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SINAI HOSPITAL NEWS
	New Study to Examine Genotyping and Platelet Function Testing at Point-of-Care to Personalize Anti-Platelet Therapy and Improve Patient Outcomes Paul A. Gurbel, M.D. of the Center for Thrombosis Research at Sinai Hospital Will be first in the U.S. to Use	8/11/2010
	New Hematology/Oncology Center Opens at Sinai	8/3/2010
	Sinai Hospital Forms Health Equity Community Advisory Panel	3/11/2010
	Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Surgeons Implement Robotic Surgery	3/8/2010
	Sinai Hospital Team Treats Haitians Transported to the Dominican Republic	1/22/2010
	Sinai Hospital Takes Education to Next Level with Nationally Recognized Diabetes Resource Center	12/1/2009
	Jeanette A.F. Linder Named Chief of Radiation Oncology at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore	11/12/2009
	LifeBridge Health Doctor to Speak About Blood Cancers at Town Meeting	9/24/2009
	Sinai Hospital Physician Performs Rare Single-Incision Surgery For Weight Loss	4/27/2009
	Sinai Hospital Appoints Chief Medical Officer	4/16/2009
	Sinai Hospital Helps Kick Off the TreeBaltimore Program with Mayor Sheila Dixon	12/3/2008
	Sinai Hospital One of the Top 50 Neurology and Neurosurgery Hospitals by U.S. News and World Report	7/11/2008
	Sinai Hospital Stroke Center Earns National Gold Level Award	6/23/2008
	Sinai Hospital Earns Coveted Nursing Excellence Award	4/16/2008
	Sinai Hospital Successfully Treats First Prostate Patient in Maryland with CyberKnife	12/19/2007
	Neuroscience Center at Sinai Hospital Receives Naming Gift	12/11/2007
	Sinai Hospital Welcomes New Members to its Board of Directors	12/11/2007
	Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Receives Medal of Honor from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	10/15/2007
	Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Participates in First-Ever Remote Presence Surgery between the United States and Argentina	10/4/2007
	Sinai Hospital's Stroke Center Designated a Primary Stroke Center	8/8/2007
	Deb Kirkland to Serve as Delegate For Historical Breast Cancer Global Advotate Summit	8/1/2007
	Sinai Hospital Ranked One of The Top 50 Hospital For Endocrinology By U.S. News & World Report	7/13/2007
	Bedside Visits by Robots and Doctors May Get Patients Home Faster	7/12/2007
	The Stroke Center at Sinai Receives American Stroke Association's Annual Acheivement Award	6/20/2007
	Landmark Study on Aspirin Resistance Published in Ciruclation	6/12/2007
	Olympic Champion and Baltimore Native Michael Phelps Named Honorary Chairman of Sinai Hospital's Third Annual Race for Our Kids	5/23/2007
	Sinai Hospital Opens Neuroscience Center	4/11/2007
	Sinai Hospital Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign for Children’s Hospital Expansion	4/2/2007
	The Heart Center at Sinai Conducts Landmark Study on Aspirin Resistance in Diabetics	3/25/2007
	Sinai Hospital Becomes Regional Leader in Supporting Healthy Foods	2/13/2007
	Sinai Hospital Adds the Department of Neurology	1/5/2007
	The Heart Center at Sinai Conducts Landmark Study on Aspirin Resistance	9/21/2006
	Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Announces Surgical Residency Program	7/27/2006
	Cyclists on a Cross Country Fundraising Ride Stop at Sinai Hospital	7/5/2006
	Sinai Hospital Holds Its Second Annual Race for Our Kids	5/25/2006
	Joseph Dean Nuckols, M.D., named pathologist-in-chief for Sinai Hospital of Baltimore	5/22/2006
	Sinai Hospital Announces the Purchase of Second CyberKnife	5/17/2006
	Sinai Hospital Begins A New Program Designed To Help Combat The Growing Epidemic Of Childhood Obesity	3/21/2006
	Sinai Hospital's Stroke Center Earns Certificate of Distinction	2/28/2006
	Robot on Patient Rounds at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore	2/24/2006
	CarePages Improves Communication to Family and Friends of Patients at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore	2/2/2006
	Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Treats 500th Patient with CyberKnife®	12/13/2005
