04/01/2008
Baptist Health South Florida to Provide Medical Services for IDB Group Annual Meeting in Miami,
Finance ministers and business leaders such as Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Telefónica Chairman César Alierta Izuel and Western Union CEO Christina Gold will participate in the meetings taking place at the Jackie Gleason Theater in the Fillmore Center and the Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC).
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03/31/2008
Mariners Earns Respiratory Care Recognition
The American Association for Respiratory Care recently recognized the outstanding respiratory care patients receive at Mariners Hospital by awarding Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) for 2008 to Mariners. Mariners is one of only 700 hospitals, or approximately 15 percent of hospitals, in the United States to receive the national award.
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03/28/2008
Baptist Health Home Care Receives Joint Commission’s Seal of Approval
Baptist Health Home Care, a service providing care to patients at home, has earned Joint Commission accreditation with no recommendations for improvement. The accreditation, a nationally recognized honor, demonstrates an organization’s dedication to high standards of clinical performance.
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03/26/2008
Baptist Health Named as a Top Company for Women Executives
Baptist Health South Florida has been named to the 2008 list of the five Top Non-Profit Companies for Executive Women, an annual list released by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE). Baptist Health is the only Florida-based organization to make the list.
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02/20/2008
Doctors Hospital Foundation Appoints New Member
Gonzalo Sanabria has been appointed to the Doctors Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, the fundraising arm of not-for-profit Doctors Hospital, 5000 University Drive.
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02/19/2008
Gintel Family Foundation Family Foundation Establishes Mariners Hospital Endowment Fund
The Gintel Family Foundation has donated $1 million as the lead gift in the Mariners Hospital eICU LifeGuard Endowment Fund. This bequest is the largest contribution to the hospital in its 48-year history.
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02/08/2008
Renowned Chefs to Host Interactive Dinner for New Advanced Breast Surgical and Imaging Center
Micah Edelstein of Bravo’s hit show Top Chef, and Kira Volz, Miami Beach’s Creek 28 executive chef, will host the inaugural Pineapple Sauté and Sip Interactive Dinner, hosted by Baptist Outpatient Services.
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02/06/2008
Breakthrough Robotic Technology Helps Doctors Hospital Make Giant Strides in Knee Surgery
Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables is the first hospital in Miami-Dade County to have acquired the MAKO Haptic Guidance System ™ (HGS™) to perform MAKOplasty® partial knee resurfacing surgery. This surgeon-interactive robotic technology allows Doctors Hospital orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Levitt treat early to mid-stage osteoarthritis knee disease through a keyhole incision.
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01/30/2008
Doctors Hospital Installs New Gamma Knife
Doctors Hospital is the first in Florida to install the latest Gamma Knife radiosurgery technology, which expands the options for treatment and makes the noninvasive procedure quicker and more comfortable for patients.
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01/22/2008
Baptist Health Makes Fortune’s Top 100 List for 8th Time
FORTUNE announced today that Baptist Health South Florida made the 11th annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. The full list and related stories appear in the Feb. 4 issue of FORTUNE, available on newsstands Jan. 28 and currently at www.fortune.com. Baptist Health, which ranked 94th, is the only Florida-based healthcare organization to be recognized as a great employer.
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01/18/2008
Baptist Medical Plaza at Miami Lakes Earns Top Patient Satisfaction Marks
Patients who visit Baptist Medical Plaza at Miami Lakes can expect to receive high quality, nationally recognized customer service. The plaza achieved a patient satisfaction ranking in the 99th percentile throughout its entire first year of operation, according to Press Ganey Associates.
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01/17/2008
Speediatrics Unveiled at Homestead Hospital's Children's Emergency Center
NASCAR legends Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace, Darrell Waltrip and Betty Jane France, chairperson of the NASCAR Foundation, helped give the green light recently to the unveiling of Speediatrics, the Betty Jane France Children's Emergency Center at Homestead Hospital.
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01/03/2008
New South Miami Outback Steakhouse Opens with a Benefit for South Miami Hospital's Child Development Center
The Miami area's newest Outback Steakhouse will open on Monday, Jan. 14, at 5 p.m. It will donate half of its opening night sales to the Child Development Center, where infants and children are treated for developmental delays and disabilities.
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11/30/2007
Baptist Health Governing Board Names New Chairman
The Rev. David W. Cleeland has been named chairman of the Board of Trustees of Baptist Health South Florida, the largest faith-based, not-for-profit healthcare organization in the region.
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11/06/2007
Barry T. Katzen, M.D., honored with Career Achievement Award
Barry T. Katzen, M.D., founder and medical director of Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute, has received the prestigious Career Achievement Award of the 2007 Transcatheter Therapeutics Conference (TCT) in Washington, D.C., one of the most important cardiovascular meetings in the world.
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11/01/2007
New Chemotherapy Test May Dramatically Improve Cancer Treatment
Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables is among nine hospitals nationwide participating in a new clinical study that could revolutionize the treatment of cancer patients who receive chemotherapy.
