Entitled Healthcare and Social Philanthropy, the latest face-to-face educational and networking event presented by the Cornell Club of Miami was held at the MARC Institute in Doral, FL on November 17, 2022. The guest speakers were Alex Counts, author of Small Loans Big Dreams and Dr. Alejandro Badia, renowned orthopedic hand surgeon and author of Healthcare From the Trenches. Both speakers...
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Past Grads weigh in on the Miami Herbert HEMBA experience
It's no secret that one of the most established Health Executive MBA programs in the U.S. is the one offered by the University of Miami’s Patti and Allan Herbert Business School (Miami Herbert). The University’s highly regarded faculty includes Dr. Steven G. Ullmann, Dr. Karoline Mortensen and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. The dually accredited HEMBA, currently...
First Choice Neurology to offer New Alzheimer’s Risk Test
First Choice Neurology (FCN), the largest neurology group in the U.S. with more than 41 facilities in six Florida counties and services at 35 major hospitals, has partnered with U.K-based Cytox to become the first practice in the United States to offer patients, ages 18-80, a simple saliva test to determine future risk of Alzheimer’s. According to FCN Miami-based neurologist Dr. Jeff Gelblum,...
Digital Health Most Wired Survey: Jackson Health System recognized for acute and ambulatory services
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has released their coveted Digital Health Most Wired Survey results for the 2022 data collection period. Jackson Health System was awarded the Level 10 achievement for the acute and ambulatory survey selection. This is the third consecutive year Jackson has been recognized with this award. Among the more than 38,000...
Sylvester Receives Record-Breaking $8.4 Million from Dolphins Challenge Cancer
In celebration of its most successful fundraising effort yet, the Dolphins Challenge Cancer (DCC) formally presented an $8.4 million check for innovative cancer research to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of UHealth – University of Miami Health System. The announcement was made during the Dolphins’ Crucial Catch game, an NFL initiative to raise awareness about cancer. The...
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Is the First in South Florida to Use New Radiofrequency Ablation System the DiamondTemp™ to Treat Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Boca Raton Regional Hospital, part of Baptist Health, is the first in South Florida to use a novel ablation system to help treat select patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The new technology called the DiamondTemp™ Ablation (DTA) system is the first FDA-approved, temperature-controlled, irrigated radiofrequency (RF) ablation system with diamonds currently available to deliver ablations....