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May 9, 2013
St. Clare Hospital Opens Student Photography Exhibit
Eleven students from Lakes High School in Lakewood will have their photography work showcased in a new exhibit at St. Clare Hospital. The students are part of teacher Scott Waeschle’s beginning photography class. Students submitted photos which were then submitted to St. Clare staff to choose the final photos for the exhibit.
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May 8, 2013
May 18 March of Dimes Fundraising Update
Franciscan is currently in first place as the South Sound company who has raised the most money for the March of Dimes event, quickly approaching on May 18.
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May 8, 2013
St. Joseph Medical Center and St. Francis Hospital Receive the International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) Care Award!
Franciscan Health System has two of the four hospitals in Washington State that were recently recognized with an International Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) Care Award.
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April 12, 2013
Franciscan Health System Welcomes Highline Medical Center
Franciscan now has six hospitals in south Puget Sound
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March 19, 2013
St. Francis Radiation Oncology Center Earns National ACR Accreditation
St. Francis Radiation Oncology Center, located on the St. Francis Hospital campus in Federal Way, in collaboration with Virginia Mason Medical Center, has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
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March 19, 2013
Franciscan Youth Violence Prevention Initiative Receives Grants; Funds New Westway Neighborhood Soccer Field
Federal Way, WA -- Youth in the Westway neighborhood of Federal Way have a new, safe place to play. The Franciscan Health System, as part of its Youth Violence Prevention Initiative, sought and received enough grant funding to turn an unused field behind the Westway Community Center into a soccer field.
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February 21, 2013
$2.75 Million Gift to Bring 3D Mammography to Carol Milgard Breast Center
Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation gift allows center to be first in Pierce County to offer advanced mammography services
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February 19, 2013
Your Doctor’s Visit, Your Way
Transforming the health care experience for patients is the inspiration behind the new Franciscan Medical Building at St. Joseph that will see its first patients today.
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February 14, 2013
Latitude Development and Franciscan Health System Break Ground on New Franciscan Medical Pavilion in Auburn
Latitude Development, LLC and Franciscan Health System are pleased to announce the groundbreaking of a new, two-story, 38,000-square-foot, mixed-use building, the Franciscan Medical Pavilion – Auburn.
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February 13, 2013
Franciscan Facilities and Surgeons Named Centers of Excellence, Designees in Minimally Invasive Gynecology
St. Joseph Medical Center and St. Francis Hospital, part of the Franciscan Health System, and nine affiliated physicians were named Centers of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology™ (COEMIG™) and COEMIG designees by the AAGL and Surgical Review Corporation.
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February 4, 2013
Franciscan Foundation Welcomes New Director Of Annual Giving
Barbara James has been named director of annual giving for the Franciscan Foundation, which raises funds to support the mission and healing ministry of the non-profit Franciscan Health System.
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January 25, 2013
St. Elizabeth Hospital Recognized For Electronic Medical Record, Technology
St. Elizabeth Hospital in Enumclaw has earned special certification for its electronic medical record and use of clinical information technology to support effective, high quality patient-care services.
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January 10, 2013
More doctors, hospitals partner to coordinate care for people with Medicare
TACOMA – Franciscan Northwest Physicians Health Network, LLC, has been selected as one of 106 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare, ensuring as many as 4 million Medicare beneficiaries across the United States now have access to high-quality, coordinated care, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today.
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January 5, 2013
Two Franciscan Facilities Earn Breast Imaging Center Of Excellence Status
The Women's Health & Breast Center at St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way and the Carol Milgard Breast Center in Tacoma have been designated as Breast Imaging Centers of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
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January 4, 2013
St. Elizabeth Hospital Clinic Serves Patients On Blood-Thinner Medications
St. Elizabeth Hospital
in Enumclaw has opened the first anticoagulation clinic on the Plateau to serve patients who must take prescription blood-thinner medications warfarin (Coumadin) or heparin to prevent life-threatening blood clots.
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