FEATURES: February 1998

Prevention Is Key at Jefferson's New Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center
Patients now benefit from services offered at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's recently formed Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center, directed by David M. Capuzzi, MD, PhD, JMC '64.

Jefferson Medical College To Affiliate With Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh
Jefferson Medical College (JMC) will begin an affiliation with The Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh effective July 1, Joseph F. Rodgers, MD, Associate Dean, Residency and Affiliated Hospital Programs, JMC, has announced.

Aetna U.S. Healthcare Supports Prostate Cancer Education Research at Jefferson
The Aetna Foundation and Aetna U.S. Healthcare, through its Quality Care Research Fund, has awarded $395,568 to Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) for cancer research.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ORDER!
Study Finds Jefferson One of Nation's Top 100 Hospitals

Integration Update: Christiana Care Health System, JHS Agree to Initiate Strategic Alliance

Don Walker Photography
Five-week old Paul Burge Jr. of South Philadelphia, the first child enrolled in First Steps for Healthy Kids, a program sponsored by area hospitals and coordinated by the Delaware Valley Healthcare Council (DVHC), receives his first well-child exam from Jefferson pediatrician Gary Emmett, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College. "A child's doctor must take care of the whole child. Immunization visits and the check-ups that accompany them let the physician see the child's whole life and help not only the child's body, but his or her world of school and play," says Dr. Emmett. His exam found young Paul "perfectly fit" as his parents, Paul Burge Sr., 18, and Tirsa Burge, 19, look on. "First Steps lets families without insurance enjoy the same relationship with a caregiver that families with insurance enjoy - giving all of our children a better life," Dr. Emmett adds. Almost 48,000 children in Southeastern Pennsylvania have no health insurance. First Steps will help eligible children enroll in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or offer free well-child care to uninsured infants. Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is one of the local hospitals participating in the program.

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JCAHO Video Conferences Available at Jefferson
Jefferson is participating in the Joint Commission Satellite Network, which conducts video conferences on various survey topics throughout the year.

New! Brown Bag Seminars
Starting in late February, professional consultants from Carebridge will be at Jefferson to teach seminars on a wide variety of work-life issues.

In Memoriam: Vickie D. Bennett, PhD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology.

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One of the greatest names in American medicine has now signed on with us.

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Atlantic City Medical Center
Two great names working together to serve you better.

The region's first hospital. One of America's most respected centers of medicine, education and research. And the community doctors you know and trust. Together, they're working to create a whole new level of health services for you and your family. With outstanding specialists in heart disease, cancer, pediatrics, and other fields as close as our hospitals in Pomona and Atlantic City. And as convenient as new AtlantiCare HealthPark in Egg Harbor Township. For people in southeastern New Jersey, exceptional care is now closer than ever.

Atlantic City Medical Center - 100 Years!
Celebrating The Past - Taking You Well Into The Future

American Cancer Society -- Daffodil Days
Order your flowers by February 26. $5 a bunch, $7 a pot. Pick up at lobby, BLSB. Watch interdepartmental mail for more information. Call Marie Wilk Maikner, Chairperson, at 3-4500.

Tune to HealthWise on WPEN 950 AM
Hear Jefferson Health System (JHS) physicians discuss the latest health topics on HealthWise, WPEN's weekly health information radio show hosted by Martin Weisberg, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, JMC. The show, sponsored by JHS, airs Sunday mornings, at 8:30 a.m. Click here for upcoming topics and speakers or call 1-800-JEFF-NOW.

Jefferson's Holiday Schedule - 1998
Holiday Falls On Observed On
Memorial Day Monday, May 25 Monday, May 25
4th of July Saturday, July 4 Friday, July 3
Labor Day Monday, Sept. 7 Monday, Sept. 7
Thanksgiving Thurs., Nov. 26 Thurs., Nov. 26
Christmas Friday, Dec. 25 Friday, Dec. 25

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