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++++++++++++++++++++++++ + +++ +hoSPiTAl RoUNDS +++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++ What's NeW iN TWiN CiTiES hEAlTh CARE MiNNeAPolis RADioloGy AND MiNNeAPolis vAsCulAR PhysiCiANs WelCoMe TWo NeW suRGeoNs Marlon lee, MD, and frank vandy, MD, have the National Association of Public hospitals and health systems' (NAPh) 2013 Annual Conference, June 19–21 in hollywood, fla. The NAPh Gage Awards Program — ChilDReN's hosPiTAl iN MiNNeAPolis veRifieD As level i PeDiATRiC TRAuMA CeNTeR The Minneapolis campus of Children's clinical expertise in endovascular and surgical named after NAPh founder and safety hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota has been treatments of vascular disease, creation and net advocate larry s. Gage — honors and verified as a level i pediatric trauma center by maintenance of dialysis access, stenting, and shares the outstanding work of mem- the American College of surgeons, signify- bypass surgeries. ber hospitals and health systems. The ing its expertise in treating the most critically improving Quality category recognizes injured children. activities that have improved the quality Three other hospitals in the Twin Cities of care delivered or reduced or eliminated already are verified as level i pediatric trauma harmful events to individual patients or centers — hennepin County Medical Center in groups of patients. Minneapolis, North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale and Regions hospital/Gillette Children's specialty healthcare in saint Paul. Marlon lee, MD frank vandy, MD NoTiCe of eMeRGeNCy MeDiCiNe ReseARCh sTuDy The hCMC Department of emergency heNNePiN CouNTy MeDiCAl CeNTeR ReCeives The 2013 GAGe AWARD foR iMPRoviNG PoPulATioN heAlTh foR iTs CooRDiNATeD CARe CeNTeR Medicine will conduct a medical research study starting in summer 2013. This study fAiRvieW eARNs NATioNAl AWARD foR suPPly ChAiN iNNovATioN fairview health services is one of two is different from most other research national winners of the Premier healthcare studies because it involves a process alliance's seventh annual supply Chain called exception from informed Consent. innovation Award. Premier, a provider-owned emergency department visits and inpatient Details of the study can be obtained at performance improvement alliance of more stays. hennepin County Medical Center www.clinicaltrials.gov or by contacting one than 2,800 hospitals and 95,000 other care (hCMC) was honored with the award during of the study physicians. sites across the nation, honors select member This program has significantly reduced

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