Windber Medical Center News http://www.windbercare.org/news/index.cfm RSS feed for news, media and events for Windber Medical Center Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:50:28 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss website@windbercare.org website@windbercare.org 60 RSSeditor v0.9.54 (http://www.rss-info.com) Windber Medical Center recognized by ASMBS for excellence in weight loss surgery http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=24 www.windbercare.org Windber Medical Center and Dr. Kim R. Marley recently announced that they have been named an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. The ASMBS BSCOE designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery. Marley is the Bariatric Medical Director at Windber Medical Center.

]]> Easing ER waits: Windber's $6.5M expansion set to begin next year http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=24 www.windbercare.org Construction of a new, $6.5 million emergency department is expected to begin next year at Windber Medical Center. Barbara Cliff, Windber Medical Center's president and chief executive officer, said hospital staff have been able to keep wait times relatively short for emergency visits. "We monitor that very closely," Cliff said, adding that the current emergency-room wait is posted on the home page of the hospital's Web site, www.windbercare.org.

]]> 10th annual HealthStyles Race to be held http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=23 www.windbercare.org The 10th annual HealthStyles Race will be held at Windber Medical Center, Somerset Avenue in Windber, beginning at 9 a.m. Sept. 4. Along with the 5K Race and 1.5 Mile Fun Walk, planners added a 10K race to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the event. Registration is at HealthStyles or on line at www.windbercare.org.

]]> Laparoscopic surgery option for women facing hysterectomy http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=22 www.windbercare.org Laparoscopic surgery has benefitted many. Now, women facing hysterectomy - the removal of their uterus - may be able to have the surgery done laparoscopically. "Laparoscopic hysterectomy is an excellent choice," said Dr. Erin Hott, OB/GYN surgeon at Windber Medical Center.

]]> Book details struggles against cancer http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=21 www.windbercare.org A book designed to tell the stories of those who battled breast cancer and provide inspiration for those still battling the disease was released Thursday at the Windber Research Institute. More than 40 people joined survivors, their families and local dignitaries like Joyce Murtha for a book signing of Journeys: Inspirational Stories of Courage and Strength.

]]> The Leadership Journey of Patient-Centered Care http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=20 www.windbercare.org Windber Medical Center (WMC) is a 54-bed Designated Planetree Patient-Centered Hospital in western Pennsylvania. We are the only Planetree hospital in Pennsylvania and one of only ten hospitals in the world to have achieved designation status, which can be viewed as the gold standard of patient-centered care. Guided by the core components of the Planetree philosophy, patient-centered care is not something we do, but rather something we are. The very culture of our acute care hospital embraces the concept that the patient is central to his or her own care, and the family is a component of that unit of care. Providing care the way we believe it should be provided extends to all who enter our doors. .

]]> Barbara Cliff Appointed Examiner for 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=19 www.windbercare.org Barbara Cliff, president and CEO of Windber Medical Center located in Windber, PA, has been appointed by Dr. Patrick Gallagher, Director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to the 2010 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. The Award, created by public law in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive.

]]> Surgery improves odds of weight-loss success http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=17 www.windbercare.org Weight-loss surgery changed Tammy Miller's life. I am happy with myself, the Friedens woman said. I can buy clothes off the rack; I can cross my legs; I feel more normal. Laproscopic band surgery by Dr. Kim R. Marley at Windber Medical Center helped Miller lose 140 pounds since August 2008.

]]> Windber Medical Center receives donation http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=15 www.windbercare.org The Taunia Oechslin Girls Night Out Committee presented Windber Medical Center's Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center with $53,000 it raised during its fourth annual event held April 27 at the Frank J. Pasquerilla Conference Center in Johnstown.

]]> Windber Medical Center recognized for high-quality care in weight loss surgery http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=13 www.windbercare.org Windber Medical Center and Dr. Kim R. Marley announced today that they have been named an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. The ASMBS BSCOE designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery. Dr. Marley is the Bariatric Medical Director at Windber Medical Center.

]]> Windber CEO's nursing roots anchor her in leadership role http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=14 www.windbercare.org Barbara Cliff, PhD, FACHE, president and CEO of Windber Medical Center, started her career in health care as a registered nurse over 30 years ago. During these years, she has spent more than five years at the COO or CEO levels and was in nursing leadership roles almost the entire time since becoming an RN. Cliff has always had a penchant for direct interaction with her patients, but always believed she could serve them better from the administrative level.

]]> Breast cancer benefit moves to bigger venue http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=10 www.windbercare.org The success of an annual evening of dinner, music and inspirational stories honoring breast cancer survivors has required a move to a larger venue this year.

]]> Windber Medical Center earns MRI re-accreditation http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=9 www.windbercare.org The MRI Department at Windber Medical Center has been awarded a three-year re-accreditation in whole body imaging as a result of a recent voluntary survey by the American College of Radiology.

]]> Congressman J Murtha http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=7 www.windbercare.org The Windber Medical Center family is greatly saddened by the passing of Congressman John P. Murtha. The Congressman was long a champion of our mission and a great supporter of ours as witnessed by his influence in the development and ongoing operations of the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center. Our thoughts and prayers are with Mrs. Murtha and the entire Murtha family.

]]> WMC, local organizations pitch in for Haiti relief http://www.windbercare.org/news/story.cfm?id=6 www.windbercare.org WINDBER, Pa. - Windber Medical Center officials announced today that approximately $10,000 has been collected since Jan. 14 for the Haitian earthquake relief efforts. The funds will be donated to Mission Discover, a Christian mission organization with deep ties to Haiti.

Windber Medical Center (WMC) served as the collection hub for the effort, and many of its employees and associates gave generously to the cause. Joining WMC in this venture were organizations such as the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, 1st Summit Bank, the law offices of Leventry, Haschak, & Rodkey, LLC, and the parishioners of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church of Windber.

"We're proud to be part of a community so willing to step forward and help our brothers and sisters in Haiti," said Barbara Cliff, president and CEO of Windber Medical Center. "We know Mission Discovery will be an excellent steward of this donation and will be certain that these funds make an impact."

UPJ officials collected donations at two recent events held at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center. 1st Summit Bank will be collecting donations at all their community branch offices until February 19. Employees of Leventry, Haschak, & Rodkey made a group donation. The parishioners of St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church joined together to make a donation on behalf of the parish.

Additional donations will be accepted at Windber Medical Center until February 19. After that date, please visit the Web site of Mission Discovery (missiondiscovery.org) to learn how to help.

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