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10/15/2007
George Foyo Named Baptist Health Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
George Foyo has been named executive vice president and chief administrative officer for Baptist Health South Florida, the region’s largest faith-based, not-for-profit healthcare organization.
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10/09/2007
Baptist Medical Plaza Celebrates First Year with the Grahams and Miami Lakes Community
Anniversaries are cause for celebration, and Baptist Medical Plaza at Miami Lakes hosted a fun-filled one-year anniversary party for the community on Saturday, Oct. 6. The event also served to kick off urgent care’s new extended operating hours — 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
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09/25/2007
Baptist Health Named a Top 10 2007 Working Mother Best Company by Working Mother Magazine
Baptist Health was named among the Top 10 companies on the list. Working Mother cited Baptist Health for its flexibility, family-friendly programs such as Backup Care Options and the Home Buyer’s Pineapple Perk, and opportunities for career advancement.
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09/24/2007
Urgent Care Hours to Expand at Baptist Medical Plaza at Miami Lakes
The urgent care center at Baptist Medical Plaza at Miami Lakes, 14701 NW 77 Ave., will extend its hours of operation beginning Oct. 1 - from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
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09/21/2007
Homestead Hospital Receives Mammography Accreditation
Homestead Hospital, located at Campbell Drive (SW 312 Street) and SW 147 Avenue, has been awarded a three-year accreditation in digital mammography following a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.
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09/17/2007
Baptist Health, Barry University Partner in Nurse Scholars Program
Thirty Barry University nursing students will each get a $20,000 scholarship and attend classes at Baptist Hospital to complete their bachelor’s degree in nursing, thanks to a new partnership between Barry University and Baptist Health South Florida.
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09/14/2007
NASCAR Fans Get Ready to Bid on an Opportunity of a Lifetime to Benefit Children’s Services at Homestead Hospital
On Sept. 24, 2007, the public will have the chance to bid on an unprecedented opportunity to rub shoulders with NASCAR drivers during the upcoming Ford Championship Weekend, November 16–18, 2007 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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09/10/2007
A Frightfully Fun Day for Kids…Children’s Health Day, Oct. 28
Calling all superheroes, ghosts, ballerinas and pirates. You’re invited to Children’s Health Day at Baptist Children’s Hospital, Sunday, October 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. It’s the weekend before Halloween, so we’re asking kids to come to the interactive health fair in costume. The event is free and takes place outside Baptist Medical Arts Building, 8950 North Kendall Drive (on the Baptist Hospital campus).
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08/22/2007
Baptist Hospital Receives Magnet Praises
Nurses representing Baptist Hospital of Miami at the October National Magnet Conference in Atlanta will be recognized for the hospital’s achievement of Magnet status.
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08/22/2007
Urgent Care Services Open on West Tamiami Trail
The urgent care center at Baptist Medical Plaza at Tamiami Trail has opened to provide care for minor ailments. Located at 14660 SW Eighth St. in the Laroc shopping plaza, Baptist Medical Plaza at Tamiami Trail’s urgent care center is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
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08/13/2007
Baptist Health South Florida Partners with Versant Advantage to Combat Nurse Shortage
South Florida’s largest non-profit, faith-based healthcare organization has adopted the Versant RN Residency to increase the number of new nurse applicants, bolster the confidence and competence of new nurses, and standardize the delivery of quality patient care throughout Baptist Health.
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08/13/2007
Getting to Work Without Worry: Baptist Health Offers Backup Care Benefit to Employees
Baptist Health South Florida has launched a new benefit that will help employees get to work without worry when their regular child, adult, or elder-care arrangements fall through.
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07/17/2007
Baptist Health South Florida Named to 2007 '100 Most Wired' List
Baptist Health South Florida is the only hospital system in the region to be named to the nation’s list of 100 Most Wired healthcare organizations, according to the results of the 2007 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study released today in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine.
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06/19/2007
First Month at New Homestead Hospital Sets Records
Homestead Hospital saw a record number of patients in May at its new facility, located at Campbell Drive and SW 147 Avenue. Emergency visits increased 31 percent compared to the same month last year, admissions were 21 percent higher and 40 percent more babies were born.
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06/18/2007
Baptist Medical Plaza Opens on Tamiami Trail
Baptist Medical Plaza at Tamiami Trail, located at 14660 SW Eighth St. in the Laroc shopping plaza, has opened its doors to provide outpatient diagnostic services to the community. An urgent care center at the same location will open later this summer.
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05/15/2007
Homestead Hospital Names Vice President of Professional Services
Ken Spell has been named vice president of professional services at Homestead Hospital, located at Campbell Drive (SW 312 Street) and SW 147 Avenue.
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05/15/2007
New Homestead Hospital Opens
History was made on Sunday, May 6, when patients moved into the new Homestead Hospital located on Campbell Drive (SW 312 Street) and SW 147 Avenue. The event marked the closing of the original Homestead Hospital that opened in 1940 at 160 SW 13 Street, and the first time a new acute-care hospital has opened in Miami-Dade County in three decades.
