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More Ways to Fight Hunger with Feeding America this Holiday Season

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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"We are grateful for our partners' commitment to fighting hunger and for providing opportunities for everyone to give back this holiday season."

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  • "We are grateful for our partners' commitment to fighting hunger and for providing opportunities for everyone to give back this holiday season."
  • Here are the many ways shoppers can help fight hunger during this giving season:
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  • To inspire football fans throughout the season to join the fight against food insecurity, Campbell's Chunky announced the formation of 'Chunky Sacks Hunger' a program to fight food insecurity and donate one million meals* to people in need this NFL season through a partnership with Feeding America.
  • People can help fight hunger this holiday season in other ways, such as volunteering, making a donation or engaging on social media.

ISMP Encourages Adoption of Medication Error Reduction Plans

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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is sharing its support for California's Medication Error Reduction Plan (MERP) initiative in the hope that hospital regulators and accreditors, if not U.S. hospitals themselves, will voluntarily adopt similar programs.

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  • PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is sharing its support for California's Medication Error Reduction Plan (MERP) initiative in the hope that hospital regulators and accreditors, if not U.S. hospitals themselves, will voluntarily adopt similar programs.
  • The CA MERP provides a framework to advance many of the error reduction strategies that ISMP has advocated for and supported, including:
    "While ISMP realizes that resources and expertise are necessary to design and execute a robust MERP, these efforts can significantly improve safety," says ISMP President Rita K. Jew, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS, FASHP.
  • To oversee the CA MERP, each organization must designate an interdisciplinary medication safety committee comprised of pharmacists, nurses, physicians, and administrators.
  • Among its many initiatives, ISMP runs the only national voluntary practitioner medication error reporting program, publishes newsletters with real-time error information read and trusted throughout the global healthcare community, and offers a wide range of unique educational programs, tools, and guidelines.

El Pollo Loco Partners with Feeding America® to Provide Millions of Meals for People in Need

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022
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COSTA MESA, Calif., Nov. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- El Pollo Loco , Inc. (El Pollo Loco or Company) (Nasdaq: LOCO), the nations leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, today announced a new partnership with Feeding America to raise money for the Feeding America network of local food banks.

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  • COSTA MESA, Calif., Nov. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- El Pollo Loco , Inc. (El Pollo Loco or Company) (Nasdaq: LOCO), the nations leading fire-grilled chicken restaurant chain, today announced a new partnership with Feeding America to raise money for the Feeding America network of local food banks.
  • The partnership with Feeding America allows El Pollo Loco to join forces with its community of fans and customers to raise funds that will help provide 4 million nutritious meals* for neighbors and local individuals facing hunger.
  • El Pollo Loco is passionate about ending hunger and targeting food insecurity through strategic partnerships, said El Pollo Loco CEO Larry Roberts.
  • To find the El Pollo Loco location nearest you download the El Pollo Loco app or visit www.elpolloloco.com
    * $1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local member food banks.

ISMP Announces 25th Annual Cheers Award Recipients

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is proud to announce its 25th Annual Cheers Awards winners.

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  • PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is proud to announce its 25th Annual Cheers Awards winners.
  • After recognizing potential safety issues with their injectable medications, Vitalis reached out to several organizations, including ISMP, for guidance.
  • He founded ISMP in 1994 and launched the first of the ISMP MedicationSafety Alert!publications in 1996.
  • The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is the nation's first 501c (3) nonprofit organization devoted entirely to preventing medication errors.

ECRI Names Monument Health Winner of 2022 Safety Excellence Award

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Monday, November 7, 2022
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ECRI, the nation's largest nonprofit patient safety organization, names Monument Health of Rapid City, SD, winner of the 2022 Safety Excellence Award. Monument Health is recognized for exceeding organization-wide safety goals of reducing harm and errors by improving culture of safety and event reporting.

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  • Bestowed by the joint ECRI and Institute for Safe Medication Practices PSO, the award lauds the South Dakota health system for improving culture of safety
    PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --ECRI, the nation's largest nonprofit patient safety organization, names Monument Health of Rapid City, SD, winner of the 2022 Safety Excellence Award.
  • The Safety Excellence Award recognizes a member of the joint ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) PSO for outstanding patient safety efforts and initiatives.
  • "We applaud Monument Health for advancing patient safety through increased reporting and other process improvements," says Dheerendra Kommala, MD, chief medical officer, ECRI.
  • The 2022 Safety Excellence Award ceremony took place at the ECRI and the ISMP PSO's Annual Meeting, held virtually on November 2, 2022.

The Owens & Minor Foundation Announces Donation to National Association for Free and Charitable Clinics

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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The Owens & Minor Foundation today announced a donation of $100,000 to the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC), a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that the medically underserved have access to affordable quality healthcare.

