Citizens Medical Center Earns the Women?s Choice Award for Excellence in Orthopedics

Citizens Medical Center Earns the Women’s Choice Award for Excellence in Orthopedics Orthopedics Seal 2013 Victoria, TX (PRWEB) May 08, 2013 Citizens Medical Center received the Women’s Choice Award® distinguishing it as one of the 2013 America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Experience in Orthopedics. The award is based on robust criteria that include female patient satisfaction measurements as well as clinical excellence considerations. WomenCertified awards products and services based on the collective recommendations of women and serves to empower women to make smart healthcare choices. “Citizens Medical Center makes every effort to ensure that everyone who walks into the hospital has a positive experience. To have exceptional care recognized by women in three categories is truly an honor. Thank you.” David P. Brown, CEO of Citizens Medical Center Women make 90 percent of health care decisions for themselves and their families, according to a study published by the Ame Read more text

Loma Linda University Medical Center is the First and Only Hospital in the Inland Empire to Perform Innovative Bariatric Procedure

Loma Linda University Medical Center is the First and Only Hospital in the Inland Empire to Perform Innovative Bariatric Procedure Dr. Keith Scharf counsels his patient, Nadith Ruvalcaba, at a follow up appointment earlier this month. LOMA LINDA, CA (PRWEB) March 27, 2013 Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) has become the first medical facility in the Inland Empire and one of the first academic medical centers in California to perform an exciting and new innovative procedure for Bariatric Surgery. The Overstitch device is a minimally invasive, endoscopic suturing system that can be used to repair or treat conditions in the stomach or bowel as a revisional procedure after weight loss surgery. The procedure is done endoscopically, requiring no incisions or overnight hospital stay. Keith Scharf, D.O., the director of bariatric surgery, and his partner, Marcos Michelotti, M.D., assistant professor of surgery at LLUMC, recently performed the first procedure using the Overstitch Read more text

Victory Healthcare Announces New Medical Center to Be Built in Fort Worth

Victory Healthcare Announces New Medical Center to Be Built in Fort Worth Victory Medical Center Fort Worth will be located at the corner of South Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Worth, TX. Fort Worth, TX (PRWEB) March 07, 2013 Victory Healthcare announces its newest location – Victory Medical Center Fort Worth – will be located at the corner of South Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Fort Worth, TX. In keeping with the Victory Healthcare model, the medical center will bring a superior level of personalized care, with state-of-the-art facilities and a team of the region’s top physicians, nurses and medical staff. As a member of Fort Worth South Inc., Victory Healthcare will serve as an anchor in the commercial development effort to further revitalize South Main. Victory Medical Center Fort Worth will include an 85,000-square-foot medical facility and 50,000-square-foot medical office building on a 6.5-acre site. The Fort Worth facility will include 25 patient bed Read more text