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UMC opens Children’s Hospital

LAS VEGAS, Nevada—The University Medical Center (UMC) of Southern Nevada announces the opening of the Children’s Hospital of Nevada. Children’s Hospital of Nevada is home to the only pediatric intensive care unit in Las Vegas that is staffed around the clock by board certified pediatric critical care physicians. Additionally, Children’s Hospital of Nevada is the sole hospital in the Silver State with a dedicated pediatric sedation unit, to help little patients feel more comfortable during medical procedures. And, Children’s Hospital of Nevada is the only hospital in Nevada to offer a pediatric outpatient clinic as well as a cystic fibrosis program.

For more information, see www.umcsn.com

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Friends Homes works with FLS Energy

GREENSBORO, N.C.—Friends Homes Inc. announced a partnership with FLS Energy for installation of 208 solar thermal collector panels in its two continuing care retirement communities, Friends Homes at Guilford and Friends Homes West.

This project is one of the largest ever installed in a retirement community in the United States and will create 10,000 gallons of solar heated water each day for nine of Friends Homes’ buildings and facilities. Project completion is slated for September 2010.

For more information, see www.aahsa.org

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Southwestern Regional opens fitness center

TULSA, Ok.—Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Southwestern Regional Medical Center in Tulsa has opened a state-of-the-art fitness center for CTCA patients, caregivers, and staff.

The 2,512-sq.ft. fitness center is fully equipped with cardio machines such as treadmills, elliptical machines and recumbent and upright bikes. A TV monitor is attached to each cardio machine. Other equipment includes a dumbbell rack with free weights ranging from 5 to 50 pounds, a dual-pulley machine and other weight-training machines.

For more information, see www.cancercenter.com

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NM to open a regional extension center

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—The New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC), is the first to meet all ONC requirements for the State HIE Strategic and Operational Plans as defined by the ARRA State HIE Cooperative Agreement Program.

New Mexico was awarded $7.07 million over four years to support HIE work, and NMHIC, which was founded by the Lovelace Clinic Foundation, was also awarded $6.175 million to be a regional extension center.

For more information, see www.himss.org

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