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Florida Blue extends support to Surfside community

Posted by | Jun 27, 2021 | |

Blue Cross Blue Shield plan donates $50,000 to Operation Helping Hands, offers free 24/7 bilingual emotional support helpline 
 
June 26, 2021 – Florida Blue, the local Blue Cross Blue Shield plan, is offering additional support to the residents of Surfside and the entire South Florida community following Thursday’s tragic building collapse. 
 
The Florida Blue Foundation has contributed $50,000 to Operation Helping Hands, a response and relief fund activated by United Way of Miami-Dade and the Miami Herald/el Nuevo Herald. The funds will provide support and assistance to affected families with their short- and long-term needs created by the unexpected tragedy.
 
 

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UNITED HOMECARE APPOINTS JOSÉ KEICHI FUENTES AS ITS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF FOUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Posted by | Jun 27, 2021 | |

 JUNE 25, 2021 – United HomeCare® (UHC), a non-profit 501(c)(3) home and community-based charitable organization is proud to announce the appointment of José Keichi Fuentes as its Chairman of the Board of Directors and the addition of four new members to the board of directors, Dr. Rudolph Moise DO MBA JD, Maria G. Lamas MBA, Dr. Maria De Los Santos Ph.D.and Kathelyn “Kathy” Zimmerer CPA.
 

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Golisano Children’s Hospital partners with Walmart and Sam’s Club to help change kids’ health in Southwest Florida

Posted by | Jun 25, 2021 | |

The fundraising campaign runs from June 28 – July 25
 
June 25, 2021 – At only 8 years-old, Rylee Cappuccilli exemplifies strength and perseverance as she continues to face the challenges of a spinal cord injury she’s had since birth. 
 
The always-smiling third grader is one of many children in Southwest Florida to receive life-saving care at Golisano Children’s Hospital, the region’s only children’s hospital. In 2012, she learned to breathe on her own without 24-hour ventilator support, and in 2017, she overcame a surgery to remove a tracheotomy. Her mom, Andrea, calls it a miracle.
 

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UM School of Medicine Receives Award for Research on Aging and Cognitive Function Research includes Multiethnic Populations

Posted by | Jun 24, 2021 | |

June 24, 2021 – The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc., established in 1984, has announced a donation to the University of Miami’s School of Medicine in support of its research on aging and cognitive function. The funding of the research study “Epigenetic Clock as a ‘Fountain of Youth’: Is the Epigenetic Age more Important for Cognitive Function than Chronological Age?” is part of the foundation’s mission to fund breakthrough research with an emphasis on aging.

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