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December 4, 2007 - Piedmont Hospital’s Transplant Services Partner with MUMC - (December 7, 2007 ) -- Piedmont Hospital Transplant Services is partnering with Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah to launch its second satellite clinic in Georgia in an effort to enhance patient access to transplantation evaluation and follow-up care. more...

November 30, 2007 - Memorial Research Scientist Named Distinguished Scholar - (November 30, 2007) -- Dominique Broccoli, Ph.D., leader of the cancer biology and genetics program at Memorial University Medical Center, is among 29 scientists selected as a Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar for 2008. more...

November 27, 2007 - Blood Donors Needed as Supplies Drop - (November 27, 2007) – Memorial University Medical Center and the Savannah Community Blood Bank are holding a blood drive at the Memorial Blood Donor Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, November 29. more...

November 1, 2007 - MUMC Research Accepted in Prestigious Publication - (November 1, 2007) – Research conducted at the William and Iffath Hoskins Center for Biomedical Research at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) has been published in the October 1 issue of the prestigious peer-reviewed and internationally known Cancer Research. more...

October 30, 2007 - Annual Waiting on a Cure Event Coming November 15 - (October 30, 2007) – The fight against cancer will take center stage at the 6th Annual Waiting on a Cure luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, November 15, at the Hilton Savannah DeSoto. This year's theme is "Give My Regards to Broadway." more...

October 29, 2007 - Memorial Surgeon Earns Distinguished Service Award - (October 29, 2007) – Donald G. Gallup, M.D., has been presented the Distinguished Service Award by the Georgia Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (GA OB/GYN). more...

October 25, 2007 - Ochsner Becomes President of Georgia Surgical Society - (October 25, 2007) – M. Gage Ochsner, M.D., FACS, was recently inducted as president of the Georgia Surgical Society. Ochsner is the chief of trauma services at Memorial University Medical Center and holds a faculty appointment as professor of surgery, Mercer University School of Medicine. more...

September 3, 2007 - Memorial Health Earns J.D. Power and Associates Recognition Four Years in a Row - (September 3, 2007) - Memorial Health University Medical Center (MHUMC) has been honored for service excellence with the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program award. This is the fourth consecutive year that MHUMC has received this prestigious award. more...

July 26, 2007 - Memorial Health Earns Prestigious Leadership Award - (July 26, 2007) – Memorial Health was awarded the prestigious Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) Leadership Award for making exemplary contributions to the health and well-being of Georgians through community health improvement. more...

July 24, 2007 - MHUMC Named ‘Most Wired’ for Eighth Consecutive Year - (July 24, 2007) – Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, has been named one of the nation’s Most Wired hospitals for the eighth consecutive year, and one of the nation’s Most Wireless for the fourth time. more...

June 13, 2007 - LibLines Donates $20,000 to Help Breast Cancer Patients - (June 13, 2007) – LibLines, an organization dedicated to promoting communication about breast cancer, has donated $20,000 to the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (ACI)* at Memorial Health University Medical Center. more...

June 5, 2007 - New Director Named at Cancer Institute - (June 5, 2007) – Jeff Boyd, Ph.D., has been named the new director of the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (ACI)* at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. more...

June 4, 2007 - Memorial Health Named Southeast Georgia’s Only Blue Distinction Center For Cardiac Care - (June 4, 2007) –Memorial Health was selected as southeast Georgia’s only Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care. Blue Distinction is the BCBSA’s nationwide program for specialty care that identifies quality providers around the country. more...

May 30, 2007 - Mary Ann Beil Receives Prestigious Heroes in Healthcare Ethics Award - (May 30, 2007) – Mary Ann Beil was named a 2007 Heroes in Health Care Ethics Award winner by the Health Care Ethics Consortium of Georgia (HCECG). Beil is vice president of ethics and compliance at Memorial Health. more...

May 1, 2007 - Neonatal Family Reunion Honors Intensive Care Nursery “Graduates” - (May 1, 2007) – The Department of Neonatology at Memorial Health University Medical Center (MHUMC) will holds its 29th Neonatal Family Reunion to honor graduates of the MHUMC intensive care nurseries and their families. more...

April 2, 2007 - ACI Awarded Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award - (April 2, 2007) – The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons has recognized the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (ACI)* at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia as a 2006 CoC Outstanding Achievement Award recipient. more...

March 22, 2007 - Memorial Health CME Reaccredited For Four Years - (March 22, 2007) – The Medical Association of Georgia has reaccredited Memorial Health’s Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities for a full four years, without citation. more...

March 21, 2007 - Robert Colvin to Speak at Great Place to Work Conference in Los Angeles - (March 21, 2007) –Memorial Health President and CEO Robert A. Colvin will address attendees during the 2007 Great Place to Work® Conference in Los Angeles. more...

March 13, 2007 - Backus Children’s Hospital to Host 17th Annual Teddy Bear Clinic - (March 13, 2007) – The George and Marie Backus Children’s Hospital at Memorial Health University Medical Center (MHUMC) will host the 17th annual Teddy Bear Clinic on Sautruday, March 24. more...

March 6, 2007 - New Officers for Memorial Health Board of Directors - (March 6, 2007) – The Memorial Health Board of Directors has confirmed a new slate of officers for 2007. Their one-year terms began March 1. more...

February 27, 2007 - Robert A. Colvin Named to GHA Board of Trustees - (February 27, 2007) – Memorial Health President and CEO Robert A. Colvin has been named chairman-elect of the Georgia Hospital Association’s Board of Trustees. more...

January 26, 2007 - Memorial Health Earns Top Ranking in “Pay-For-Performance” Project - (January 26, 2007) –Memorial Health has been recognized as a top performer in the care and treatment of hip and knee replacement patients, according to results of a groundbreaking Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Premier Inc., pay-for-performance project. more...

January 18, 2007 - Backus Children’s Hospital Is Caregivers Program Winner - (January 18, 2007) – The George & Marie Backus Children’s Hospital (BCH) at Memorial Health University Medical Center was recognized for its commitment to caregiving by the Johnson & Johnson/Rosalynn Carter Institute (J&J/RCI) Caregivers Program at a recent awards ceremony. more...

January 11, 2007 - Memorial Health Announces Senior Leadership Changes - (January 11, 2007) – Robert A. Colvin, president and CEO of Memorial Health, announced today that S. Hart Williford has been named Senior Vice President of Administration at Memorial Health. more...

January 8, 2007 - Memorial Health Named a Top Company to Work For - (January 8, 2007) – Memorial Health has been named one of the country’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” in 2007 by FORTUNE magazine. Ranked number 91 for 2007 this marks the fourth year in a row that Memorial Health has been named to this prestigious list. more...

 

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