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  • CHI Memorial Earns Blue Distinction® Center+ Designation for Cardiac Care

    JUN 08, 2017

    BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee designated the cardiac care program at CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, as a Blue Distinction® Center+ for Cardiac Care, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are proven to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes based on objective measures developed with input..

  • TriHealth Announces Partnership with Mayfield Brain & Spine

    JUN 05, 2017

    TriHealth, Cincinnati, OH, is creating a comprehensive neuroscience institute in partnership with Mayfield Brain & Spine, a world leader in neurologic surgery. The institute will provide state-of-the-art surgical care for the brain, head, neck and spine, as well as advanced stroke care.

  • Memorial’s New App Puts Hospital Wayfinding at Users’ Fingertips

    JUN 05, 2017

    To help patients and visitors find their way around campus, CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN, introduced a new, free wayfinding app. The CHI Memorial app includes maps of all floors of the main hospital, with indicators for key locations, such as cardiac services and the outpatient lab, elevators, eateries, restrooms, nurses’ stations, and even...

  • Mercy Medical Center Named a Top 20 Rural Community Hospital

    JUN 02, 2017

    Mercy Medical Center, Roesburg, OR, was named one of the Top 20 Rural Community Hospitals in the nation for 2017. These hospitals have achieved success in overall performance evidenced by a composite rating from eight indices: inpatient market share, outpatient market share, quality, outcomes, patient perspectives, costs, charges and financial..

  • CHI Memorial’s Buz Standefer Lung Center Receives $50,000 Donation

    MAY 10, 2017

    Astec Industries, Inc., donated $50,000 to the Buz Standefer Lung Center at CHI Memorial, Chattanooga, TN. The donation was made in honor of Astec Industries employees around the globe and in memory of the company’s founder, J. Don Brock, who passed away in 2015 from mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer.

  • Mercy Iowa City Joins Mercy Health Network

    MAY 09, 2017

    Mercy Iowa City will join the Mercy Health Network statewide hospital network, effective June 1. Mercy Health Network and Mercy Iowa City each have missions focused on improving and transforming health care in the communities served. Both organizations were both founded by the Sisters of Mercy and share legacies of compassionate care and service...

  • Hall of Fame Football Pro Educates About Joint Pain

    MAY 03, 2017

    Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, part of KentuckyOne Health, helped educate the community about joint pain during a free seminar on April 26. The featured guest speaker was Jerome Bettis, a former football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, known during his career as “The Bus.”

  • Jewish Hospital Shelbyville and UofL Physicians Partner for Remote Stroke Care

    APR 12, 2017

    Shelbyville, KY, now has a high-tech, remote connection to the region’s leading neurologists, resulting in quicker treatment for patients experiencing stroke. Jewish Hospital Shelbyville, part of KentuckyOne Health, has partnered with University of Louisville Physicians to provide remote consultations with specialist physicians via a robot.