Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Groundbreaking study reveals link between air pollution and incidence of Parkinson’s disease

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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“Regional differences in Parkinson’s disease might reflect regional differences in the composition of the particulate matter.

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  • “Regional differences in Parkinson’s disease might reflect regional differences in the composition of the particulate matter.
  • The population-based geographic study identified nearly 90k people with Parkinson’s disease from a Medicare dataset of nearly 22-million.
  • Those identified with having Parkinson’s disease were geocoded to the neighborhood of residence, enabling researchers to calculate the rates of Parkinson’s disease within each region.
  • Researchers hope the data from this novel study will help enforce stricter policies that will lower air pollution levels and decrease the risk for Parkinson’s disease and other associated illnesses.

St. Joseph's Hospital brings new treatment for AFib to Central Florida

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Monday, October 2, 2023
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TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new cryoablation procedure designed to improve treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib) is being offered by St. Joseph's Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute in Tampa.

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  • Kevin Makati, MD, and the St. Joseph's Hospital cardiovascular team perform a new cardiac ablation technique in Tampa.
  • The hospital, part of BayCare Health System, participated in the research trials of the equipment used.
  • Now, St. Joseph's is the first hospital in Central Florida and the third in the state to perform the ablation procedure after FDA-approval in September of a specialized cardiac cryoablation catheter for the treatment of AFib.
  • "This is yet another example of how the St. Joseph's Hospital Heart and Vascular Institute leads from the front," said Phil Minden, St. Joseph's Hospital president.

Dignity Health - St. Rose Dominican, Emerus Break Ground on New Neighborhood Hospital, Expanding Medical Access for Local Community

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Thursday, August 10, 2023
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican Hospitals broke ground today on a new Neighborhood Hospital, a vital healthcare facility poised to enhance medical accessibility for the local community.

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  • LAS VEGAS, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican Hospitals broke ground today on a new Neighborhood Hospital, a vital healthcare facility poised to enhance medical accessibility for the local community.
  • Rose Dominican family and for the Centennial Hills community," said Jon Van Boening, President of Dignity Health Nevada.
  • Beyond elevating the standard of healthcare available, the Centennial Campus is set to have a substantial positive economic impact on the local community.
  • The groundbreaking of the new Neighborhood Hospital marks another milestone in this commitment, paving the way for enhanced medical accessibility and care.

Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center launches new initiative to address health disparities of African Americans with chronic kidney disease

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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PHOENIX, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center has launched a new initiative to address race-based algorithms in early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease.

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  • PHOENIX, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center has launched a new initiative to address race-based algorithms in early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease.
  • Although kidney disease is a common and serious health condition that affects nearly 37 million Americans, diagnosing the disease has not always been straightforward.
  • To address this disparity and advance health equity, CommonSpirit Health has created the Equity Heals: Addressing Chronic Kidney Disease initiative, which focuses on the design and implementation of a racial justice-informed, patient and community awareness intervention to improve chronic kidney disease outcomes of African Americans and other racial minorities.
  • As part of the initiative, CommonSpirit Health is removing race from eGFR calculations to correct the disparity in early diagnosis of chronic kidney disease.

Aclarion Supports Thought Leadership at the 2nd Annual Sonntag Spine Symposium

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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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BROOMFIELD, CO , Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – Aclarion, Inc., (“Aclarion” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ACON, ACONW), a healthcare technology company that is leveraging biomarkers and proprietary augmented intelligence algorithms to help physicians identify the location of chronic low back pain (CLBP), announced today their presence at the 2nd Annual Sonntag Spine Symposium on Friday, February 17, hosted by Barrow Neurological Institute. Aclarion executives, Jeff Thramann, Brent Ness, and Ryan Bond, will be attending the meeting with industry-leading physicians, including Aclarion advisors Juan Uribe, MD and Robert Eastlack, MD.

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  • BROOMFIELD, CO , Feb. 15, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – Aclarion, Inc., (“Aclarion” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: ACON, ACONW), a healthcare technology company that is leveraging biomarkers and proprietary augmented intelligence algorithms to help physicians identify the location of chronic low back pain (CLBP), announced today their presence at the 2nd Annual Sonntag Spine Symposium on Friday, February 17, hosted by Barrow Neurological Institute.
  • Aclarion executives, Jeff Thramann, Brent Ness, and Ryan Bond, will be attending the meeting with industry-leading physicians, including Aclarion advisors Juan Uribe, MD and Robert Eastlack, MD.
  • Aclarion’s Nociscan solution is the first evidence-supported SaaS platform to noninvasively help physicians distinguish between painful and nonpainful discs in the lumbar spine.
  • “I was introduced to Aclarion’s pioneering innovation several years ago,” said Robert Eastlack, MD, Division Head, Spine Surgery, Scripps Clinic Medical Group.

Morton Plant First in Florida to Participate in Trial to Expand TAVR to Aortic Regurgitation Patients

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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The team has been using the minimally invasive TAVR procedure to treat patients with aortic stenosis since 2012, when Morton Plant became the first hospital in the Tampa Bay area to offer TAVR.

