED (2020), Bethesda Butler Hospital Emergency Department (2021), Bethesda North Hospital Emergency Department (2022), Good Samaritan Hospital Emergency Department (2022).
  • The 2023 ENA Lantern Award recipients are:
    Advocate Sherman Hospital Emergency Department – Elgin, Illinois
    Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Adult Emergency Department – Charlotte, North Carolina
    Baptist Hospital of Miami Emergency Department – Miami, Florida
    Bayshore Medical Center, Dr. Robert H. Harris Emergency Care Center – Holmdel, New Jersey
    Bethesda Arrow Springs Emergency Department – Lebanon, Ohio
    Cape Coral Hospital Emergency Department – Cape Coral, Florida
    CentraState Medical Center Emergency Department – Freehold, New Jersey
    Children's Hospital & Medical Center Emergency Department – Omaha, Nebraska
    CHOC Children's Hospital - Julia and George Argyros Emergency Department – Orange, California
    ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital Emergency Department – Wilmington, Delaware
    CHRISTUS Children's Hospital Emergency Department – San Antonio, Texas
    Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Emergency Department – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    Cleveland Clinic Marymount Hospital Emergency Department – Garfield Heights, Ohio
    Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Emergency Department – Weston, Florida
    El Camino Health, Mountain View Emergency Department – Mountain View, California
    Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Glen Cove Hospital Emergency Department – Glen Cove, New York
    Good Samaritan Hospital, Western Ridge Emergency Department – Cincinnati, Ohio
    Gundersen Health System Emergency Services – La Crosse, Wisconsin
    HCA Florida Capital Hospital Emergency Department – Main – Tallahassee, Florida
    Intermountain Medical Center Emergency Department – Murray, Utah
    Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Emergency Department – Cooperstown, New York
    McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Emergency Department – TriHealth – Oxford, Ohio
    MetroHealth Medical Center Main Campus Emergency Department – Cleveland, Ohio
    Morristown Medical Center, Sameth Emergency Department – Morristown, New Jersey
    Nicklaus Children's Hospital Emergency Department – Miami, Florida
    Northeast Georgia Medical Center - Barrow Emergency Department – Winder, Georgia
    Northeast Georgia Medical Center - Gainesville Emergency Department – Gainesville, Georgia
    Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Emergency Department – Winfield, Illinois
    NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health Emergency Department – Brooklyn, New York
    NYU Langone Hospital, Brooklyn Emergency Department – Brooklyn, New York
    Old Bridge Medical Center Emergency Department – Old Bridge, New Jersey
    Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital Emergency Department – Longwood, Florida
    Overlook Medical Center Emergency Services, Union Campus, Atlantic Health System – Union, New Jersey
    Palomar Medical Center Escondido Emergency Department – Escondido, California
    Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Emergency Department – Conyers, Georgia
    Raritan Bay Medical Center Emergency Department – Perth Amboy, New Jersey
    Rose Medical Center Emergency Department – Denver, Colorado
    Rush University Medical Center Emergency Department – Chicago, Illinois
    Sharp Grossmont Hospital Emergency Department – La Mesa, California
    Sharp Memorial Hospital Emergency Department – San Diego, California
    St. Elizabeth Healthcare Grant County Emergency Department – Williamstown, Kentucky
    Stanford Health Care - The Marc and Laura Andreessen Emergency Department – Stanford, California
    The Christ Hospital Medical Center Emergency Department-Liberty Township – Liberty Township, Ohio
    The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Emergency Department – Penn Medicine – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    The Mount Sinai Hospital Emergency Department – New York, New York
    UCLA Santa Monica Nethercutt Emergency Medical Center – Santa Monica, California
    Vail Health Hospital Emergency Department – Vail, Colorado
    Washington Regional Medical Center Emergency Department – Fayetteville, AR
    White Plains Hospital Emergency Department – White Plains, New York
    The 2023 ENA Lantern Award recipients will receive a physical award to display in their emergency department as a visible symbol of their commitment to quality, safety and a healthy work environment.

