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Denton Regional Medical Center Nurse Toni Haddox named to DFW “Great 100 Nurses”

Criteria for nomination includes leadership, service, acting as a role model, compassion and significant contributions to the community and the profession.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

American Association for Respiratory Care has advice for asthma and allergy sufferers

Pollen often triggers allergies and asthma.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Presbyterian Hospital of Plano receives 2008 Texas Award for Performance Excellence

Presby is the first health care facility in Collin County to win the award.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Dallas-based Access Pharmaceuticals featured in investment book

Snaps for Access Pharmaceuticals.

Monday, May 5, 2008

Perot Systems Ranked #1 for Clinical Implementation Services By KLAS

Mr. Perot finally wins something.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

McKinney welcomes new Center for Preventive Medicine

The center will provide in-depth blood work, extensive health history questionnaires exploring lifestyle habits and family health history, heart CT scans, and ultrasounds.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas makes executive changes

Eduardo J. Sanchez takes over as VP and Chief Medical Officer.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Plano-based Perot Systems and Surgical Care Affiliates sign five-year agreement

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Denton and Texas Woman’s University work together on May is “Exercise is Medicine” month

Mayor McNeill said that physical inactivity and obesity are two major public health problems, not only in Texas and the United States, but also across the globe.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Dallas-based Tenet sells USC University Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Hospital to USC

The sale was the direct result of a lawsuit against Tenet by USC.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Dallas VA psychiatric wing closed after 4th suicide in 4 months

Over the last half year, the hospital has spent more than $250,000 to eliminate structural suicide risks in the building.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

TMA and local physician visit Congress to discuss broken healthcare system

Dr. Hines helps explain why Medicare is doomed.

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Farmers Branch family-owned “Total Pharmacy” will offer drug compounding along with milk, bread, and eggs

Festive grand opening runs all day Saturday April 12.

Friday, April 11, 2008

The changing face of Medicare

If the moratorium on the new Medicaid regulations is allowed to expire in May 2008, North Texas residents and area hospitals will soon feel the effects.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

New partnership means better access to better meds for the working poor in Dallas

Central Dallas Ministries and CommuniCare will bring new prescription medicine benefits to thousands of low-income patients.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Ground broken on Methodist McKinney Hospital

Methodist McKinney Hospital is a joint venture partnership between area physicians, Methodist Health System and Nueterra Healthcare.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Dallas-based Tenet completes sale of North Ridge Medical Center

The sale price was $20 million.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

EDS renews contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Irving-based Healthaxis could be dropped by NASDAQ

The company received a NASDAQ Deficiency Notice related to the minimum bid price rule.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas transforms its role, changes mission

Commits to health and wellness of members and communities

Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas helps employer groups and members experience wellness everywhere.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Coppell-based Mannatech reaches $11.25 million settlement in securities class-action lawsuit

The company officially admits "no wrongdoing."

Friday, March 21, 2008

Parkland Hospital garners ‘100 Top Hospitals’ award for the third time

Parkland was one of just seven Texas hospitals on the list.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Texas Woman’s University to host seventh annual Well Wednesday Community Health Fair on April 2

The public is invited to the free health fair in Pioneer Hall, located on Bell Avenue, and hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Denton County Health Department provides financial assistance for mammograms

To qualify, one must be considered low income, uninsured, 40 years of age or older, and in need for an annual screening.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Dallas-based ACS awarded $41 million IT outsourcing contract with Parkland Hospital

Parkland Health & Hospital System first opened its doors in 1894.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Children’s Medical Center Dallas retains Trauma Level I designation

The designation means Children’s meets the highest standards in trauma service and has committed resources to care for all types of childhood traumas.

Friday, March 7, 2008

Spine Team Texas opens sister facility in Rockwall

The Rockwall office, like the other Spine Team Texas locations in Southlake, Bedford and Las Colinas, will focus on non-surgical treatments, resorting to minimally invasive surgery only as a last resort.

Monday, Feb. 25, 2008

Dallas-based Claimsnet completes acquisition of Acceptius

Claimsnet hopes the deal with net 35% to revenue.

Friday, Feb. 22, 2008

Rep. Helen Giddings and local grocery stores team up for children’s insurance

Giddings and other volunteers will be at area Minyard's, Carnival, and Sack 'n Save stores to help kids get insurance.

Friday, Feb. 22, 2008

Methodist Mansfield Medical Center opens new Sleep Diagnostic Center

The center provides two "sleep-study suites" to evaluate sleep apnea, insomnia, restless leg syndrome, narcolepsy, snoring, sleepwalking, having to listen to your mate complain about work, and other sleep difficulties.

Friday, Feb. 22, 2008

American Professional Wound Care Association conference to be held in Fort Worth March 6-9

It'll include world opinion leaders in wound care, so you'd be a complete idiot not to attend, especially since it's right in your own backyard, assuming you live in the Stockyards, that is.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008

Dallas-based Quovadx changes name to Healthvision

The company hopes that the name change reflects focus on healthcare software and solutions.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008

Sunnyvale to get new hospital

Located 15 miles east of downtown Dallas, Sunnyvale has a population of 4,000 which, notoriously, includes DMN columnist Steve Blow.

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008

Grand Prairie health clinic plan draws questions from city council

The clinic met some resistance from council members, who thought the city might be overreaching.

Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008

Medical City Lancaster officially closed down

Poulos said that the hospital was planning on filing for bankruptcy.

Friday, Feb. 15, 2008

Wal-Mart medical clinic to open in Dallas

One-stop shopping indeed.

Friday, Feb. 8, 2008

Richardson Regional Cancer Center receives accreditation

“This accreditation reaffirms our commitment to providing patients with the highest quality of cancer care – from diagnosis through treatment,” said Dr. Barry Levinson.

Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008

Dallas-based Tenet announces national agreement with CIGNA

Nine hospitals added to CIGNA provider network.

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008

Dallas-based Tenet enters agreement to sell North Ridge Medical Center

Terms of the sale were not disclosed.

Friday, Feb. 1, 2008

Dallas clinic’s transgender health services fill need

GEAR leaders act as ‘guinea pigs’ for new program at Nelson-Tebedo that provides hormone therapy.

Friday, Feb. 1, 2008


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