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Features
2 Life is good
5 Calling for health equity on MLK day of service
6 Exceptionaleldercarereceiveshighesthonor
8 Research into reducing C-sections
9 The story of BRENDA
12 Teamworkwithheart
13 Next generation of care for heart failure patients
15 Fivetakeawaysforheartandvascularhealth
17 Nursingresearchchangescriticalcare
18 Hope for patients with rare tumors
20 Advancing stem cell research in colon cancer 22 Grant grows research in Delaware
News from Christiana Care Health System
Life is good
On the cover: Bill Hodgman enjoys a walk in the park with home health aide Joyce Everett and Guirlene Clervoix, MSN, RN, from the Visiting Nurse Association of Christiana Care. (page 2)
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
Kelly Bachman Karen Halesky Megan McGuriman Hiran J. Ratnayake William Schmitt
Designer
Donna A. Perzel
External Affairs
Drewry Nash Fennell, Esq.
Chief Officer of Strategic Communication and Development
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.
Exceptional elder care
The story of BRENDA
Exciting cancer research news
Bill Hodgman credits his family and VNA team in his quest to regain footing after multiple amputations See page 2.
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Christiana Care Way Awards
In Every Issue
4 The Christiana Care Way 24 Extraordinarypeople 32 Best practice review
33 Calendar of events 34 PharmacyServices 36 Let’s commit to be fit
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 US 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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