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Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham - Boston, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham is a 41-bed acute care community hospital that has served the residents of Needham and surrounding communities continuously for more than 80 years. Beth Israel Deaconess - Needham also offers community service programs, including preventive health screenings and educational lectures, CPR and first aid training, smoking cessation and stress management and relaxation courses. Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham provides safe, high-quality, community-based  health care and access to tertiary care in close collaboration with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, regardless of the patient's ability to pay. www.bidneedham.org /display.asp?node_id=4882   (404 words)

Boston.com / News / Local / Boston hospital mends its finances Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center this week plans to announce its first annual operating profit since the 1996 merger that brought one of the city's premier medical institutions to the brink of bankruptcy. Beth Israel Deaconess executives said donations in the most recent fiscal year surged to nearly $18 million, more than double their lowest point two years ago. Beth Israel Deaconess pays the salaries of its new surgeons for the first three years, and those salaries range from $150,000 to $400,000 depending on their training and experience. www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2004/12/05/boston_hospital_mends_its_finances?mode=PF   (1346 words)

News & Opinion: As You Lay Dying (The Boston Phoenix . 07-13-98) The palliative-care therapies used at Beth Israel Deaconess have their roots in the hospice movement, born in this country in 1974 when the first hospice opened in New Haven, Connecticut. Beth Israel Deaconess doesn't provide the palliative-care specialists itself -- the center is staffed by the hospice service -- but still, advocates find the move encouraging. Even within Beth Israel Deaconess, Slaven feels her unit is misunderstood, her work oversimplified or trivialized by other doctors, who may even link palliative care with physician-assisted suicide (see "Is It Suicide?", right). www.weeklywire.com /ww/07-13-98/boston_feature_1.html   (3755 words)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the three major teaching hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School. It is the flagship hospital of the Caregroup Healthcare System of Massachusetts, and was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital (founded in 1916) and New England Deaconess Hospital (founded in 1896). This article on a U.S. institute of higher education is a stub. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beth_Israel_Deaconess_Medical_Center   (105 words)

Transplant Week -- Your Online Transplant Newsletter The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston has suspended its liver transplant program pending an intensive review after five of its most recent 22 patients died, according to hospital officials. The Beth Israel liver program suffered a major blow in 1999 when its surgeons led by Dr. Roger Jenkins switched their affiliation to the Lahey Clinic. Beth Israel reopened its program last year with a new team headed by Dr. Maureen Martin. www.transplantweek.org /members/vol2/news/011204.htm   (173 words)

CareGroup-Members   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a Harvard-affiliated, research-intensive teaching hospital located in Boston's Longwood Medical Area. Serving as the principal academic and clinical resource of CareGroup, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is home to several nationally-recognized clinical centers of specialized expertise including solid-organ transplantation; diabetes/vascular surgery; obstetrics; cardiology and cardiac surgery; gastroenterology: trauma: cancer (with a particular interest in breast cancer): women's health; and AIDS. Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham Campus is a 41-bed community hospital serving the primary and secondary healthcare needs of Needham residents and the surrounding communities of Dedham, Dover, Medfield, and Westwood. www.caregroup.org /cgmemb/cgmemb.asp   (520 words)

Fetal Pig Cells Implanted in Epileptic Patient to Control Seizures Announces Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Doctors at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have become the first in the world to implant fetal pig brain cells in the brain of a patient with epilepsy, offering hope for an accurate, safe, and effective alternative to conventional treatments to control seizures caused by epilepsy. Since cross-species transplantation is an experimental field of study, patients who participate in the current clinical trial at Beth Israel Deaconess will be carefully monitored throughout their lives to safeguard against possible infection or other side effects. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a major clinical, research, and teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical school. www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/1-20-98/397587&EDATE=   (483 words)

All Systems Down - Network Management - CIO Magazine Feb 15,2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) One auditor called it a "state-of-the-art network—for 1996." A spanning tree protocol glitch in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's network set off an unprecedented total system shutdown that plunged the stunned hospital back into the paper era and had doctors fearing for the safety of their patients. At Beth Israel Deaconess, the data was intact. Beth Israel Deaconess CIO John Halamka learned two critical lessons from his four-day disaster. www.cio.com /archive/021503/systems.html?printversion=yes   (3911 words)

