APRIL 29 2021 – The North Broward Hospital District Board of Commissioners, which oversees Broward Health, welcomed three new commissioners at yesterday’s board meeting. Recently appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis, John Hage, Chris Pernicano and Levi Williams were confirmed by the board.
Read MoreApril 29 2021 – To bolster research to help communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19, the National Institutes of Health is funding $29 million in additional grants for the NIH Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities. This funding was supported by the American Rescue Plan.
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April 29 2021 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2021 shows 25 hospitals in the State of Florida with a rating of five stars.
Read MoreApril 29 2921 – A $100,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Broward is helping advance research at Memorial Cancer Institute that provides oncologists a clearer and timelier picture of the impact of targeted therapy drugs on lung cancer. That’s good news for patients whose medical teams can utilize that information to refine treatments and incorporate drugs known to be effective against specific types of tumors, an approach known as “precision medicine.”
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