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San Antonio's Brooke Army Medical Center Recognized as One of the Nation’s ‘Most Wired Hospitals’

San Antonio’s Brooke Army Medical Center Recognized as One of the Nation’s ‘Most Wired Hospitals’

By Editor on August 11, 2012

San Antonio’s Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) at Fort Sam Houston, part of the United States Army Medical Command, has been named as “A Top Wired Hospital in the United States” according to the 2012 Most Wired Survey by Hospitals and Health Networks magazine.

Posted in Featured, National Health News | Tagged Afghanistan, Army, BAMC, Brooke Army Medical Center, burn unit, deployment, Fort Sam Houston, FSH, IED, improvised explosive device, JBSA, Joint Base San Antonio, military hospital, military medicine, military treatment, recovery, SAMMC, San Antonio, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Soldier, Soldiers, Texas, Tx, U.S. Army, Warrior Transition Battalion, wounds, WTB | Leave a response

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Dallas Doctor Arrested for Alleged Role in $375 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

By Editor on February 29, 2012

Doctor Jacques Roy of Rockwall, TX and five owners of home health-care agencies were arrested on charges that they fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid nearly $375 million in what authorities described as the largest case of its kind.

Posted in Featured, National Health News | Tagged Department of Justice, Doctor Jacques Roy, Health and Human Services, Health Care Fraud, Health News Texas, Medicaid, Medicare, Rockwall, Tx | Leave a response

Children's Hospital Scott & White to be Named for Elizabeth and Drayton McLane Jr.

Children’s Hospital Scott & White to be Named for Elizabeth and Drayton McLane Jr.

By Editor on February 16, 2012

Elizabeth and Drayton McLane Jr. have made the largest gift in the 115-year history of Scott & White to benefit its Children’s Hospital. In recognition of the gift, the hospital has been named the McLane Children’s Hospital Scott & White.

Posted in Central Texas | Tagged CancerFoward, Drayton McLane Jr., Elizabeth and Drayton McLane Jr., Health News Texas, Houston Astros, McLane Children's Hospital Scott & White, McLane Company, Temple, Tx | Leave a response

Two Texas Hospitals Systems Recognized for Highest Improve Quality and Lowering Mortality Rate

Two Texas Hospitals Systems Recognized for Highest Improve Quality and Lowering Mortality Rate

By Editor on January 17, 2012

Memorial Hermann Healthcare System of Houston and Hospital Corporation of America’s (HCA) Central and West Texas Division that include Central Texas-based St. David’s HealthCare and El Paso-based Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare. were named among the nation’s 15 top U.S. health systems by Thomson Reuters.

Posted in Featured, Health News Texas | Tagged Austin, HCA Central and West Texas Division, Health News Texas, healthcare, Houston, Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System, Thomson Reuters, Tx, “15 Top Health Systems” | Leave a response

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