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  • The Owens & Minor Foundation today announced a donation of $100,000 to the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC), a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that the medically underserved have access to affordable quality healthcare.
  • The donation was presented at NAFCs annual Charitable Healthcare Symposium by Dan Starck, EVP and President of Patient Direct for Owens & Minor and CEO of Apria.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221025005438/en/
    We deeply value the support of like-minded partners such as the Owens & Minor Foundation that are committed to the benefits of a community-based approach in improving access to healthcare, commented Nicole Lamoureux, President, and CEO of the National Association for Free and Charitable Clinics.
  • Earlier this year, the Owens & Minor Foundation contributed $10,000 to NAFC to help clinics in Florida impacted by Hurricane Ian.

California Pizza Kitchen Announces Statewide Fundraiser to Support the California Fire Foundation

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) has partnered with the California Fire Foundation to host a statewide fundraiser on Wednesday, October 5, in an effort to support firefighters and communities throughout California.

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  • California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) has partnered with the California Fire Foundation to host a statewide fundraiser on Wednesday, October 5, in an effort to support firefighters and communities throughout California.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221004005506/en/
    California Pizza Kitchen has partnered with the California Fire Foundation to host a statewide fundraiser on Wednesday, October 5, in an effort to support firefighters and communities throughout California.
  • The California Fire Foundation is grateful to be partnering with California Pizza Kitchen once again, said Rick Martinez, Executive Director of the California Fire Foundation.
  • In 1985, California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) opened its first restaurant in Beverly Hills and introduced diners to gourmet California inspired pizza.

ECRI & ISMP Celebrate World Patient Safety Day 2022

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ECRI, the most trusted voice in healthcare, and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), a vital force for preventing medication errors, are proud to join the World Health Organization and healthcare leaders around the globe in celebrating World Patient Safety Day, September 17, 2022. This year's campaign focuses on medication safety with the slogan, "Medication without Harm."

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  • To raise awareness about the risks of medication errors, ECRI & ISMP launch a World Patient Safety Day Resource Center with guidelines and recommendations for practitioners and consumers
    PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ECRI, the most trusted voice in healthcare, and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), a vital force for preventing medication errors, are proud to join the World Health Organization and healthcare leaders around the globe in celebrating World Patient Safety Day, September 17, 2022.
  • In support of this year's theme, ECRI and ISMP developed a World Patient Safety Day 2022 Resource Cente rwith free and shareable resources to support global awareness of the high burden of medication-related harm due to medication errors and unsafe practices.
  • To learn more about ECRI and ISMP's World Patient Safety Day resources or for information about membership, visit www.ecri.org , or contact ECRI at 610-825-6000 or [email protected] .
  • In 2020, ISMP formally affiliated with ECRI to create one of the largest healthcare quality and safety entities in the world, and ECRI and the ISMP PSO is a federally certified patient safety organization by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Richard Elliot & Rick Braun will headline The Family Health Centers of Georgia's Signature Event

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Thursday, September 8, 2022
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Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Family Health Centers of Georgia welcomes Richard Elliot and Rick Braun to the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre for its Annual Sounds of Good Medicine Community Health Awareness and Fundraiser Event.

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  • Atlanta, Georgia, Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Family Health Centers of Georgia welcomes Richard Elliot and Rick Braun to the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre for its Annual Sounds of Good Medicine Community Health Awareness and Fundraiser Event.
  • The Family Health Centers of Georgia provided 23,384 free COVID-19 vaccinations and tests in 2021.
  • About The Family Health Centers of Georgia, Inc. (FHCGA)
    The Family Health Centers of Georgia, Inc. is a 501c (3), not-for-profit, federally qualified health center.
  • The Family Health Centers of Georgia serves as the administrator of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Population Affairs Title X program for the state of Georgia.

HHS, HRSA and CMS Administrators will visit The Family Health Centers of Georgia on August 12 in celebration of National Health Center Week

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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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The event will take place at The Family Health Centers of Georgias Main Center | Corporate Office, 868 York Avenue, SW, Atlanta, Georgia.

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  • The event will take place at The Family Health Centers of Georgias Main Center | Corporate Office, 868 York Avenue, SW, Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Organized by the National Association for Community Health Centers, www.nachc.org , National Health Center Week, https://healthcenterweek.org/about-nhcw/ , is an annual celebration with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments of Americas health centers over the past five decades.
  • For 47 years, The Family Health Centers of Georgia has worked to provide quality healthcare services regardless of patients inability to pay or health insurance status.
  • About The Family Health Centers of Georgia, Inc. (FHCGA)
    The Family Health Centers of Georgia, Inc. is a 501c (3), not-for-profit, federally qualified health center.