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News and Events from Providence Health & Services
News and events from Providence Health & Services

• Caring for the Chronically or Terminally Ill Focus of Free Lecture at Providence Benedictine Nursing Center
  Sister of Providence Karin DuFault, R.N., Ph.D. will lead a free lecture “Palliative Care: Caring of the Chronically or Terminally Ill.”
• Providence Earns National Recognition for Excellence in Heart, Stroke care
  Providence Portland and Providence St. Vincent medical centers have once again been awarded the "Get With The Guidelines – Gold Sustained Performance Awards" by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
• Providence Launches Oregon?s First Telestroke Network
  Neurologists with Providence Stroke Center soon will be able to help diagnose and treat stroke patients in community hospitals throughout Oregon using two-way video cameras over a secure Internet connection.
• Providence Elderplace Comes to Northeast Portland?s Irvington Village with Comprehensive Services
  Providence ElderPlace has agreed to assume operations of Covenant Retirement Communities’ Irvington Village.
• Think, Feel, Function: Providence Helps You Understand Parkinson?s Disease
  A Providence Brain Institute neurologist offers tips for living life with Parkinson?s disease.
• Providence Child Center Foundation Adds New Board Member
  Mark J. Kralj has been elected to the board of directors for Providence Child Center Foundation.
• Providence?s Gately Academy Alternative Middle School Adds New Fourth Grade Class
  Providence?s Gately Academy is a highly creative and focused school for students in grades four to eight with learning disabilities or attention deficit disorders.
• What a Deal for Kids 15 and Under: Bring an Adult, Get a Free Ride at Providence Bridge Pedal
  The 14th annual Providence Bridge Pedal and Bridge Stride is offering children 15 and younger free admission to the event?s six-bridge ride or Providence Stride ? when accompanied by an adult.
• Providence Oncologist Named Honorary Co-Chair of the 2009 Komen Portland Race for the Cure
  Providence Cancer Center?s Ali Conlin, M.D., has been named an honorary co-chair of the 2009 Komen Portland Race for the Cure.
• Providence Health & Services Offers Free Prostate Cancer Seminars
  If caught early, prostate cancer is survivable. To learn about risk factors for the disease, how to screen for it, current treatments and new research, Providence Health & Services has gathered...
• Providence Offers Free Bridge Pedal Registration in Exchange for Donated Bicycles
  Providence Health & Services joins forces with Washington County Bicycle Transportation Coalition to collect used bicycles and bike parts, and promote cycling safety.
• New Estimator Tool Helps Providence Members Find Treatment Costs in Advance
  Providence Health Plan members and physicians will have access to a new online tool that will give them a personalized, accurate estimate for out-of-pocket cost...
• Providence Heart and Vascular Institute Expands Services to Longview-Kelso Area
  Providence Heart and Vascular Institute opens a new clinic in Longview, giving heart patients in the area easy access to some of the Northwest?s best cardiologists.
• A Whole Lot More Than Lights, Bells and Whistles: New Room Provides Sensory Stimulation for Medically Fragile Children
  Bubble tubes, fiber optic strands, flashing colors, mirrors, sound, lights and vibration ? put it all together and what do you have? A Snoezelen room!
• Providence Helps Kids Get ?Healthy ?n Fit?
  Providence Health & Services is now accepting registration for its fall 2009 Healthy ?n Fit class, a pediatric weight management program targeting children eight to 15 years old.
• Providence Hospice Offers Strategies for Dealing with Loss of a Loved One
  A one-hour presentation offering suggestions for coping during the first weeks and months after the death of a loved one.
• Magnet for World?s Most Advanced Intraoperative MRI Arriving at Providence St. Vincent
  The 7.5-ton magnet arrives for a new neurosurgical imaging system at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
• From Fit Fathers to Lawn Safety, Providence Offers Tips for Summer Health
  
• Providence Brain Institute Welcomes New Physician; Providence Employees Honored
  
• Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Joins Top Two Percent in Nation ? Receives Nursing ?Magnet? Status Again
  It was Oregon?s first hospital to receive Magnet designation ? and now Providence St. Vincent Medical Center is among the top Magnet hospitals in the country.
• Treating the Pain: Providence Helps You Understand Nerve Disorders
  A Providence Brain Institute neurologist discusses nerve disorders that leave parts of your body with a tingling or burning sensation.
• Providence Child Center Foundation Adds New Board Member
  E. H. ?Chip? Laizure, Jr., has been elected to the Providence Child Center Foundation board of directors. The announcement was made by board chair Jim Wicks.
• Providence Offers Support, Advice and Information for Parents
  Following is a list of pregnancy and parenting classes offered at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center from June through August.
• Improve your Health, Wellness with New Classes at Providence
  Following is a list of health and wellness classes offered through Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in May and June.
• Blessing and Tours Set for New Providence Mill Plain Clinic in Vancouver
  A blessing, clinic tours and an opportunity to meet physicians and staff of the new Providence Medical Group – Mill Plain clinic.
• Macro Photographer and Flower Enthusiast Featured at Providence Milwaukie Community Gallery
  For patients, an electronic medical record means their health history is just a click away.
• Providence Portland Recognized as Oregon Leader for Electronic Medical Records
  For patients, an electronic medical record means their health history is just a click away.
• How?s Your Driving? Providence Milwaukie Hosts Refresher Class for Older Adults
  AARP Driver Safety Program (formerly 55ALIVE) ? a classroom refresher course designed especially for drivers 50 and older.
• Providence Hospice Offers Strategies for Dealing with Loss of a Loved One
  Seven Strategies: Coping with the Recent Loss of a Loved One
• Rutgers Basketball Coach and Hall of Fame In