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Book details struggles against cancer

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 Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber.

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The Leadership Journey of Patient-Centered Care

Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber (Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber) is a 54-bed Designated Planetree Patient-Centered Hospital in western Pennsylvania.

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Barbara Cliff Appointed Examiner for 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

Barbara Cliff, president and CEO of Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber 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.

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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber receives donation

The Taunia Oechslin Girls Night Out Committee presented Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber’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.

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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber recognized for high-quality care in weight loss surgery

Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber 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.

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A beautiful evening: Girls Night Out raises $53G for breast-cancer fight

The fourth annual Taunia Oechslin Girls Night Out Gala, held April 27 at the Pasquerilla Conference Center in downtown Johnstown, raised $53,000 for the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center in Windber.

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Windber CEO’s nursing roots anchor her in leadership role

Barbara Cliff, PhD, FACHE, president and CEO of Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber, 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.

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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber earns MRI re-accreditation

The MRI Department at Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber 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.

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Haitian earthquake relief efforts

Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber 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.

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Former reporter recalls Murtha’s commitment to health care

I was fortunate to have the opportunity over the past six years to become acquainted with the late U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha.

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