Posts tagged: service
Go Bananas earns Brambleton recognition for their commitment to community service
Brambleton, an award-winning master-planned community located in Loudoun County, Virginia and the 6th top-selling community in the US, recognizes today the Brambleton Town Center tenant, Go Bananas, for their commitment to community service.
Report backs government-funded older people’s advice service
Analysis of the FirstStop initiative reveals that the service saves money and improves quality of life.
GSA honors researchers, educators for distinguished service in the field of genetics
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the 2012 recipients of its five awards for distinguished service in the field of genetics. The recipients of these awards were nominated and selected by their colleagues.
AddisonsDisease.Net celebrates ten years of service
Teleplexus, Inc. is pleased to announce the ten-year anniversary of AddisonsDisease.Net, its premier Addison's disease support resource. Born by design on New Year's Day in 2002, AddisonsDisease.Net began service on this day which is seen around the world as a time of renewal and optimism.
China’s revised Foreign Investment Catalogue 2011 moves healthcare service sectors to ‘permitted’ category
Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited, operator of the largest network of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging centers in China, comments on the newly issued Foreign Investment Catalogue 2011 revision which moved healthcare service sectors to "permitted" from "restricted" category.
Report outlines steps for transition of PEPFAR service delivery to S. African government
The Center for Strategic & International Studies' "Smart Global Health" blog highlights a report called "Terra Nova: How to Achieve a Successful PEPFAR Transition in South Africa," writing, "The United States and South Africa are negotiating a complex, multi-year handoff that will shift financial and managerial responsibilities for HIV/AIDS to ...
Internet service improves care for newborns and chronically ill
(Medical Xpress) -- Premature infants often do better at home than in hospitals. The relationships with parents and siblings are more natural, and they run a lower risk of contracting contagious diseases than at the hospital. With the new Internet service developed and tested by Chalmers, patients can be at ...
Facebook Launches Service to Help Prevent Suicide
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Facebook is using its social-networking prowess to help prevent suicides in the United States and Canada. The site is launching a service that will allow users to report a suicidal comment they see posted on Facebook using either a special "Report Suicidal ...
Inter Press Service features interview with incoming FAO director general
Inter Press Service features excerpts from an interview with Jose Graziano da Silva, former Brazilian minister of food security, "who takes over as the new director general of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on January 1."
Mayo Clinic’s seven-prong model improves service quality, patient experience scores
Details of a "seven-prong" model for improving service quality and creating value, developed by Mayo Clinic in Arizona, were published in the November/December issue of Journal of Healthcare Management. Results of the pilot study suggest that the model has utility in improving patient experience scores, which can influence reimbursement under ...
Trauma drug first for civilian ambulance service
A drug currently used to reduce bleeding in operating theatres and in trauma in the armed forces is set to be used by a civilian ambulance service for the first time.