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BROWARD HEALTH FIRST IN BROWARD COUNTY TO OFFER SINGLE-PORT ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM
May 25, 2023 – Broward Health unveiled its newest robotic technology on May 24 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Broward Health Medical Center. The flagship hospital is the first in Broward County to be equipped with Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci single-port robotic surgical system.
“We are thrilled to bring the single-port robot to Broward Health Medical Center,” said Ryan H. Sobel, M.D., medical director of oncology for Broward Health. “This next-level technology will continue to advance our robotic surgery offerings in head and neck surgery, urologic surgery, and more to better serve the needs of our community.”
The single-port robotic system is the latest iteration of robotic technology that allows surgeons across multiple specialties to perform complex procedures with more camera visibility, precision and maneuverability through a single incision. Benefits of using the robot can include rapid recovery, reduced scarring, and improved quality outcomes for patients.
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$20 MILLION GIFT AWARDED TO NCH BY THE SCHULZE FAMILY FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF ENHANCED CARDIAC AND STROKE CARE
May 25, 2023 – The NCH Healthcare System is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a generous $20 million grant by the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation. This significant grant will support the enhancement and development of cutting-edge cardiac and stroke services in Naples, furthering NCH’s commitment to providing exceptional healthcare to our community.
The Schulze Family Foundation has recognized NCH’s dedication to delivering top-quality medical services and this grant not only underscores their belief in NCH’s mission, but also highlights the importance of advancing cardiac, stroke and critical care services for the benefit of all.
With this funding, NCH will be able to invest in state-of-the-art technology, add public and educational space for the community, recruit and retain top medical professionals and expand its facilities to accommodate the growing needs of patients requiring cardiac and stroke care.
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JUPITER MEDICAL CENTER FIRST IN PALM BEACH COUNTY TO OFFER PASCAL PRECISION SYSTEM
Groundbreaking FDA-approved technology allows cardiologists to offer alternative treatment for patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR)
May 25, 2023 – The leader in quality, safety and patient experience, Jupiter Medical Center is pleased to announce it is the first in Palm Beach County to introduce the PASCAL Precision Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair System, an alternative life-saving therapy for patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR). The innovative technology, approved by the FDA in late 2022, provides surgeons with enhanced precision in transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) cases.
Augusto Villa, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is medical director of the Structural Heart Program at Jupiter Medical Center. He successfully performed the procedure on a patient at Jupiter Medical Center in late March.
“This is an exceptional addition to our full continuum of cardiac care at Jupiter Medical Center,” said Dr. Villa, a board-certified and fellowship-trained Interventional cardiologist with extensive experience in cardiovascular diseases, interventional and structural cardiology. “For patients too high-risk for open heart surgery, which would typically be the conventional way to repair a mitral valve leakage, the PASCAL is minimally invasive and provides an excellent outcome.”
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ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD LEUKEMIA PATIENT RINGS BELL CELEBRATING CANCER-FREE DIAGNOSIS FOLLOWING CLINICAL TRIAL
May 25. 2023 -Following two and a half years of treatment for leukemia, the day Avinash “Avi” Ghirow, 11, had long been waiting for finally arrived in March, when he rang the bell to celebrate the end of his chemotherapy treatments. It is a celebration that may not have been possible if Avi had not been enrolled in a clinical trial recommended by doctors at Broward Health.
“This was an incredibly happy day for Avi,” said Hector Rodriguez-Cortes, M.D., the pediatric hematologist-oncologist who treated Avi at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale. “He cried because he knew the magnitude of this outcome, and we were all so happy for him, we cried too.”
Avi’s symptoms could easily have been overlooked as the flu or a multitude of other minor ailments. His family first took him to a pediatrician because he was pale, lethargic, coughing and not drinking much. The pediatrician suggested taking Avi to a local emergency department for further evaluation. He was then transferred to Broward Health Medical Center where bloodwork revealed that his complete blood count was abnormal, eventually leading to a diagnosis of leukemia.
When Avi was diagnosed in December of 2020, his medical team, led by Dr. Rodriguez-Cortes, presented all treatment options to his parents, including a clinical trial, Protocol AALL1731.
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BROWARD HEALTH NAMES NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BROWARD HEALTH PHYSICIAN GROUP AND BROWARD HEALTHPOINT
May 25, 2023 – Broward Health is pleased to announce Dane Ficco, M.B.A., to its executive leadership team as Chief Executive Officer for Broward HealthPoint and Broward Health Physician Group. As CEO, Ficco will lead the overall strategic and operational management of both divisions.
“Dane Ficco brings extensive leadership experience and strategic development to the Broward Health system,” said Alan Whaley, Executive Vice President & COO of Broward Health. “I am confident that through his exemplary expertise in the healthcare field, he will continue to assist Broward Health in providing the highest quality of care to our patients and their families.”
