BROWARD HEALTH WELCOMES DONALD EACHUS AS PRESIDENT OF THE BROWARD HEALTH FOUNDATION
July 3, 2024 – Broward Health is pleased to welcome Donald Eachus as the new president of the Broward Health Foundation. Eachus will oversee the foundation’s fundraising development, major gifts, annual giving, special events and all capital campaign initiatives.
Most recently, he served as the director of development for the Memorial Foundation and the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation. In that role, he oversaw the daily operations of the Development Department and collaborated with board members on fundraising campaigns.
Prior to his role at Memorial, he was the director of development for the Broward Public Library Foundation, where he cultivated strong relationships with foundations, corporations, community partners, and prospective donors.
Eachus’ extensive background will make him an invaluable asset to Broward Health. Through his leadership, the foundation will continue to thrive and make significant strides in being the champion for a healthier community.
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| SUPPORTING FLORIDA’S CHILDREN ON PATHWAYS FOR SUCCESS
By Mary Mayhew
One of the single most effective ways to build a healthy future for Florida’s children is to support a strong foundation from the beginning that contributes to great health and educational success. Parents and families are largely responsible for this foundation and pathway. However, there are many government and nonprofit resources that have been established to complement and support our shared vision for healthy, happy, and thriving children.
While there are many factors that contribute to a child’s healthy and happy future, timely access to high-quality healthcare, developmental and mental health services from birth is essential. It is well understood that children should be kindergarten ready by age 5 and reading proficiently by the end of third grade to support future educational success. Educational success is one of the most effective pathways to reducing poverty, to creating successful independent adults and supporting strong and stable families and thriving communities.
We also fundamentally understand that the love, nurture and support a child receives from birth are essential components to achieving our shared goals for children in our country and state.
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BROWARD HEALTH WELCOMES LARGEST RESIDENCY CLASS TO DATE
July 3, 2024 – Broward Health celebrated a significant milestone as it welcomed its largest-ever Graduate Medical Education (GME) class at their white coat ceremony.
A total of 127 future residents and fellows began their training across the Broward Health. For the 2024-2025 academic year beginning July 1, Broward Health is adding residency programs in physical medicine and rehabilitation, and independent plastic surgery program and neurology. In the upcoming academic year, Broward Health will launch fellowship programs in hematology/oncology, hospice and palliative care, nephrology and infectious disease.
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NICU BABIES CELEBRATE FIRST INDEPENDENCE DAY IN STYLE
July 3, 2024 – The team at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital NICU at Memorial Hospital Miramar are ensuring that NICU babies and their families have a memorable first Independence Day celebration. Although these little ones can’t be at home, parents and their care teams joined together to dress up the newest additions and fill the hospital with joy.
The neonatology teams across all three Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital NICUs perform the highest level of NICU care for the tiniest and most critically ill infants. They provide up to Level IV NICU care for infants born prematurely or in distress to ensure they receive comprehensive, specialized care throughout their stay.
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PALM BEACH COUNTY-BASED PULMONARY, CRITICAL CARE & SLEEP DISORDERS INSTITUTE OF SOUTH FLORIDA JOINS TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
PCSI has partnered with Tampa General Hospital to provide world-class care for a variety of pulmonary, critical care and sleep disorder issues.
Atlantis, Fla. July 2, 2024 – Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Disorders Institute of South Florida, which has been delivering high-quality pulmonary, critical care and sleep disorder medical care to Palm Beach County since 2019, has partnered with Tampa General Hospital (TGH) as part of the academic health system’s initiative to serve more patients across Florida. The new affiliation will be known as TGH Pulmonary Care & Sleep Institute (PCSI).
TGH PCSI is staffed by seven top Palm Beach County-based pulmonologists: Jay Maizes, MD; Carlos Sanchez, MD; David Weissberger, MD; Alan Bakst, MD; Denzil Seedial, MD; Luis Peña-Hernández, MD; and Adam Wellikoff, MD. The practice will continue serving patients from its locations in Atlantis and Wellington and is now matched with the world-class resources and specialists at Tampa General, one of the nation’s leading academic health systems. TGH PCSI will be an integral part of connecting more residents in Palm Beach and Martin counties to the complex pulmonology care they need.
“Partnering with Tampa General will enhance the multidisciplinary pulmonary, critical care and sleep disorder services we provide to our patients,” said Maizes, a pulmonologist and managing partner of TGH PCSI. “We are delighted to join forces with a distinguished institution that, like us, is devoted to delivering top-tier medical care.”
