News and notes from the day in MedCity, Ohio:
The Cleveland Clinic said Monday that it will not perform a face and hand transplant on Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman savagely attacked by a chimpanzee last February, according to the Associated Press and Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Hylant Group, the privately owned insurance brokerage firm in Toledo, has merged with the W Group, a privately owned firm offering employee benefit services in Cincinnati, forming one of the largest employee benefit firms in the Greater Cincinnati area, according to a PRNewswire release.
BioLabs Pegasus Park Cultivates Life Science Ecosystem
Gabby Everett, the site director for BioLabs Pegasus Park, offered a tour of the space and shared some examples of why early-stage life science companies should choose North Texas.
Dublin health care services company Cardinal Health Inc. said Monday it has named James Mongan, former president and CEO of Massachusetts General Hospital one of the founding members of Partners HealthCare to its board of directors, BusinessWeek reported.
Marion General Hospital has named Steven Brown as its new vice president of finance and CFO, according to Becker’s Hospital Review.
A year after opening at CityPlace Tower in West Palm Beach, the Cleveland Clinic’s Health and Wellness Center is on track to meet patient growth targets — and in the midst of planning another major expansion this year, the Palm Beach Daily News reported.
The Cleveland Clinic and Sheikh Khalifa Medical City are participating in the Arab Health Congress from Jan. 25 through 28, January 2010, according to the Eye of Dubai blog. The Clinic manages the network of medical facilities in Dubai.
A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Minneapolis health care insurer UnitedHealthcare has given Wayne County its top “Well Deserved” award for 2009, an honor given to employers that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to improving the health and well-being of their employees, according to a UnitedHealthcare release.