	Sinai Sleep Center Earns Accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medince	12/9/2005
	Sinai Hospital Enhances Its Minimally Invasive Procedures	11/29/2005
	Sinai Hospital Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the First Patient Successfully Treated with an Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator	9/30/2005
	Sinai Hospital's Bariatric Surgery Program Named "Center of Excellence"	9/7/2005
	Sinai Hospital Ranked One of the Top 50 Heart Hospital By U.S. News & World Report	7/8/2005
	Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Names Tina Gionet Patient Safety Officer	6/10/2005
	Donald Abrams, M.D., Chief of Ophthalmology for Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Krieger Eye Institute	6/9/2005
	Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Named Top Health Care Provider	6/7/2005
	Visit Friends and Family at Sinai Online	4/21/2005
	Sinai Hospital Announces New Scanning Method for Earlier Detection of Cancer	3/28/2005
	Sinai Hospital PICU Nurses Make History with a New National Certification	3/28/2005
	Sinai Hospital Opens New Birthing Center and Welcomes Its First Baby	3/17/2005
	Researchers at Sinai Hospital Present Their Findings at The American College of Cardiology Conference	3/17/2005
	The Spine Center at Sinai Hospital is at the Head of the Class When it Comes to Spine Treatments	2/22/2005
	Sinai Hospital Enhances CyberKnife Radiosurgery with the Synchrony Respiratory Tracking System	12/15/2004
	Department of Neurosurgery is Created at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore	12/15/2004
	Sinai Hospital Receives $30,000 From the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation	10/21/2004
	Sinai Hospital Becomes an Official Clinical Training Center for CyberKnife Radiosurgery	8/3/2004
	Zerbst Named Director of Rehabilitation Services at Sinai Hospital	6/30/2004
	The Rehabilitation Center at Sinai Hospital Uses Cutting-Edge Technology to Help Diagnose Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	6/3/2004
	Sinai Hospital to Open Guest House for Patients	4/7/2004
	Sinai Hospital Orthopedic Surgeon Janet Conway, M.D., is Inducted into Academy	2/24/2004
	Sinai Hospital of Baltimore is Reviving a ForgottenTreatment for Pediatric Clubfoot	12/31/2003
	Sinai Hospital of Baltimore Welcomes New Board Members	11/6/2003
	A Longer Term Solution For Active Individuals With Hip Pain	8/15/2003
	Researchers Find Some Patients Resistant to Medication Designed to Reduce Platelet Activity	6/11/2003
	Sinai Hospital Launches CyberKnife Treatment to Help Patients Suffering from Inoperable Tumors	5/1/2003
	Sinai Hospital to Build Guest House for Patients	4/1/2003
	Neal Naff, M.D., Named Division Head of Neurosurgery	1/9/2003
	Sinai Hospital Announces Grand Opening of New Spine Center	1/8/2003
	Sinai Hospital Ranked in Top 100 Heart Hospitals in Nation	11/22/2002
	LifeBridge Health & Fitness Joins with Activtrax for Customizing Workouts	9/25/2002
	Researchers at Sinai Hospital Find Link Between Altitude Illness and Dehydration	9/4/2002
	Sinai Hospital Offers State-of-the-art Radiation Therapy to Treat Brain Tumors	8/12/2002
	Sinai Hospital Ranked one of the Top 50 Heart Hospitals by US News & World Report	7/23/2002
	Sinai Spine Surgeons to Offer new FDA Approved Device to Treat low Back Pain	7/15/2002
	Research Shows that Innovative Technique more Successful in Correcting Pediatric Clubfoot	7/10/2002
	Bunny Kohn, R.N. and Cora Cochran, L.P.N., named as Sinai Hospital's Nurses of the Year	6/28/2002
	Joseph Wiley, M.D., Appointed Chief of Pediatrics at Sinai Hospital	6/28/2002
	Sinai Hospital Ranked One of the Top 50 Heart Hospitals by U.S. News and World Report	1/20/2002

NORTHWEST HOSPITAL NEWS
	Northwest Hospital Doctor Performs First Da Vinci Robot Hand Surgery in America	7/27/2010
	Surgeons Now Offer Robotic Surgery at Northwest Hospital	6/21/2010
	Women's Wellness Center Opens at Northwest Hospital	6/1/2010
	Northwest Hospital Sleep Disorders Center Earns American Academy of Sleep Medicine Accreditation	4/23/2010
	Northwest Hospital Opens New SurgiCenter	4/19/2010
	Samuelson Breast Care Center Receives American College of Radiology Accreditation	1/29/2010