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  • The team has been using the minimally invasive TAVR procedure to treat patients with aortic stenosis since 2012, when Morton Plant became the first hospital in the Tampa Bay area to offer TAVR.
  • The Align trial is the first use of a TAVR valve designed to treat primary aortic regurgitation in a native valve by the Morton Plant team.
  • Aortic stenosis is the narrowing of the aortic valve, which restricts blood flow to the heart.
  • In patients with aortic regurgitation or aortic insufficiency, blood pumped from the left ventricle leaks back into the heart because the aortic valve doesn't close properly.

Phoenix Children's Names Associate Surgeon in Chief of Phoenix Children's Hospital - East Valley

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022
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PHOENIX, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix Children's recently named Kathleen van Leeuwen, MD, associate surgeon in chief of Phoenix Children's Hospital – East Valley, slated to open in 2023. Dr. van Leeuwen is recognized in her field as an outstanding physician and surgeon and, as a longtime resident and active community member in the East Valley, she has worked and lived alongside the families Phoenix Children's serves.

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  • PHOENIX, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phoenix Children's recently named Kathleen van Leeuwen, MD , associate surgeon in chief of Phoenix Children's Hospital East Valley, slated to open in 2023.
  • Phoenix Children's East Valley Campus encompasses the planned hospital and two specialty care clinic sites, one of which is already open.
  • Phoenix Children's Hospital East Valley is a 367,341-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that will offer 48 pediatric beds, a 24-bed emergency department, surgical services and diagnostic imaging.
  • In addition, construction is underway at Phoenix Children's Hospital Arrowhead Campus in Glendale and Phoenix Children's Avondale Campus .

PMB and Providence St. Joseph Hospital Celebrate Topping-Off Beam Signing Ceremony

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PMB, a leading healthcare real estate developer across the continuum of care, and Providence St. Joseph Hospital, a cornerstone for health care in Orange and Los Angeles Counties for over 90 years, celebrated another major milestone on October 20th in the construction of a new 137,000 square-foot  medical office building with the ceremonial 'Topping-Off' of the steel structure. Construction workers, employees, physicians, community members, elected officials and donors gathered to sign the 17-foot long, 570-pound steel beam before it was hoisted atop the Providence St. Joseph Hospital Helen Caloggero Women's & Family Center. The building is named in honor of generous donor Marsha Moeller's late mother.

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  • Construction workers, employees, physicians, community members, elected officials and donors gathered to sign the 17-foot long, 570-pound steel beam before it was hoisted atop the Providence St. Joseph Hospital Helen Caloggero Women's & Family Center.
  • The 'Topping-Off' ceremony is a long-standing tradition in construction derived from an ancient Scandinavian builder's rite held when the highest beam of steel is placed atop a structure during construction.
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    Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, California is a nationally recognized, 463-bed, not-for-profit Catholic hospital founded in 1929 by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange.
  • Providence St. Joseph Hospital is part of Providence, a health system serving in 52 hospitals with a comprehensive range of services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

Jeff Sianko Named COO and George Akopyan New Chief HR Officer for Front Porch Communities and Services

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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Front Porch Communities and Services have announced the appointments of Jeff Sianko as Chief Operating Officer and George Akopyan as Chief Human Resources Officer, both effective immediately.

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  • Front Porch Communities and Services have announced the appointments of Jeff Sianko as Chief Operating Officer and George Akopyan as Chief Human Resources Officer, both effective immediately.
  • Front Porch is one of the largest not-for-profit senior living providers in the nation, currently serves approximately 7,500 residents in 19 senior living and 32 affordable housing communities.
  • Sianko joined Front Porch in 2004, was promoted to divisional vice president in 2008 and has been serving as interim COO since February.
  • In assuming his new position as Chief Human Resources Officer, Akopyan is replacing Desiree Burton who is retiring after 21 years of service to the organization.

Kindred Behavioral Health and Dignity Health Announce Plans for New Inpatient Behavioral Health Hospital in Glendale

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Tuesday, September 20, 2022
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Kindred Behavioral Health (KBH), a business unit of LifePoint Health , and Dignity Health today announced the signing of a letter of intent to build and operate a new inpatient behavioral health hospital on the campus of Dignity Health St. Josephs Westgate Medical Center in Glendale, Ariz.

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  • Kindred Behavioral Health (KBH), a business unit of LifePoint Health , and Dignity Health today announced the signing of a letter of intent to build and operate a new inpatient behavioral health hospital on the campus of Dignity Health St. Josephs Westgate Medical Center in Glendale, Ariz.
  • The behavioral health hospital in Glendale is expected to open in early 2024, subject to regulatory and other approvals.
  • Dignity Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, one of the nations largest health care systems.
  • Kindred Behavioral Health (KBH) helps partner hospitals expand access to quality behavioral health services in local communities nationwide through contract management and joint-venture partnerships.