| Baptist’s Women’s Hospital Welcomes First Baby of 2003 |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 1, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women welcomed its first baby on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 3:19 a.m.
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| Baptist DeSoto Welcomes First Baby of 2003 |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 2, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto welcomed its first baby on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 11:01 a.m.
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| Baptist Memphis Adopts New ICU Staffing Model |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 2, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis’ 38-bed general intensive care unit has begun using an open intensive care unit physician staffing model to enhance its patient safety efforts.
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| Trammell Named System Director of Managed Care For Baptist Network |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 2, 2003 - Baptist Health Services Group officials recently promoted Renee Trammell to system director of managed care.
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Offers Free Community Seminars in January |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 3, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, located at 6225 Humphreys Blvd., will offer free community seminars in the hospital’s educational classrooms during the month of January.
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| Baptist Collierville Welcomes First Baby of 2003 |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 6, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville welcomed its first baby on Friday, Jan. 3 at 12:19 p.m.
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| Baptist Foundation Hires Two Development Officers |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 6, 2003 - Beth Jones and Chris Chastain recently joined the Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation as development officers.
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| Baptist Offers Breast Cancer Support Group |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 6, 2003 - Baptist’s Women’s Health Center hosts Women Helping Other Women, a breast cancer support group, on the first and third Tuesdays of every month at 7 p.m. and the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 9:30 a.m.
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| Baptist Collierville Acquires Open MRI System |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 6, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville recently acquired a high-field performance open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system that provides state-of-the-art capabilities with a number of unique features and benefits for both patients and physicians.
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| Baptist Collierville Hosts Free Grief Seminar |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 8, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville will host a free lunch ‘n’ learn on Jan. 22 at noon about grief.
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| Baptist Lauderdale Wins Tennessee Quality Award |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 10, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale recently received the Tennessee Quality Interest Award, which will be officially given to the hospital at the 10th annual awards banquet on Feb. 24, 2003, at the Nashville Renaissance Hotel in Nashville.
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| Baptist Celebrates Opening of Comprehensive Breast Center |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 16, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women announced the opening of its comprehensive breast center today.
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| Christi Andre - Breast Health Coordinator |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 16, 2003 - Christi Andre, R.N., is the breast health coordinator for Baptist’s Women’s Health Center and comprehensive breast center.
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| Baptist’s Comprehensive Breast Center Physicians |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 16, 2003 - Baptist’s comprehensive breast center is a collaboration among local breast cancer specialists, women’s health physicians and Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women.
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| Jana Williams-Patient Information |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 16, 2003 - Jana Williams, a resident of Olive Branch, Miss., was diagnosed with an in situ breast cancer, meaning it hadn’t become invasive, on July 14, 2002. Jana, a mother of three – a 16-year-old son, a 13-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old daughter – had no family history of breast cancer and was only 40 years old at the time.
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| Breast Cancer Facts |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 16, 2003 - After nonmelanoma skin cancers, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in American women.
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| Baptist Trinity Hospice Looking for Volunteers |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 20, 2003 - Baptist Trinity Hospice, 1052 Oakhaven, will host a volunteer training session on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and continuing on Monday, Feb. 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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| Baptist Collierville and Collierville Literacy Council Announce Family Literacy Program |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 21, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville and the Collierville Literacy Council recently began a new family literacy program called Betty’s Books.
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| Baptist Creates Cancer Navigator Program |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2003 - With the recent creation of the cancer navigator program at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, the Baptist Cancer Institute is helping to make the cancer journey more seamless and a little easier for area patients.
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| Baptist College of Health Sciences Hosts Campus Visitation Days |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2003 - The Baptist College of Health Sciences will host campus visitation days for prospective students on Thursdays and Saturdays in January, February and March.
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| Baptist DeSoto CEO and Administrator Announces Retirement |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 29, 2003 - Melvin Walker, who served as CEO and administrator of Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto since 1989, announced his retirement today.
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Offers Free Community Seminars in February |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 27, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, located at 6225 Humphreys Blvd., will offer free community seminars in the hospital’s educational classrooms during the month of February.
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| Update on Baptist and Humana Partnership |
In November 2001, Humana Inc. launched a new scholarship program, selecting Baptist Memorial Hospital as its pilot hospital. Through the program, Humana monitors certain safety and quality goals already established at the hospital. The goals are reviewed annually by Humana over three years.