Senior Chairman Matthew B. Gorson Recognized as Silver Medallion Honoree by MCCJ

Retrieved on: 
Friday, May 12, 2023
Symphony, Greater Downtown Miami, Education, Baptist Hospital, Brickell Avenue, Big Brothers Big Sisters, InterContinental Miami, Human, Gorson, Mentorship, Silver, Tulane University, Organization, Mount Sinai Hospital, City, MCCJ, Silver Medallion, Commerce, Drug, Nursing

MIAMI, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Matthew B. Gorson, senior chairman of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A., was recognized as a 2023 Silver Medallion honoree at the annual MCCJ Humanitarian Dinner. The ceremony was held May 7 at the InterContinental Miami, with more than 400 business, political, religious, and other community leaders in attendance.

Key Points: 
  • Matthew B. Gorson, senior chairman of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A., was recognized as a 2023 Silver Medallion honoree at the annual MCCJ Humanitarian Dinner.
  • MIAMI, May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Matthew B. Gorson , senior chairman of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A.
  • , was recognized as a 2023 Silver Medallion honoree at the annual MCCJ Humanitarian Dinner.
  • As senior chairman of Greenberg Traurig, Gorson oversees the day-to-day operations of the firm's Southeast and California offices.

OliX Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results from a Phase 2a Trial of OLX10010 for Hypertrophic Scar Treatment

Retrieved on: 
Friday, April 28, 2023
Health, Surgery, Other Health, Other Science, Science, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, CTGF, Subsection, University, Therapy, Baptist Hospital, Multimedia, Patient, Fibrosis, KOSDAQ, Standard of care, RNA interference, Safety, Pharmaceutical industry, Dermatology, Medicine

OliX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (KOSDAQ: 226950), a leading developer of RNAi therapeutics, today announced positive headline results of a phase 2a trial in the treatment of hypertrophic scars which met the primary observer-based endpoint at week 24 as evaluated by the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS).

Key Points: 
  • OliX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (KOSDAQ: 226950), a leading developer of RNAi therapeutics, today announced positive headline results of a phase 2a trial in the treatment of hypertrophic scars which met the primary observer-based endpoint at week 24 as evaluated by the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS).
  • The trial ascertained the effects of intradermal OLX10010, initiated 2 weeks after surgery and administered biweekly over 12 weeks versus placebo in adult patients with hypertrophic scars.
  • This trial uses a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center, intrasubject trial design and continues until week 48 after surgery.
  • We are excited about the initial results from this trial, supporting the development of OLX10010 as backbone treatment for patients with hypertrophic scars, when used alone and in combination with standard of care and future novel treatments.”

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Naushad Zafar, MD as a Pinnacle Life Member for his contributions to the field of Nephrology and Internal Medicine

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 27, 2023
MBBS, Diabetes, Baptist Hospital, American Board of Internal Medicine, ABIM, American Society of Nephrology, Multimedia, Houston, Transplant, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Continental, Proteinuria, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Hospital, Medical director, MD, Patient, Orthostatic hypertension, SAN, Medical Center, Kidney, Internal medicine, Lupus nephritis, Molina Healthcare, Methodist Hospital, Health, Diabetic nephropathy, Society, Chronic kidney disease, Hematuria, Nursing, Nephrology, Fellow

SAN ANTONIO, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Naushad Zafar, MD, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Life Member for his contributions to the field of Nephrology and Internal Medicine.

Key Points: 
  • SAN ANTONIO, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Naushad Zafar, MD, is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Life Member for his contributions to the field of Nephrology and Internal Medicine.
  • He completed a residency in Internal Medicine (1990-1993) and a Nephrology and Critical Care Fellowship (1993-1996) at SUNY Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn, NY.
  • He is the Medical Director of three clinics and ensures that every patient has access to specialized nephrology care.
  • Dr. Zafar is board-certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and is licensed to practice in the state of Texas.