	Northwest Hospital's Domestic Violence Program Marks Five Years of Service	11/11/2009
	Northwest Hospital Appoints Medical Director for its New Breast Care Center	7/7/2009
	MIEMSS Designates Northwest Hospital as a Primary Stroke Center	6/18/2009
	Northwest Hospital Celebrates Completion of a $100 Million Facility Expansion and Renovation Effort	6/2/2009
	Laparoscopic Ovarian Cancer Procedure Performed at Northwest Hospital	4/14/2009
	Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Program at Northwest Hospital Earns Prestigious Accreditation	2/25/2009
	Breast Care Center at Northwest Hospital Receives American College of Radiology Accreditation	2/3/2009
	Northwest Hospital Breaks Ground on New Medical Office Building	11/6/2008
	Northwest Hospital Clinical Educator Recognized by the American Lung Association Lung Association of Maryland	10/22/2008
	Northwest Hospital Receives $850,000 Gift	10/8/2008
	Northwest Hospital Doctor Performs Revolutionary New Hand Surgery	10/8/2008
	Northwest Hospital and Sinai Hospital Nuclear Medicine Departments Receive Certificate of Accreditation	8/28/2008
	Alan Davis, M.D. named Chief of Surgery	6/26/2008
	Northwest Hospital Opens the Only Fully Dedicated In-Hospital Hospice Unit in Maryland	2/11/2008
	David Tarantino, M.D., Joins Northwest Hospital As Chief Of Anesthesia	2/5/2008
	Northwest Hospital Pharmacy Automates Medication Dispensing	1/30/2008
	Northwest Hospital Offers Digital Mammography	9/24/2007
	Northwest Hospistal Launches Intensivist Program	8/27/2007
	Northwest Hospital Named One of the Nation’s Top Acute Care Hospitals	3/28/2007
	Northwest Hospital Opens a Continence Center	3/13/2007
	Northwest Hospital Participates in an Adopt-a-School Program with Windsor Mill Middle School	12/18/2006
	Nurses at Northwest Hospital Certified as MammaCare Specialist	11/14/2006
	Deborah Macy Named Director of Northwest Hospital's ER-7	9/7/2006
	Northwest Hospital Receives Grant From Bank of America	8/30/2006
	Northwest Hospital Launches Vein Clinic	8/14/2006
	Audrey Bergin Named to Baltimore County's Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team	7/28/2006
	Mark Ostrowski, New Director of Human Resources.	5/22/2006
	Northwest Hospital Now Provides a Softer Mammogram	2/21/2006
	Northwest Hospital Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign With Three $1 Million Gifts	1/23/2006
	Week-long Nursing Camp at Northwest Hospital Center Encourages Local High School Students to Pursue a Career in Medicine	8/4/2005
	Northwest Hospital Center Adds a Powerful New Weapon in the Fight to Heal Stubborn Wounds	6/20/2005
	Northwest Hospital Center Receives $800,000 for Intensive Care Unit Expansion Project	6/7/2005
	Multidisciplinary Center for Breast Health Opens at Northwest Hospital Center	5/4/2005
	Northwest Hospital Names Arlene Weber Director of Acute Care Services	4/28/2005
	Charles Leve, M.D., Na,ed Chief of Anesthesiology For Northwest Hospital Center	3/17/2005
	Stanley Mezewski Joins Northwest Hospital Center	3/17/2005
	Northwest Hospital Center's Family Violence Program Awarded Grant	3/17/2005
	Scott Conover is Named Vice President of Administration at Northwest Hospital Center	3/17/2005
	W. Peter Geis, M.D., Joins Northwest Hospital Medical Staff	12/15/2004
	Richard Rohrs of Northwest Hospital Center Named President Elect of National Physician Assistant Organization	8/3/2004
	Erik Wexler Named President of Northwest Hospital Center	11/13/2003
	Northwest Hospital Center Announces New Procedure for Spine and Vertebrae Fractures	7/18/2003
	Northwest Hospital Center Adds Test for Heart Functioning	6/25/2003
	Northwest Hospital Center Announces New Thumb Procedure	6/11/2003
	Northwest Hospital Center Honors Volunteers	6/3/2003
	Christopher Lee Joins Northwest Hospital Center	6/3/2003
	Northwest Hospital Center to Hold Nursing Camp	4/25/2003
	Northwest Hospital Center Opens Geriatric Unit	4/11/2003
	Northwest Hospital Center Names New Chief	4/11/2003
	Sister Marie Seton Walsh Named Health Care Hero	3/20/2003
	Center for Breast Care and Bone Health Awarded Accreditation	1/2/2003