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| Baptist and the Institute of Health Care Improvement |
Baptist Memorial Health Care has worked with the Institute of Health Care Improvement to enhance patient care for more than a decade. IHI, based in Boston, is a not-for-profit organization driving the improvement of health care.
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| Baptist Participates in PEAK Program Aimed at Reducing Childhood Obesity |
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 5, 2003 - In response to an alarming national increase in childhood obesity, Baptist Rehabilitation is leading an after-school program aimed at reducing obesity and encouraging physical activity among children.
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| Baptist Collierville and Healthcare Realty Trust Break Ground on New Physician Office Building |
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 6, 2003 - Officials from Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville and Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) broke ground today on a 60,000-square-foot, two-story medical office building that will be located on the Baptist Collierville campus.
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| Baptist and Goldsmith’s Partner For Second Women’s Heart Sunday Event Free Risk Assessments Available to Women |
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 6, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care and Goldsmith’s have joined forces to present the second Women’s Heart Sunday event on Feb. 16 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at four Memphis-area Goldsmith’s stores.
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Offers Free Community Seminars in March |
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 14, 2002 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, located at 6225 Humphreys Blvd., will offer free community seminars in the hospital’s educational classrooms during the month of March.
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| Three-day Bereavement Camp Helps Children Learn to Cope |
Memphis, Tenn., Mar. 6, 2003 - Baptist Trinity Hospice is accepting applications for the fifth annual Camp Good Grief to be held Aug. 4-6 at Pinecrest Conference and Retreat Center in LaGrange, Tenn.
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| ‘Sleep: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ Seminar Marks National Sleep Awareness Week |
Memphis, Tenn., Mar. 6, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville will host “Sleep: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly” on April 3 from 6 to 7 p.m., a free seminar focusing on allergies, snoring and sleep apnea.
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| Baptist to Host Third Annual Invitational Golf Tournament |
Memphis, Tenn., March 8, 2003 - Baptist
Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale and Baptist
Memorial Hospital-Tipton will host the third annual Baptist
Invitational Golf Tournament on Friday, June 6 beginning at noon at Forest
Hill Golf Club, 200 Kubo Road, in Drummonds, Tenn.
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Offers Free Community Seminars in April |
Memphis, Tenn., Mar. 20, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, located at 6225 Humphreys Blvd., will offer free community seminars in the hospital’s educational classrooms during the month of April.
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| Baptist Trinity Home Care and Hospice Names New Marketing Director |
Memphis, Tenn., Mar. 24, 2003 - Baptist Trinity Home Care and Hospice recently named Melissa Russell as director of marketing.
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| Baptist to Host First-Ever Tri-County Health Event For Women |
Memphis, Tenn., Mar. 31, 2003 - Baptist’s Girls’ Day Out, a free health and wellness fair for women, will be held on Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville, Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto and Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women.
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| Baptist Lauderdale Earns High JCAHO Score |
Memphis, Tenn., Apr. 1, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale received an excellent score from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, a national health care accreditation organization.
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| Baptist Germantown to Host Prayer Group |
Memphis, Tenn., Apr. 10, 2003 - Baptist Rehabilitation-Germantown, located at 2100 Exeter Road, will host a prayer group open to the general public starting on Thursday, April 17 at noon.
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| Baptist Trinity Home Care and Hospice Adds Daily Telemonitoring to List of Services for Home Care Patients |
Memphis, Tenn., Apr. 15, 2003 - Baptist Trinity Home Care and Hospice recently began using HomMed telemonitors to help care for many of its home care patients suffering from chronic cardiac or respiratory conditions such as congestive heart failure, hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder.
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| Baptist To Hold Free Children’s Diabetes Camp |
Memphis, Tenn., Apr. 17, 2003 - The Baptist Wellness Complex will hold a free weeklong camp for children with Type 2 diabetes, Camp Day2Day, Aug. 4-8 at the Baptist College of Health Sciences, 1003 Monroe.
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Offers Free Community Seminars in May |
Memphis, Tenn., Apr. 28, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, located at 6225 Humphreys Blvd., will offer free community seminars in the hospital’s educational classrooms during the month of May.
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| Baptist Collierville Offers SuperSitter Course for Teens |
Memphis, Tenn., May 1, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville will offer two SuperSitter courses for teens on June 4 and 5 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.
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| Baptist Women’s Health Center Named Center of Excellence |
Memphis, Tenn., May 7, 2002 - Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. recently named Baptist’s Women’s Health Center a Center of Excellence for the Mammotome® Breast Biopsy System.
