Author: Dorron Blumberg

TissueTech Strengthens Senior Management Team with the Appointment of Vice President of Reimbursement and Government Affairs – Timothy (Tim) Hunter tapped to provide strategic oversight of reimbursement strategies for TissueTech’s future biologics p

Posted by | Dec 5, 2019 | |

 December 4, 2019 – TissueTech, Inc., a pioneer in the development and clinical application of regenerative human birth tissue products marketed through its subsidiaries Bio-Tissue, Inc. and Amniox Medical, Inc., announced today the appointment of Timothy Hunter to the position of Vice President, Reimbursement and Government Affairs to oversee enterprise-wide third-party payor and reimbursement activities. 

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Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center Adds to Medical Staff

Posted by | Dec 4, 2019 | |

December 4 2019 – Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center (CDTC) has announced the addition of Dr. Helena Gaviria to its Primary Care Center.
A board-certified pediatrician, Dr. Gaviria is a fellow member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is part of the Chapters for Obesity, Children with Disabilities and Integrative Nutrition. Her passion for nutrition and wellness inspired her to also complete a certification as a health coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2017. 

 

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Palm Beach State College Executive Dean of the Belle Glade Campus Joins the Health Care District’s Hospital Advisory Board

Posted by | Dec 4, 2019 | |

December 4 2019 – Dr. LaTanya L. McNeal, Executive Dean for Palm Beach State College’s Belle Glade campus, was recently appointed to the Lakeside Health Advisory Board, the Health Care District of Palm Beach County’s hospital advisory board. The board advises the Health Care District Board of Commissioners on issues related to the overall health and wellness of Glades residents, visitors and underserved members of the community. Dr. McNeal fills the seat vacated by Maria M. Vallejo, PhD who retired in March as Vice President for Growth & Expansion and Provost for the Palm Beach State College’s Belle Glade and Loxahatchee campuses. 

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Wellington Regional Medical Center acquires additional 35 acres in Westlake for future medical campus – Land is adjacent to freestanding emergency medical facility that opened in April 2019

Posted by | Dec 4, 2019 | |

December 4 2019  – Wellington Regional Medical Center has acquired 35 additional acres in Westlake from Minto Communities for the future development of a medical campus. The transaction closed November 25. Terms were not disclosed. 
The land is adjacent to a five-acre parcel on which the hospital built a freestanding emergency medical facility that opened to patients in April 2019. The ER at Westlake, located at 16750 Persimmon Boulevard, provides emergency medical care 24-hours a day, seven days a week with eight exam rooms, three rapid medical exam bays, one triage room, on-site lab services and on-site radiological services.

 

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Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center Brings New Cardiac Research Trial to Northern Palm Beach County for Tricuspid Regurgitation

Posted by | Dec 4, 2019 | |

December 4, 2019 – Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center is actively participating in a new medical study (TRILUMINATE Pivotal Trial), and enrolling patients who have severe symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation (leakage through the tricuspid valve), and are deemed appropriate for transcatheter intervention. This study is being conducted by Abbott, and is designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the TriClip device for the treatment of severe tricuspid regurgitation.  Potential participants must go through a screening process prior to being enrolled in the study.
 
 

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