Author: Dorron Blumberg

 June 21, 2021 – Lee Health has established a new recognition, the High Reliability Award, that will be awarded twice a year to health system employees or teams that demonstrate a passion for delivering safe and high-quality care to our patients. The High Reliability Award is Lee Health’s most prestigious safety and quality recognition and its winners are handpicked by the health system’s chief officer leadership steam for their excellence in leadership, continuous process improvement and cultivating a culture of safety.

June 17 2021 – Furthering the American Medical Association’s (AMA) commitment to racial justice and equity within the medical profession and society as a whole, and building on the recent release of its strategic plan to embed racial justice and advance health equity, the AMA adopted policy during the Special Meeting of its House of Delegates this week aimed at improving the diversity of the physician workforce.

There is more to screen from during the summer than the sun. The Women’s Health team at Holy Cross Health encourages you to get screened for some of the most preventable forms of cancer. Holy Cross Health will host a free livestreaming Facebook community colon cancer lecture with Dr. Astha Bhatt at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 24 and a  lung cancer lecture with Dr. Ann Vu at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 1. Visit facebook.com/holycrossfl to tune in.