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| Baptist Memorial Health Care Named Among Top Health Care Networks in Nation |
Memphis, Tenn., May 8, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care was named among the top health care networks in the nation in a recent survey published by Modern Healthcare and conducted by Verispan.
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| Baptist DeSoto Names New Administrator |
Memphis, Tenn., May. 15, 2003 - Bill Caldwell, who has served as chief operating officer of Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto since November 2001, has been promoted to CEO and administrator of the hospital.
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| Baptist Names New Chief Nursing Officer |
Memphis, Tenn., May, 19, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care recently named Beverly Jordan, R.N., as vice president and chief nursing officer for the 17-hospital health care system.
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| Lassiter Named Baptist Memphis Assistant Administrator |
Memphis, Tenn., May 19, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care recently named Rick Lassiter as one of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis’ assistant administrators.
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| Baptist Announces Corporate, Hospital Leadership Changes |
Memphis, Tenn., May 20, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care recently made several leadership changes within its hospitals and in senior administration.
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| Lintz Tapped to Lead Baptist’s Cancer Services |
Memphis, Tenn., May 21, 2003 - Gordon Lintz, an assistant administrator at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, recently was given the responsibility of leading Baptist Memorial Health Care’s strategic planning efforts for its cancer services.
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| Baptist Memphis Names New Chief Operating Officer, Chief Nursing Officer |
Memphis, Tenn., May 21, 2003 - Tom Murphree, one of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis’ assistant administrators, recently was promoted to chief operating officer and chief nursing officer for the facility.
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| Baptist Osceola Names New Administrator |
Memphis, Tenn., May 21, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care recently named Ron Sellers administrator and CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Osceola.
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| Baptist Blytheville Names New Administrator |
Memphis, Tenn., May 21, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care recently named John Tompkins administrator and CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Blytheville.
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| Baptist Collierville Names New Administrator |
Memphis, Tenn., May 21, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care recently named Brandt Wright administrator and CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville.
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Offers Free Community Seminars in June |
Memphis, Tenn., May 22, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, located at 6225 Humphreys Blvd., will offer free community seminars in the hospital’s educational classrooms during the month of June.
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| Baptist Trinity Home Care and Hospice Names New Executive Director of Home Health |
Memphis, Tenn., Jun. 9, 2003 - Baptist Trinity Home Care and Hospice recently named Donna Baldwin as executive director of the home health agency.
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| Baptist Hosts Annual ‘Art of Caring’ Benefit |
Memphis, Tenn., Jun. 18, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care Foundation will host the annual Art of Caring benefit to support Baptist Trinity Hospice and Camp Good Grief on Saturday, July 19, 2003, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects, 1500 Union Ave. This year’s theme is “There’s No Place Like Home.”
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| Baptist Accepting Applications For Teen Camp Good Grief |
Memphis, Tenn., Jun. 18, 2003 - Baptist Trinity Hospice is accepting applications for the third annual Teen Camp Good Grief, an overnight bereavement camp for adolescents who have lost a loved one.
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| Baptist's Mississippi Hospitals Participate In Medicare Quality Project |
Memphis, Tenn., June 20, 2003 - Baptist Memorial hospitals in Mississippi recently joined Information and Quality Healthcare, the Medicare quality improvement organization for Mississippi, on a national initiative to enhance the quality of care offered to the Medicare population.
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| Baptist Minor Med Extends Hours |
Memphis, Tenn., June 20, 2003 - The Baptist Minor Medical Center in Olive Branch, located at 8990 Germantown Extended, now will be open until 10 p.m. seven days a week.
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| Baptist Rehab-East to Host Balance Screening and Seminar |
Memphis, Tenn., June 23, 2003 - Baptist Rehabilitation-East, 50 N. Humphreys, Suite 23, will host a free seminar and screenings for people with balance problems on Saturday July 12 from 10 a.m. to noon.
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| Baptist Names New Chief Medical Officer |
Memphis, Tenn., July 1, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. recently named Richard D. Drewry Jr., M.D., as the system’s new chief medical officer.
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Offers Free Community Seminars in July and August |
Memphis, Tenn., July 16, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, located at 6225 Humphreys Blvd., will offer free community seminars in the hospital’s educational classrooms during the month of July and August.
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| Baptist Offers Insurance Assistance for Physicians |
Memphis, Tenn., July 17, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care recently created a malpractice financial assistance program designed to offset extraordinary premium increases some physicians are facing in Mississippi.