Before joining Broward Health, Ficco served as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Excela Health Medical Group, a network of integrated, multi-specialty practices and physician practices located in Pennsylvania. Prior to that, he served as chief operating officer at Crozer Keystone Health Network, a healthcare system also located in Pennsylvania.
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LASHER FAMILY GIFT ACCELERATES INNOVATIVE INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AT TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL
The Lasher Family Research Acceleration program will fund cutting-edge research and education within the hospital.
May 24, 2023 – Tampa General Hospital today announced a generous gift from the Lasher family of Tampa, Florida, to support the TGH Foundation and infectious disease research programs. This is a collaboration between Tampa General Hospital and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.
The Lasher Family Research Acceleration program will fund cutting-edge research and education concentrating on advanced treatments and critical care for patients suffering with infectious diseases like COVID-19.
Tampa General Hospital is committed to becoming a recognized global leader on the forefront of infectious disease clinical care, research, and education under the direction of Drs. John Sinnott and Kami Kim. Sinnott is the Tampa General director of Epidemiology and Team Member Health at Tampa General Hospital and chair of Internal Medicine at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. Kim is Tampa General director of Infectious Disease Research and director of the Division of Infectious Disease and International Medicine at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine. Kim was site director at Tampa General for national clinical trials for COVID-19 therapeutics including monoclonal antibodies and the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine.
“On behalf of the Lasher family, we hope this gift can serve as the catalyst in making Tampa General Hospital and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine world-class leaders in infectious disease research, treatment and care,” said Stuart Lasher, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Quantum Capital Partners Inc., a private investment firm based in Tampa. “The key to this success relies on training and teaching the next generation of infectious disease researchers and physicians under the direction of an internationally recognized pioneer like Dr. Sinnott.”
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MIAMI CANCER INSTITUTE AND MIAMI CARDIAC & VASCULAR INSTITUTE, PART OF BAPTIST HEALTH SOUTH FLORIDA, TREAT FIRST LIVER CANCER PATIENT IN THE COUNTRY WITH NEW ROBOT FOR INOPERABLE TUMORS
May 25, 2023 – Miami Cancer Institute and Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida, are the first in the United States to successfully treat a patient with liver tumors by using the Quantum Surgical’s Epione® robot to perform a CAT scan guided microwave ablation. The procedure was performed under the guidance and care of Govindarajan Narayanan, M.D., chief of interventional oncology at Miami Cancer Institute and a vascular interventional radiologist with Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute.
The Epione® robot allows physicians to treat inoperable tumors precisely, at an early stage, in locations that are difficult to reach, due to their size or their location. This technology is designed to target and perform percutaneous tumor ablations, a minimally invasive treatment in which one or more needles are inserted using imaging guidance, through the skin and into the tumor to destroy it.
“I am honored to be the first physician to utilize this technology in the United States as this robotic-assisted equipment is going to change the way we deliver effective treatments to our patients for cancerous tumors,” said Dr. Narayanan. “Baptist Health has always been at the forefront when it comes to providing the very best care to the South Florida community and beyond. I am proud to be a part of such an incredible team.”
Miami Cancer Institute and Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute offer patients access to new technologies years before other regional hospitals. The team of multidisciplinary physicians represents the complete spectrum of cardiovascular and oncologic care and is dedicated to providing families with the best treatment.
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PRADO NAMED INTERIM PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
May 26, 2023 – The double ’Cane, who holds key academy and leadership positions at the University, will begin his new role on July 1.
Guillermo “Willy” Prado is so passionate about the process of creating new knowledge that he had his personalized University of Miami license plate inscribed with the letters RSRCH—a truncated version of the word “research.”
“Submitting a grant, executing a study, devoting the time and effort it takes to do a systematic investigation that yields new concepts—that has always fascinated me,” said Prado, dean of the Graduate School, vice provost for faculty affairs, and professor of nursing and health studies, public health sciences, and psychology.
Indeed, that passion has resulted in Prado, a recognized researcher on adolescent health and prevention, having his work appear in more than 190 peer-reviewed articles and serving as principal investigator, co-principal investigator, or mentor on more than $100 million in National Institutes of Health funding.
Now, he will apply the same passion he has for research to his new role as the University’s interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.
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DAWN JAVERSACK OF NICKLAUS CHILDREN’S CHOSEN AS A ‘CFO OF THE YEAR’
Dawn Javersack, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Nicklaus Children’s Health System is a recipient of a 2023 CFO of the Year Award, presented by the South Florida Business Journal. Javersack is the award recipient in the Nonprofit Organization category.
“We are very proud of Dawn and the amazing leadership she provides to our organization and to the broader community that entrusts us with our life-saving mission,” said Matthew A. Love, president and CEO of Nicklaus Children’s Health System. “She inspires all of us at Nicklaus Children’s to be good stewards of limited, yet precious nonprofit resources. She has helped ensure we continue to offer the very best, expert care to the children and families we serve. This commitment helps us fulfill our promise that Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is where your child matters most.”