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05/11/2007
Baptist Health Honored as One of Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles
The National Business Group on Health, a national non-profit organization of 266 large employers, has honored Baptist Health South Florida for its commitment and dedication to combating obesity and promoting a healthy lifestyle for its employees.
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05/07/2007
Important Notice to Baptist Hospital of Miami Patients
Letters were mailed May 5th to individuals whose personal information we believe may have been compromised by a former Baptist Hospital of Miami employee who was recently arrested and charged with credit card theft and the unauthorized use of financial information.
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04/24/2007
Homestead Hospital Moves May 6
The long-awaited opening of the new Homestead Hospital will be at 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 6, when the new Emergency Center will open, and patients will be moved from the old facility to the new location at Campbell Drive (SW 312 Street) and SW 147 Avenue.
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04/17/2007
Homestead Hospital Invites Community to Celebrate Opening of New Hospital
The community can get a sneak peek at the new Homestead Hospital before it opens to patients at a grand opening celebration Saturday, April 28, 1-4 p.m. at Campbell Drive (SW 312 Street) and SW 147 Avenue.
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04/12/2007
Baptist Children’s Hospital to Perform Corrective Facial Surgeries for South Florida Children – Free of Charge
For the sixth year, Baptist Children’s Hospital will donate its facilities and charitable funds to perform corrective facial surgeries and other clinically needed reconstructive procedures for South Florida children.
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04/04/2007
New Homestead Hospital Goes Tobacco-Free
When it opens on May 6, the new Homestead Hospital will be Baptist Health’s first completely tobacco-free campus, indoors and out.
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04/04/2007
Baptist Health Names Chief Operating Officer
Wayne Brackin, CEO of South Miami Hospital, has been named chief operating officer of Baptist Health South Florida, the largest not-for-profit healthcare organization in the region.
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03/30/2007
A Statement from Baptist Hospital:
A former Baptist Hospital employee has been arrested and charged with credit card theft and the unauthorized use of financial information. Since the arrest late last week, we have been working diligently to try to determine the extent of the problem, and we are cooperating fully with the authorities. We do not yet know the extent of the problem, but it appears to involve a single employee who, we believe, accessed the financial records of several thousand patients at Baptist Hospital. We expect to know more in the next few days. We deeply regret this has happened -- it has never happened in the nearly 50-year history of this faith-based organization, and it is not indicative of the extremely high ethical standards of our employees. We will do our best to assist anyone whose information may have been compromised. Once we identify the records of persons who may be affected, we will contact them individually.
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03/27/2007
Preferred Care Partners Ends Contract with Baptist Health
Late decision impacts Medicare open enrollment choices.
Preferred Care Partners, a Medicare Advantage health plan, has notified Baptist Health South Florida that it is terminating its relationship with Miami-Dade Baptist Health facilities.
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03/12/2007
South Miami Heart Center Donates 129 Defibrillators to Miami-Dade County Senior High Schools
Each school received three of the heart-saving devices following a mass training on how to use the machines at South Miami Senior High.
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03/07/2007
Baptist Health Tops for Female Execs
Baptist Health South Florida has been named by the National Association of Female Executives as a Top Company for Female Executives for 2007.
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01/31/2007
Retired NFL players to have heart scans at Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Retired NFL players in town for Super Bowl XLI will receive heart scans at Baptist Cardiac & Vascular Institute, 8900 North Kendall Drive, on Feb. 1 and 2, as part of national research on heart disease in retired National Football League (NFL) players.
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01/29/2007
Mariners Opens Diabetes Care Center
In classroom sessions, patients can learn about diabetes, its treatments and how to prevent serious complications.
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01/26/2007
Baptist Health Hospitals Top Performers in Groundbreaking Pay-for-Performance Project
Baptist Health South Florida hospitals are once again top performers in a groundbreaking Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Premier Inc. pay-for-performance project that rewards hospitals for delivering higher quality care in five clinical areas.
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01/08/2007
Baptist Health on FORTUNE'S '100 Best Companies to Work For' List
For the seventh time, Baptist Health South Florida has been named to the list of "100 Best Companies to Work For" by FORTUNE magazine. Baptist Health is the only Miami-area based company to appear on the list. It is the area's largest private employer with about 11,300 employees.
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01/05/2007
Baptist Health Updates West Kendall Community on Status of New Hospital
Baptist Health recently mailed to more than 50,000 West Kendall residents a letter updating them on the status of the new West Kendall Baptist Hospital, which is slated to break ground in mid-2007.
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12/01/2006
Baptist Hospital Retains National Honor for Nursing Excellence
Baptist Hospital has been re-awarded Magnet status for excellence in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This is the third time the ANCC has named Baptist Hospital a member of the prestigious Magnet Recognition Program.
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11/22/2006
Cancer Program Receives Top National Honors
Baptist-South Miami Regional Cancer Program has once again been given three-year approval as a network cancer program by the American College of Surgeons’ prestigious Commission on Cancer.
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