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WEST PALM BEACH VA RECEIVES STERLING BEST PRACTICE AWARD
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. July 3 , 2024 – The West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System (WPBVAHCS) is proud to announce the recognition of the Sterling Best Practice Award, in Empowering Veterans Through Personalized Blind Rehabilitation.
This honor recognizes the organization’s excellence by the evaluation of Sterling examiners that conduct a rigorous examination of performance assessments.
The Awards are presented annually to high-performing, role-model organizations, both private and public, that demonstrate superior management approaches and role model results.
“The Blind Rehab Center is where Veterans come to regain independence and not let their disability define them,” said Assistant Director Thomas “Zach” Orr. “This recognition serves as a reflection of the Veteran-centric care provided within the residential program that invests in patients to reclaim their freedom with a renowned VA team of experts.”
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DRUGS THAT KILL “ZOMBIE” CELLS MAY BENEFIT SOME OLDER WOMEN, BUT NOT ALL, MAYO CLINIC STUDY FINDS
July 2, 2024 – ROCHESTER, Minn. — Drugs that selectively kill senescent cells may benefit otherwise healthy older women but are not a “one-size-fits-all” remedy, Mayo Clinic researchers have found. Specifically, these drugs may only benefit people with a high number of senescent cells, according to findings published today in Nature Medicine.
Senescent cells are malfunctioning cells in the body that lapse into a state of dormancy. These cells, also known as “zombie cells,” can’t divide but can drive chronic inflammation and tissue dysfunction linked to aging and chronic diseases. Senolytic drugs clear tissues of senescent cells.
In the 20-week, phase 2 randomized controlled trial, 60 healthy women past menopause intermittently received a senolytic combination composed of FDA-approved dasatinib and quercetin, a natural product found in some foods. It is the first randomized controlled trial of intermittent senolytic treatment in healthy aging women, and the investigators used bone metabolism as a marker for efficacy.
Researchers found that this combination, known as D+Q, had beneficial effects on bone formation but did not reduce bone resorption or the breakdown and removal of bone tissue. Furthermore, D+Q mainly benefited people with evidence of a high number of senescent cells. This group had more robust increases in bone formation, decreases in bone resorption, and an increase in bone mineral density at the wrist.
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CHRIS KOVACS NAMED NEW COO OF HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
HCA Florida Memorial Hospital names Chris Kovacs as its new COO.
July 3, 2024 – Jacksonville, FL — HCA Florida Memorial Hospital named Chris Kovacs as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Kovacs will relocate from an HCA hospital, Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross, GA, and will begin his new role in Jacksonville on August 1, 2024.
“Chris has an extensive operational and leadership background that pairs well with our vision and strategy for the future. We are excited to welcome he and his family back to Florida to join our HCA Florida Healthcare family.”
Kovacs began his career as an Emergency Room registrar at Advent Health in Palm Coast, Florida, where he discovered his passion for healthcare. After graduating from the University of Florida, Kovacs was selected for an executive residency program with HCA Healthcare at HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville.
Kovacs served as Vice President of Operations at HCA Florida Fort Walton for two years. In 2022, he was hired as the Chief Operating Officer at Memorial Satilla Health.
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FDA APPROVES TREATMENT FOR ADULTS WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
July 2, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Kisunla (donanemab-azbt) injection for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Treatment with Kisunla should be initiated in patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia stage of disease, the population in which treatment was studied in the clinical trials.
Kisunla is administered as an intravenous infusion every four weeks. The recommended dosage is detailed in the prescribing information.
DISEASE OR CONDITION
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder affecting more than 6.5 million Americans that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and, eventually, the ability to carry out simple tasks. While the specific causes of Alzheimer’s are not fully known, it is characterized by changes in the brain—including amyloid beta plaques and neurofibrillary, or tau, tangles—that result in loss of neurons and their connections. These changes affect a person’s ability to remember, think and speak.
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VOICES OF ALZHEIMER’S APPLAUDS THE FDA’S APPROVAL OF DONANEMAB FOR EARLY ALZHEIMER’S
Washington, DC, July 2, 2024 – Voices of Alzheimer’s, a national advocacy organization led by people living with Alzheimer’s disease, celebrates the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to grant traditional approval of donanemab, brand name Kisunla, for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease. Following last year’s first-ever traditional approval of a drug to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s, today’s decision builds on that progress by providing patients, care partners, and providers with another alternative to care during the early stages of the disease.
Jim Taylor, President & CEO of Voices of Alzheimer’s and husband to Geri, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2012, said, “Today is a day for celebration in the Alzheimer’s community. When doctors diagnosed my wife Geri with Alzheimer’s, there was not a single approved treatment to slow the progression of the disease. Now, a decade later, we have two traditionally approved disease-modifying treatments and further advancements in the pipeline.”
