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hospitals each year for their innovative work in creating new levels of performance to deliver high-value, cost-effective care. RiDGevieW fouNDATioN Golf & TAsTe CelebRATioN eveNT RAises MoRe ThAN $1 MillioN More than $1 million was raised at the 28th Annual Ridgeview foundation Golf & Taste NysTRoM & AssoCiATes, lTD. ACQuiRes NeW CoNNeCTioN, ADolesCeNT CheMiCAl DePeNDeNCy TReATMeNT PRoGRAM fRoM ReGioNs hosPiTAl Celebration, held June 24 at island view Golf Club in Waconia. All proceeds will support the innovation for Generations campaign, Ridgeview foundation's effort to help renovate Nystrom & Associates, ltd. (NAl) has ac- Ridgeview Medical Center's nearly 50-year-old quired New Connection Programs, an adoles- medical/surgical wing and to aid in the expan- cent, high-intensity, chemical dependency day sion of critical services at Ridgeview. ■ treatment program, from Regions hospital. A dv e r t i s e r s ' i n d e x Crutchfield Dermatology........... inside front Cover Dentistry for Children & Adolescents ........................................ 16 healtheast Medical laboratory .............17 healthPartners ............................................ 21 Keurig............................................................ 23 Mayo Clinic .................... inside back Cover MMiC.............................................back Cover Multicare Associates ................................. 12 Physicians' Diagnostics & Rehabilitation Clinics ..................... 25 university of Minnesota Physicians .......5 The program will offer chemical dependency and dual diagnosis enhanced day treatment to adolescents five days a week, along with on-site school programs during the school year. This program joins the existing medium-intensity programs (three evenings a week) and low-intensity programs (one evening per week). NAl will add the high-intensity programming to all of its Minnesota locations during the coming months, with the goal of having low-, medium- and high-intensity programming at every site. JoNAThAN ueCKeR, MD, hoNoReD WiTh NATioNAl NAMi eXeMPlARy PsyChiATRisT AWARD The National Alliance on Mental illness (NAMi) honored Jonathan uecker, MD, Psychiatric Medical Director at Nystrom Specialists in Nonsurgical Treatment of Neck and Back Pain The PDR Advantage • Pain specialists trained in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation • Specialized condition-specific treatment protocols • Specific post-surgical treatment protocols • Physical & Occupational Therapists specializing in spine therapy • Biopsychosocial program to address nonphysical constraints • Lifestyle modification program • Comprehensive Return to Work Program • Proven outcomes in recovery scores, functional outcomes & patient satisfaction 5 Convenient Twin Cities Locations & Associates, ltd. (NAl) with its annual exemplary Psychiatrist Award at the American Psychiatric Association's an- Edina 952-908-2700 nual conference in san francisco. This Chanhassen 952-908-2730 year, of all the psychiatrists in the united Burnsville 952-908-2710 states, 20 were honored with exemplary Coon Rapids 952-908-2580 Psychiatrist Awards. Maplewood 651-777-6507 For additional information, Designatedcall please Medical Spine Center uCARe hoNoRs RiDGevieW CliNiCs AT 'sAluTe To eXCelleNCe' eveNT delivering high-quality care to uCare's Medicare members during uCare's fifth annual "salute to excellence!" event June 18. PDR's success in the nonsurgical treatment of neck and back pain has established them as a designated Medical Spine Center (MSC). Our program is a biopsychosocial active re-conditioning model which provides successful outcomes for our patients. 952-908-2700 Ridgeview Clinics was recognized for www.PDRclinics.com The event honored outstanding performances by 24 Minnesota clinics and care systems that participated in uCare's 2012 Pay for Performance Program. National Committee for Quality Assurance's Back Pain Recognition Program (BPRP) seeks to recognize physicians and chiropractors who deliver superior care.

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