	Northwest Hospital Center Awarded Family Violence Grant	11/21/2002
	Northwest Hospital Center Announces New Prostate Procedure	9/13/2002
	Northwest Hospital Center Honored for Cultural Diversity	9/9/2002
	Northwest’s Tele-Care Service Marks 30 Years	9/9/2002
	Center for Breast Care & Bone Health Celebrates 15th Anniversary	8/26/2002
	Northwest Plastic Surgeon Receives National Award	8/5/2002
	Northwest Hospital Center Adds Physicians to Staff	7/2/2002
	Northwest ER-7: Seven Centers of Comfort, Care and Compassion Opens	7/2/2002

LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH NEWS
	LifeBridge Health launches mobile recruitment website	8/19/2010
	LifeBridge Health Earns Excellence in Diversity Award	6/23/2010
	Barbara Epke Named AHA "Grassroots Champion"	4/26/2010
	Surveyed Neurologists Agree That Sedation for the Immediately Dying Differs From Euthanasia	4/13/2010
	LifeBridge Health Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy Associates Form Partnership to Provide Leading Physical Therapy Program	3/8/2010
	LifeBridge Health Study Indicates that Use of Advanced Directives in Maryland May Be Increasing	2/25/2010
	Sinai Hospital Auxiliary Awards Grant to Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program	2/4/2010
	LifeBridge Health Named A FORTUNE "100 Best Companies To Work For"	1/28/2010
	Kevin Crutchfield, M.D., Named to NFL Players Association Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury Committee	1/27/2010
	Majid Fotuhi, M.D., of The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute at LifeBridge Health Offers a New Framework for Dementia	1/25/2010
	Richard North, MD, Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by the North American Neuromodulation Society	1/6/2010
	Most Women in Their 40s Say They Will Ignore New Government Recommendations for Mammograms	12/1/2009
	No Soap? Then Hand Washing Is a Waste of Time	10/5/2009
	LifeBridge Health Director of Security Wins National Safety Award	5/11/2009
	Safe Summer Tips	5/6/2009
	LifeBridge Health Joins Forces to Alleviate Nurse Shortage	4/23/2009
	LifeBridge Health Wins Green Policy Award	4/23/2009
	LifeBridge Health Announces Naming of Brain & Spine Institute	4/22/2009
	LifeBridge Health Begins Health Information Exchange	3/31/2009
	LifeBridge Health: Heart Health Tips	2/2/2009
	Winter Health Tips	12/22/2008
	LifeBridge Health Named Best Place to Work for the Third Time	9/22/2008
	Louis B. Malinow, M.D. Awarded Diplomate Status	8/28/2008
	LifeBridge Health Launches Facebook Page®	7/22/2008
	LifeBridge Health & Fitness Opens Baltimore's First CrossFit Affiliate	5/12/2008
	The Magic of Life Gala Raises More Than $2.5 Million	4/12/2008
	LifeBites - February 2008	2/4/2008
	LifeBridge Health Welcomes New Members to the Board of Directors	12/11/2007
	LifeBridge Health Names Brian M. White Vice President of Business Development	9/4/2007
	Michael A. Williams M.D., Named Medical Director of the LifeBridge Health Brain & Spine Institute	8/1/2007
	LifeBridge Health Receives Pregnancy Friendly Workplace Designation	7/3/2007
	LifeBridge Health Named Best Place to Work for the Second Time	5/24/2007
	LifeBridge Health Names Magic of Life Gala Chair	4/5/2007
	Myles D. Brager, M.D., Named a Director in the LifeBridge Health Brain & Spine Institute	2/8/2007
	Myles D. Brager, M.D., Named a Director in the LifeBridge Health Brain & Spine Institute	2/8/2007
	Hugo Benalcazar, M.D., Named Co-Director of the Spine Center at Sinai Hospital for the LifeBridge Health Brain & Spine Institute	2/8/2007
	LifeBridge Health Launches Brain & Spine Institute	1/22/2007
	LifeBridge Health Rolls Out Pioneering Ad Campaign for the Launch of the Brain & Spine Institute	1/4/2007
	LifeBridge Health Earns Top Honors in the Maryland Employer of Distinction Award	12/5/2006
	LifeBridge Health Hosts a Unique Project Combing Talent, Support And Hope – All on a Size 36 C	10/23/2006
	Pass the Popcorn - LifeBridge Health Hits the Big Screen	7/20/2006
	Alan Oshinsky, M.D., Named Otolaryngologist-In-Chief	5/22/2006
	LifeBridge Health & Fitness Advertising Campaign Earns National Honors	5/10/2006
