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Features
2 ChanginglivesatnewCenterforHopeandHealing 5 PumpinginnovationintoHeart&Vascularcare
9 JuniorBoardgiftbenefitsParkinson’scare
10 ChristianaCareRespiratoryCareamongthebest
14 New clinical pathway for patients with cancer
16 Christiana Care helps lead 2019 BIO International Convention
18 Upgrade to parking at Wilmington Hospital
19 Golf Classic supports The Fund for Christiana Care
20 Exceptionalflushotcampaignwinsawards
22 RehabpatienttakesVictoryLap
23 “SharetheLove”supportshealthybabies
In Every Issue
4 TheChristianaCareWay
33 Publishing, presentations & appointments
34 Events & upcoming events
News from Christiana Care Health System
On the cover: Christiana Care’s new Center for Hope and Healing sends peer counselors like Louis Bab (right) into
the community to support patients with mental, physical and social illnesses.
Focus is published monthly by the Christiana Care Department of External Affairs. Read Focus online at news.christianacare.org.
Editor
Jennifer Baldino Bonett
Managing Editor
Patrick Ritchie
Contributors
Elaine Andrus Kelly Bachman Karen Halesky Megan McGuriman Hiran J. Ratnayake William Schmitt
Designer
Donna A. Perzel
External Affairs
Healing Begins
Heart care close to home
Farewell, Focus
Parking upgrade at Wilmington Hospital
with Hope
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Chief Communications and Experience Officer
Karen Y. Browne
Vice President of Communications
Shane Hoffman
Director of Communications
Focus does not accept unsolicited advertising or articles from outside the organization. To contact the Focus editor, call 302-327-3300 or e-mail focuseditor@christianacare.org.
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Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, Christiana Care is one of the country’s most dynamic health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. Christiana Care includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, two hospitals (1,227 beds), a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health.
Christiana Care is a not-for-profit teaching health system with more than 260 residents and fellows. We are continually ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a Best Hospital. With our unique, data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, Christiana Care is shaping the future of health care.
Learn how we deliver greater quality and value at christianacare.org.
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