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| Baptist Offers Insurance Assistance for Physicians |
Memphis, Tenn., July 17, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care recently created a malpractice financial assistance program designed to offset extraordinary premium increases some physicians are facing in Mississippi.
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| Retired Baptist Nurse Executive, Antiques Collector Dies |
Memphis, Tenn., July 30, 2003 - K. Elizabeth Farnell, R.N., retired vice president of nursing for Baptist Memorial Health Care, died Tuesday, July 29 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto after a brief illness.
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| State of Mississippi Approves Baptist DeSoto Certificate of Need |
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 1, 2003 - The state of Mississippi today approved a $175 million certificate of need to expand facilities and services at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto.
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| Baptist Sleep Disorders Center Expands |
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 16, 2003 - The Baptist Sleep Disorders Center, located at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville, is celebrating its 25th year in operation by expanding to a new state-of-the-art, eight-bed facility that will begin serving patients in August.
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| Baptist Performs 200th Heart Transplant |
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 25, 2003 - Physicians at the Baptist Heart Institute recently performed the program’s 200th heart transplant.
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| Baptist Collierville First in Mid-South to Participate in New Cervical Disc Trial |
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 25, 2003 – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville and Kevin Foley, M.D., of Semmes-Murphy Clinic, are participating in the PRESTIGE™ Artificial Cervical Disc trial.
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Offers Free Community Seminars in September |
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 27, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, located at 6225 Humphreys Blvd., will offer free community seminars in the hospital’s educational classrooms during the month of September.
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| Baptist DeSoto Names New Chief Nursing Officer |
Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 28, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto recently named Mary Banks its new chief nursing officer.
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| Baptist Trinity Hospice Observes 10 Years of Serving Terminally Ill Patients |
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 2, 2003 - Baptist Trinity Hospice recently observed its 10-year anniversary as a not-for-profit hospice agency serving terminally ill patients in the Memphis area.
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| Baptist Women’s Hospital Hosts ‘When Your Doctor Has Bad News' |
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 4, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women will host a free seminar and book signing featuring Al Weir, M.D., author of “When Your Doctor Has Bad News,” on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. in the hospital’s lobby at 6225 Humphreys Blvd.
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| Baptist Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology Center Names Medical Director |
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 11, 2003 - The Baptist Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology Center, located on the campus of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, recently named James Adams, M.D., medical director.
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| Baptist Welcomes New Genetic Counselor |
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 11, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care recently hired Ellen Neese as a genetic counselor for the Cancer Assessment, Risk Evaluation and Surveillance program.
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| Baptist Collierville Names New Administrator |
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 24, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care recently named Jason Little administrator and CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville.
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| Baptist Women’s Hospital to Offer Free Health Screenings |
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 25, 2003 - During National Health Education Week from Oct. 20 to 26, Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women will offer free health screenings in the Dr. Sam P. Patterson Library, located in the hospital at 6225 Humphreys Blvd.
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| Baptist Women’s Hospital to Offer Free Health Screenings |
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 25, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, located at 6225 Humphreys Blvd., will hold free community seminars in the hospital’s educational classrooms throughout the month of October.
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| Baptist Rehabilitation-Germantown Offers Pain Management Program |
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 29, 2003 - Baptist Rehabilitation-Germantown will offer an eight-week seminar called “Managing Your Pain” from Oct. 1 to Nov. 19.
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| Baptist to Host Newborn ICU Reunion |
Memphis, Tenn., Sept. 30, 2003 - Baptist will host its annual newborn intensive care unit reunion on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to noon in the lobby of Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, 6225 Humphreys Blvd.
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| Baptist Rehabilitation Offers New Class At Jewish Community Center |
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 2, 2003 - Baptist Rehabilitation will offer an osteoporosis fitness class at the Jewish Community Center, 6560 Poplar Ave., beginning Thursday, Oct. 2.
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| Local Hospitals Unite for First Mid-South Baby Expo |
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 7, 2003 - Babies“R”Us, Clear Channel, Baptist Memorial Health Care, Methodist Healthcare and the Regional Medical Center at Memphis will present the first Mid-South Baby Expo on Saturday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Agricenter, 7777 Walnut Grove.
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Offers Free Community Seminars in November |
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 17, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, located at 6225 Humphreys Blvd., will hold free community seminars in the hospital’s educational classrooms throughout the month of November.