	LifeBits - May	5/1/2006
	LifeBridge Laboratories Earns 2006 Lab of Year Recognition	4/18/2006
	LifeBridge Health Podiatrist Writes Book for American Diabetes Association	4/7/2006
	LifeBits - April	4/3/2006
	Health Care Heroes Awards Recognize LifeBridge Health Employees and Volunteers	3/31/2006
	Magic of Life Gala Marks Baltimore's Largest One-Day Fundraiser for Second Time	3/25/2006
	LifeBridge Health Named Best Place to Work in Baltimore	3/24/2006
	LifeBits - March 2006	3/20/2006
	LifeBits - February 2006	2/1/2006
	LifeBits - December 2005	12/30/2005
	LifeBridge Health Partners with Direct Impact Marketing to Engage Community Businesses	12/20/2005
	LifeBridge Health Donates $100,000 to The Care Fund	10/20/2005
	LifeBridge Health Raises Money for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina with an Online Auction	9/21/2005
	LifeBridge Health's Latest Edition of Maryland's Only Consumer-Oriented Medical Magazine Now Available	9/20/2005
	LifeBridge Health "Segways" into the Future of Hospital Security	7/5/2005
	LifeBridge Health Sports Medicine Teams Up With a Local Lacrosse Legend for its Offical Kickoff	3/28/2005
	LifeBridge Health Wins Eight International Awards	12/15/2004
	Lifebridge Health Launches Maryland's First Consumer-Oriented Medical Magazine	12/13/2004
	LifeBridge Health Launches New Sports Medicine Program	11/12/2004
	Taylor Foss Joins Lifebridge Health as Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer	10/7/2004
	LifeBridge Health & Fitness Launches New Customized Meal Service	8/3/2004
	Actor Jeff Goldblum is the Voice of the New Lifebridge Health Advertising Campaign	3/31/2004
	LifeBridge Health Receives Six Alfred Knight Awards For Health Care Marketing	3/31/2004
	LifeBridge Health Honored With the Outstanding Health Information Award by the Maryland Nurses Association	12/1/2003
	LifeBridge Health Receives Aster Awards for Health Care Marketing	5/14/2003
	LifeBridge Health & Fitness Offers Customized BodyShape 3-D Body Scanner	1/30/2003
	LifeBridge Health Launches Innovative Recruitment Campaign	11/4/2002
	LifeBridge Health & Fitness Joins with Activtrax for Customizing Workouts	9/25/2002
	Cancer Patients find Treatment through Exercise	11/11/2001
	LifeBridge Health Named A Fortune "100 Best Companies To Work For"

LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH AND FITNESS
	LifeBridge Health and Fitness Opens Baltimore's First CrossFit	8/8/2008

LEVINDALE NEWS
	Manage Pain - Small Acts Offer Big Results	9/9/2009
	Levindale and Courtland Gardens Name Vice President of Patient Care Services	9/9/2009
	"The Who, What and Where of Elder Care"...A Caregiver's New Best Friend	1/23/2006
	Levindale-Jewish Convalescent Name New Board Chairman	11/9/2005
	Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital Names New Administrator	11/8/2005
	Levindale Medical Staff Makes House Calls to Homebound Patients	9/10/2004
	Levindale Joins National Wound Care Initiative	5/5/2004
	Levindale Receives National Health Care Accreditation	3/10/2004
	Levindale is Nominee for Health Care Heroes Award	3/8/2004
	Trink Family Volunteers Bring Weekly Smiles	1/9/2003
	Levindale Employee Makes Beautiful Music for Residents, Families and Staff	11/13/2002
	Certified Nursing Assistants Make the Grade at Levindale and Jewish Convalescent	11/11/2002
	Levindale Recommends Flu Shots for Elderly and Health Care Workers	10/18/2002
	Helping Patients Cope with Pain Management Techniques	9/23/2002
	Medical Staff Makes House Calls to Homebound Patients	9/9/2002
	Levindale Receives Stellar marks on Rehabilitation Accreditation Survey	6/3/2002
	Levindale Becomes First Registered "Eden Alternative" Facility in Maryland	1/1/2001

COURTLAND GARDENS
	Levindale and Courtland Gardens Name New Vice President of Patient Care Services	9/9/2009
	Jewish Convalescent & Nursing Home Changes Name	4/29/2009
	Levindale-Jewish Convalescent Name New Board Chairman	11/10/2005
	Jewish Convalescent Names New Administrator	11/2/2004
	Jewish Convalescent Names New Medical Director	3/31/2004
	Jewish Convalescent Becomes Registered Eden Alternative Facility	9/11/2002