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FEMA AND HHS ANNOUNCE RESOURCES AND TIPS TO ADDRESS EXTREME HEAT SWEEPING THE NATION
The agencies are monitoring the risk of extreme heat and providing tips and resources for how to stay safe.
July 3, 2024 – FEMA and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are encouraging everyone to plan and act now to protect themselves against the dangers of heat-related illness and deaths. Extreme heat is the leading cause of death among all weather-related hazards in the U.S., but this health impact is largely preventable. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that at least 1,220 people in the U.S. are killed by heat events each year. Older adults, young children, and those individuals with health conditions, such as asthma or diabetes are at a greater risk for heat-related illnesses.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and ADM Rachel L. Levine, MD, HHS’s Assistant Secretary for Health teamed up to create a PSA highlighting the importance of staying cool, staying informed and being #SummerReady during heat waves.
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CMS ANNOUNCES FIRST AWARDS IN THE STATES ADVANCING ALL-PAYER HEALTH EQUITY APPROACHES AND DEVELOPMENT (AHEAD) MODEL
July 2, 2024 – Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Maryland, Vermont, and Connecticut have been selected as the first states to participate in the States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity Approaches and Development (AHEAD) Model. Hawaii will also participate, pending satisfaction of certain requirements.
CMS will issue Cooperative Agreements to each of these states, which will have the opportunity to receive up to $12 million from CMS during the first five and a half years of the model to support implementation.
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NIH RESEARCHERS DISCOVER A NEW FACE-DETECTING BRAIN CIRCUIT
The findings in non-human primates could shed light on how our brains develop facial recognition skills.
July 2, 2024 – Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have uncovered a brain circuit in primates that rapidly detects faces. The findings help not only explain how primates sense and recognize faces, but could also have implications for understanding conditions such as autism, where face detection and recognition are often impaired from early childhood. The newly discovered circuit first engages an evolutionarily ancient part of the brain called the superior colliculus, which can then trigger the eyes and head to turn for a better look. This better view enables different brain areas in the temporal cortex to engage in more complex facial recognition. The study was published in the journal Neuron.
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PROTEIN ANALYSIS DOES NOT IMPROVE RISK PREDICTIONS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR-RELATED PREGNANCY CONDITIONS
Study with 1,800 first-time moms found no added benefit of screening proteins from blood samples in early pregnancy.
July 3, 2024 – Results from a large study supported by the National Institutes of Health show that protein analyses taken during the first trimester of pregnancy did not improve predictions for identifying people at risk for experiencing conditions related to having high blood pressure during pregnancy. Since there is an urgent need to better predict people at risk for developing conditions related to having high blood pressure during pregnancy, also called hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, researchers have been studying if proteins taken from blood or urine samples could provide this insight. This study provides the largest data to date based on using protein analyses from blood samples during early pregnancy.
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DISABILITY INSURANCE EDUCATION WEBINAR
JUNE 27, 2024- – DISABILITY INSURANCE EDUCATION WEBINAR – Understanding the Disability Insurance Market in Florida with Howard Wolkowitz and Michael Tyler. Hosted by Charles Felix with South Florida Hospital News & Healthcare Report. Two industry veterans are discussing the good, bad and ugly regarding disability protection for Physicians and other Healthcare Professionals.
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The 8th Florida Medical Cannabis Conference & Exhibition (FMCCE 2025) will be held May 30- June 1, 2025, at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. This conference is a networking and educational forum on the subject of medical cannabis.
This conference is designed for attendees who are active or interested in the medical cannabis industry.
For medical professionals and entrepreneurs, the conference will cover a range of topics, all relevant to the medical cannabis industry, as it pertains to the State of Florida, including but not limited to:
•An Introduction to the Endocannabinoid System and Medical Cannabis
•Florida Medical Cannabis Legislative Update
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•Medical Cannabis Dosing and Public Health Issues
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“Education is the key to raising awareness of the clinical uses for medical cannabis.” said Eugene Jones, Executive Director of Can-Ed, Inc. “This conference will provide a forum for industry leaders to expand their social capital, and healthcare professionals to expand their knowledge about medical benefits and applications.”
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Patients Added Last Week: 192 Qualified Ordering Physicians:
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New Doctors added Last Week: -18
Reporting Period: June 21 - June 27, 2024
Amount of Medical Marijuana Dispensed - (mgs THC) 348,056,119
Amount of Low-THC Cannabis Dispensed - (mgs CBD ) 3,768,567
-Amount of Marijuana in a Form for Smoking (oz) 112,636.273 Approved Dispensing Locations: 653 Added Last Week: 4 GTI - TALLAHAASSEE
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