Javersack joined Nicklaus Children’s Health System in March 2020, just as the pandemic was emerging. In 2021 and 2022, she helped lead the organization to solid financial results due in part to a 2022 strategic initiative that helped conserve millions of dollars.
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION—CALLING ALL SENIOR CITIZENS FOR A HOLLYWOOD-THEMED PROM OF THEIR OWN
Mr. Roosevelt Jones & Mrs. Annie Pearl Hill, former prom king and queen of Belle Glade
May 26, 2023 -Proms aren’t just for teenagers anymore! Senior citizens in Palm Beach County’s western communities looking for a fun-filled night out are invited to the Third Annual Glades Tri-Cities Senior Citizens Prom on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at Rosenwald Elementary School in South Bay, FL. The theme is “A Night Out in Hollywood” and KTM and the prom committee are promising a night of glitz and glamour, including a red-carpet entrance, a delicious dinner catered by Sam King, music by DJ Clean, and entertainment by comedian Cynedra Blake. The Mayors of Belle Glade, Pahokee, and South Bay will help in selecting the prom kings and queens for their cities and retired county commissioner/founder of Glades Lives Matter, Janet B.Taylor, will select the king and queen for Clewiston.
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FROM LIFT OFF TO SPLASH DOWN: AN UPDATE ON MAYO CLINIC STEM CELLS IN SPACE
It’s been six years since Mayo Clinic physician Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D., watched stem cells from his regenerative medicine laboratory blast into space as part of a research effort to see if zero gravity would help the cells multiply faster.
May 26, 2023 – Approximately 15 million people worldwide experience a stroke annually, according to the World Health Organization. Currently, stroke remains a top cause of death and disability in the world.
Finding new therapies for stroke is important to Abba Zubair, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic physician and scientist whose mother was stricken by a stroke when he was younger. As a regenerative medicine specialist, Dr. Zubair is focused on using adult stem cells — known as mesenchymal stem cells —and their use in future treatments for stroke.
Growing up in Nigeria, Dr. Zubair had high ambitions, including dreams of becoming an astronaut. Though he has not taken flight, his work has – literally. In 2017, several samples of donated stem cells from Dr. Zubair’s lab were on a rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The goal was to find out if the cells could hold up in space and be more quickly mass-produced in microgravity for use in stroke treatment.
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LARGE STUDY PROVIDES SCIENTISTS WITH DEEPER INSIGHT INTO LONG COVID SYMPTOMS
May 25, 2023 – NIH-funded research effort identifies most common symptoms, potential subgroups, and initial symptom-based scoring system – with aim of improving future diagnostics and treatment.
Initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans, many of whom had COVID-19, have uncovered new details about long COVID, the post-infection set of conditions that can affect nearly every tissue and organ in the body. Clinical symptoms can vary and include fatigue, brain fog, and dizziness, and last for months or years after a person has COVID-19. The research team, funded by the National Institutes of Health, also found that long COVID was more common and severe in study participants infected before the 2021 Omicron variant.
The study, published in JAMA(link is external), is coordinated through the NIH’s Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER)(link is external) initiative, a nationwide effort dedicated to understanding why some people develop long-term symptoms following COVID-19, and most importantly, how to detect, treat, and prevent long COVID. The researchers hope this study is the next step toward potential treatments for long COVID, which affects the health and wellbeing of millions of Americans.
“Americans living with long COVID want to understand what is happening with their bodies,” said ADM Rachel L. Levine, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health. “RECOVER, as part of a broader government response, in collaboration with academia, industry, public health institutions, advocacy organizations and patients, is making great strides toward improving our understanding of long COVID and its associated conditions.”
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EXCEL CONSTRUCTION OF FLORIDA COMPLETES CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AND ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION OFFICES IN MIRAMAR, FLA.
Developed by CRG, new state-of-the-art healthcare education facility will train critical nursing professionals to bolster the growing healthcare industry
May 26, 2023 – Excel Construction of Florida, the leading industrial and commercial construction company servicing the southeastern U.S., together with national real estate and investment firm CRG, announce the completion of a new healthcare education facility for Chamberlain University. It also houses the administrative offices for the organization’s medical schools — Ross University School of Medicine and American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) — and the Medical Education Readiness Program. Adtalem is a national leader in post-secondary education and a leading provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry.
Located at 10315 USA Today Way, in the Miramar Park of Commerce, the project converted a former USA Today printing and distribution facility into a state-of-the-art educational center with elevated lecture-style classrooms, science labs, a simulation care center, a modern admissions center and faculty offices. The building also features student amenities including a well-appointed study area and comfortable study lounges.
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May 12 - MAY 18 2023 Amount of Medical Marijuana Dispensed - (mgs THC) 319,028,421
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