Aramark Healthcare+ Announces Exclusive Partnership with Healthcare Plus Solutions Group

Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 13, 2023
Retail, Health, Other Retail, Hospitals, Other Health, Managed Care, Food, Beverage, Patient satisfaction, Organization, Caregiver, TeamHealth, Hospital, Master of Business Administration, The Calling, NYSE, Patient, AUC, Studer, Quint, Partnership, Nursing, Baptist Hospital, Aramark, Multimedia, HPSG

Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), the provider of food, facilities, and uniform services to millions of people in 19 countries around the world, today announced an exclusive new partnership with the Healthcare Plus Solutions Group (HPSG), led by healthcare visionaries Quint Studer and Dan Collard.

Key Points: 
  • Aramark (NYSE: ARMK), the provider of food, facilities, and uniform services to millions of people in 19 countries around the world, today announced an exclusive new partnership with the Healthcare Plus Solutions Group (HPSG), led by healthcare visionaries Quint Studer and Dan Collard.
  • Aramark has announced an exclusive new partnership with the Healthcare Plus Solutions Group, led by healthcare visionaries Quint Studer and Dan Collard.
  • “We are grateful to be part of the Aramark Healthcare+ team,” said Quint Studer, co-founder of Healthcare Plus Solutions Group.
  • Dan Collard, co- founder of Healthcare Plus Solutions Group, is a seasoned healthcare executive with more than 28 years of healthcare industry experience including operations, consulting, and technology start-ups.

Viz.ai Appoints Radiology Advisory Board to Advance Innovation

Retrieved on: 
Monday, November 28, 2022
Biotechnology, Technology, Health, General Health, Radiology, Pharmaceutical, Health Technology, Medical Devices, Software, Artificial Intelligence, Hospitals, Science, Diagnosis, Neuroradiology, AI, Machine learning, Hospital, Patient, Radiology, Disease, MD, Baptist Hospital, MRI, Chairperson, Medical director, Viz, Research, Intelligence, Algorithm, Medical imaging, Medical device

The Board consists of 14 leading healthcare experts with diverse experience and roles in radiology.

Key Points: 
  • The Board consists of 14 leading healthcare experts with diverse experience and roles in radiology.
  • I am honored to co-chair the Radiology Advisory Board and excited about Viz.ais commitment to customers and patients to invest in innovation that increases access to life-saving therapies, said Kevin Abrams, MD, medical director of neuroradiology and MRI and chief of radiology at Baptist Hospital in Miami.
  • Im looking forward to working with these esteemed board members to help shape Viz.ais Radiology Program through patient-centric vision, passion, and insights, said Suzie Bash, MD, Co-Chair of the Viz.ai Radiology Advisory Board and Medical Director of Neuroradiology at San Fernando Valley Interventional Radiology at RADNET.
  • The Board will assist the Viz team in informing its radiology strategy and research and development activities.

Live Webinar by MedAxiom Features Best Practices Using Daxor’s Blood Volume Analysis (BVA-100®) to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes and Reduce Costs

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, November 10, 2022
GLOBE, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, MHA, Data collection, Forward-looking statement, ACC (company), Methodist Hospital, U.S. Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, MPH, Heart failure, Partnership, Knowledge, Prisma Health Richland Hospital, Adoption, Risk, NIH, Technology, Prisma Health, COVID-19, Mortality, EVP, SEC, Volume analysis, Blood volume, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, University, Awareness, Patient, Baptist Hospital, CEO, Critical care, BVA, Industry, American College of Cardiology, FDA, American College, Hospital, Risk management, Pharmaceutical industry

Former Section Chief Nuclear Medicine, ChristianaCare, Newark, Delaware, and James Kreiner, MHA, Director Cardiovascular Operations, Prisma Richland, Columbia, South Carolina.

Key Points: 
  • Former Section Chief Nuclear Medicine, ChristianaCare, Newark, Delaware, and James Kreiner, MHA, Director Cardiovascular Operations, Prisma Richland, Columbia, South Carolina.
  • The webinar panelists will be discussing first-hand how BVA has demonstrated notable improvements in patient outcomes, hospital savings and resource use.
  • Daxor has been a tremendous partner with MedAxiom as we work to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health.
  • Daxor Corporation (Nasdaq: DXR), is the global leader in blood volume measurement technology focused on blood volume testing innovation.