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| Baptist and FedEx Named Among CIO’s ‘Resourceful 100’ |
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care and FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) recently became the only two companies in the Memphis area to receive the prestigious CIO 100 award from IDG’s CIO magazine.
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| Baptist Minor Meds and Public Library Partner To Host Free Flu Shot Event |
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 22, 2003 - Baptist Minor Meds and the Memphis/Shelby County Public Library will host a free flu shot event for the community on Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Main Library, located at 3030 Poplar Ave.
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| Flu Fact Sheet |
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 22, 2003 - What is the flu? Influenza is a respiratory infection lasting a week or more that produces fever, chills, sore throat, muscle aches and a cough.
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| Baptist Germantown Therapists Earn Certification |
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 31, 2003 - The American Physical Therapy Association recently certified two Baptist Rehabilitation-Germantown therapists, Swati Salian and Mary Jenkins, as pediatric physical therapy specialists.
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| Local Organizations Partner to Host Community Diabetes Day |
Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 7, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, the American Diabetes Association and the Diabetes Store, Inc. have partnered to bring the community Community Diabetes Day, which will be held at Baptist Memphis on Oct. 25 in seminar rooms one through seven.
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| Emergency Room Campaign: A Baptist Perspective - Fact Sheet |
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 4, 2003 - Baptist is committed to enhancing patient satisfaction and quality of care, so in 2002, it developed an ER task force, aimed at developing a campaign to both enhance patient experiences in the ER and to educate patients and the general public about the growing ER crisis and ways they can make good decisions about their care.
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| Emergency Room Overcrowding: A National Perspective - Fact Sheet |
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 4, 2003 - The nation's nearly 4,000 hospital emergency rooms are operating at critical capacity.
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| Emergency Room Overcrowding: A Statewide Perspective - Fact Sheet |
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 4, 2003 - According to information released by the Tennessee Hospital Association in late 2002, the number of emergency room visits at Tennessee's hospitals has increased 31 percent in three years.
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| Emergency Room Campaign: Media Leads |
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 4, 2003 - Statewide ER visits have increased at double the national rate.
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| Baptist Sleep Disorders Center Receives Reaccreditation |
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 13, 2003 - The Baptist Sleep Disorders Center, located inside Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville, recently received program reaccreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
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| Baptist Trinity to Participate In National Home Care and Hospice Month |
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 13, 2003 - Baptist Trinity Home Care and Hospice will join providers throughout the United States in honoring home care and hospice professionals and volunteers during National Home Care and Hospice Month in November.
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| Baptist Named as a 2003 Most Wired Innovator |
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 13, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Health Care’s information systems department was recently named as one of the “Most Wired” health care networks in the country by Hospitals and Health Networks magazine.
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| Baptist DeSoto to Open New ICU Waiting Room |
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 26, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto will open a new Intensive Care Unit waiting room on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 9 a.m.
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| Baptist Joins National Cancer Institute Study For Women at Increased Risk for Ovarian Cancer |
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 26, 2003 - Baptist Clinical Research Center is one of 34 sites in the nation currently participating in a clinical trial aimed at earlier detection and prevention of ovarian cancer, as well as an improved quality of life for high-risk women.
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| Baptist Clinical Research Center Participates in National Stroke Trial |
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 1, 2003 - Baptist Clinical Research Center is one of 25 sites across the country to participate in the Mechanical Embolus Removal for Cerebral Ischemia trial for acute stroke patients.
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| Baptist Memphis Hosts Free Community Luncheon |
Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 2, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis will host a free Healthy Community Luncheon on Friday, Feb. 14 from noon to 1 p.m. in its seminar rooms.
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Forrest City Opens Sleep Disorders Lab |
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 1, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Forrest City recently added a sleep disorders laboratory to the list of services offered at the hospital as part of the continued commitment to provide high-quality health care to the community.
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| Pau Gasol to Attend Camp Good Grief Reunion |
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 3, 2003 - Pau Gasol will attend the annual Camp Good Grief and Teen Camp Good Grief reunion to surprise 2003 campers, volunteers and staff.
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| Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women Offers Free Community Seminars in January |
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 17, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women, located at 6225 Humphreys Blvd., will host free community seminars in the hospital’s educational classrooms throughout the month of January.
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| Baptist Memphis Laboratory Earns Accreditation |
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 30, 2003 - Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis has been awarded accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists based on the results of a recent on-site inspection.
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