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that fully cleanses surgical wastewater, as well as reusable plastic containers, reducing the hospital's contribution to landfill. The décor is warm and elegant, with natural tones and wood floors. The Mount Sinai Health System recently announced the launch of its Promoting Innovations in Emergency Medical Services project, in collaboration with University of California, San Diego Health System. The project's goals include identifying and addressing the regulatory, financial and technological obstacles to improving our nation's EMS systems. It is supported by a $225,000 grant from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Health Affairs, and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Leaders in the field have long recognized that EMS could serve as a vital link in a coordinated healthcare system focused on population health management. EMS could help identify and mod - ify risk, assess and facilitate treatment of chronic conditions, and improve coordination of care for acute complaints. The rapidly evolving healthcare landscape — especially in an era of healthcare reform — provides an opportunity to capitalize on this potential. Premier Medical Group's Clinical Research Department had a lot to celebrate with the FDA's recent approval of Viekira Pak to treat patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection, including patients with cirrhosis of the liver. Premier Medical's Clinical Research Department participated in eight of the Viekira Pak clinical trials during its developmental stages, which started in 2010. Viekira Pak contains three new drugs — ombitasvir, paritaprevir and dasabuvir — that work together to inhibit the growth of HCV. It also contains ritonavir, a previ - ously approved drug, which is used to increase blood levels of paritaprevir. The Dyson Center for Cancer Care at Vassar Brothers Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The Dyson Center for Cancer Care has been accredited by ACR since 2000 and was the first center in the region to receive the recognition. The ACR is the nation's oldest and most widely accepted radi - ation oncology accrediting body, with more than 600 accredited sites and 27 years of accreditation experience. The ACR seal of accreditation is awarded only to facilities meeting specific prac- tice guidelines and technical standards developed by ACR after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified radiation oncolo- gists and medical physicists who are experts in the field. ■ +++++++++++++++++++ + +++ + +++ +++++++++++++++++++ LOCAL NEWS Spot a stroke F.A.S.T. Know the sudden signs. TIME TO CALL 911 TIME TO CALL 911 SPEECH DIFFICULTY SPEECH DIFFICULTY SPEECH DIFFICULTY SPEECH DIFFICULTY ARM WEAKNESS ARM WEAKNESS FACE DROOPING FACE DROOPING Body language can tell you all sorts of things. Like someone is having a stroke. strokeassociation.org 2 2 | Lower Hudson/Bronx MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M

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