Children s Hospital of Philadelphia Appoints Donald Moore as Senior Vice President of Real Estate, Facilities and Operations
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PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Children s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has appointed Donald E. Moore as its Senior Vice President of Real Estate, Facilities and Operations. Moore has close to four decades of experience in facilities development and operations management, having most recently served as Vice President of Real Estate and Facilities at Drexel University, one of three former institutions where he led master planning and facilities development activity. We are pleased to welcome Donald to the CHOP family, said Doug Hock, Executive Vice President and System Chief Operating Officer at Children s Hospital of Philadelphia. He is a strong leader with robust construction management experience, and he is committed to supporting economic and employment opportunities for our neighb
Allegheny Health Network and Johns Hopkins Medicine Complete First Successful Collaborative Lung Transplantation
Share Article PITTSBURGH (PRWEB) February 02, 2021 Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and Johns Hopkins Medicine announced today the first successful lung transplantation as part of a unique collaboration launched last year between the two organizations.
A 65-year-old woman from Pittsburgh with level D chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) underwent a bilateral lung transplant at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore in September 2020 as part of the program. According to body-mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnea, and exercise capacity (BODE) rating, level D is the most severe form of COPD, often leading to lung transplantation being considered. After a week in the hospital and six weeks of post-operative care in Baltimore, the patient returned home to Pittsburgh where she is continuing her c
AHN Receives $350,000 from CDC to Study Use of Reusable P100 Respirators to Protect Frontline Healthcare Workers Amid Global Pandemics
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Project Aims to Design Industry-Accepted Guidelines for Rapid Adoption of Elastomeric Half Mask Respirators by Health Systems
AHN was one of the first health systems in the country to pilot the use of EHMRs by frontline caregivers.
“Since we’re one of the first early-adopters of reusable EHMRs, we have a unique opportunity to serve as a model for the industry, by engaging with our clinicians and leveraging their feedback and experiences to further develop effective PPE strategies.” PITTSBURGH (PRWEB)
Allegheny General Hospital Physicians Among the First in the Country to Use Novel Radiation Therapy to Treat Severe Heart Arrhythmias
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A team of physicians at Allegheny General Hospital, part of Allegheny Health Network, are among the first in the country to use a novel form of radiation therapy to treat a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder known as ventricular tachycardia.
Radiation oncologist Mark Trombetta, MD, and cardiac electrophysiologist Emerson Liu, MD, are principal investigators in the trial.
“Our goal is to establish this therapy through a broader experience as an innovation that will ultimately result in better long-term outcomes, lower hospitalization rates and an improved quality of life for patients.
Commercial real estate investment firm Equus Capital Partners announced the sale of three of the buildings from The Knitting Mills development in Wyomissing to an affiliate of Kawa Capital Management on Wednesday.
The buildings include the UGI Energy Services corporate headquarters, Teleflex research and development lab and Tower Health training center â together measuring 262,615 square feet.
Terms of the finalized acquisition were not immediately available, though Wyomissing zoning and code officer Michele Bare previously noted a nine-figure offer was made for the properties.
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âKawa is excited to close the acquisition of the three-building portfolio within The Knitting Mills,â said Dan Amer, director of the Florida-based financial planning firm Kawa Capital Management, in a statement.