Portsmouth Herald Mass. News: Report: Internal conflict hurt Beth Israel, Deaconess merger BOSTON - Infighting plagued the Beth Israel Deaconess merger for several years and now the teaching hospital, faced with a $50 million operating loss this year, is fighting for survival. Part of the problem is that the philosophies of Beth Israel and Deaconess were so different. Beth Israel was known for primary care and consensus-style management while New England Deaconess was ruled by specialists and relied on a more hierarchical approach. www.seacoastonline.com /2001news/11_25_sb1.htm   (379 words)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON — A large-scale study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that heavy alcohol consumption — 35 or more drinks per week — can significantly increase... BOSTON -- Brachytherapy, a minimally invasive procedure where radioactive “seeds” are planted into a cancerous prostate gland, is passing an important milestone at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical... BOSTON — Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is combining the latest in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology with state-of-the-art computer software to more accurately diagnose and... www.bidmc.harvard.edu   (235 words)

Dorchester Reporter, Dorchester MA USA Officials at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center say they will shut down the Little House Health Center in the spring, citing a faltering patient load and ongoing financial difficulties. Beth Israel-Deaconess became affiliated with the Little House Health Center in 1998, after the community board that founded the center voted to end a 25-year partnership with Dorchester's Caritas Carney Hospital. Even though Beth Israel-Deaconess has now officially signaled that the center will be closed, Walczak says he hopes a solution can still be found to keep it open. www.dotnews.com /littlehouse.html   (1038 words)

Beth Israel Deaconess Jobs in Beth Israel Deaconess Job Search. Director of Engineering Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston has been consistently rated as one of the top health delivery organizations in America. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has consistently been rated as one of the top health delivery organizations in America. The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a world reknown hospital in Boston's Longwood Medical area, is seeking to fill the position of Supervisor, Patient Access Services. www.jobs.com /jobsearch.asp?re=106&co=xbisdx&ah=http%3A%2F%2Fcompany%2Emonster%2Ecom%2Fbisd&aj=Beth+Israel+Deaconess   (811 words)

Unrestricted metabolic research grant awarded to Beth Israel Deaconess PRINCETON, NJ -- Bristol-Myers Squibb has awarded a five-year $500,000 Unrestricted Metabolic Research Grant to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston for research investigating the mechanisms of insulin action and resistance, the molecular and cellular aspects of obesity, and the relationship of obesity to type II diabetes. Flier is Chief Academic Officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and George C. Reisman Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a major patient care, teaching, and research affiliate of Harvard Medical School. www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2003-10/bidm-umr100203.php   (779 words)

MASCO Services, Inc. :: Clients/Members Decades before Beth Israel and Deaconess hospitals came together as Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, each was a leader in health care with a long history of personalized patient care and community service. In 1916, Beth Israel Hospital was established by the Boston Jewish community to meet the needs of the growing immigrant population. Beth Israel Deaconess also serves as the principal tertiary/academic resource for CareGroup, a team of healthcare providers that comprises three hospitals and more than 1,800 physicians. www.msicommunications.com /clients.html   (933 words)

Dorchester Reporter, Dorchester MA USA However, the deal is contingent on Beth Israel-Deaconess contributing an estimated $500,000 in transition costs, mostly to cover the anticipated operational losses in the first year. Beth Israel-Deaconess rejected the proposal in December, but has come under pressure from neighborhood politicians to reconsider. Beth Israel-Deaconess took control of the Little House Health Center in 1998, in the aftermath of a dispute between the community board that founded the center and longtime patron Caritas Carney Hospital. www.dotnews.com /healthcenter.html   (1454 words)

Beth Israel - AskTheBrain.com The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's Division of Vascular Surgery in Boston is a leading center for the treatment of the vascular complications of diabetes, especially for problems of the diabetic foot. Murray Mittleman of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, is being seized upon by opponents of marijuana law reform as justification for marijuana prohibition. Aside from the six weeks she spent at Beth Israel Deaconess, she was seen regularly at Hartford Behavioral Health, a nonprofit clinic funded by the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. www.askthebrain.com /beth_israel-.html   (443 words)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the three major teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School. It is the flagship hospital of the Caregroup Healthcare System of Massachusetts and was formed out of the merger of Beth Israel Hospital (founded in 1916) and New England Deaconess Hospital (founded in 1896). Cyclis completes cancer licensing agreement with Beth Israel.(Cyclis Pharmaceuticals Inc., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) : An article from: BIOTECH Patent News encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /beth_israel_deaconess.htm   (95 words)

deaconess medical (beth,deaconess,diabetes,harvard,hospital,israel,medical,medicine,orthopaedic)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Clinical programs are offered in conjunction with the Beth Israel deaconess medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. The Harvard Orthopaedic Journal is an annual publication of the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program which includes Massachusetts General Hospital, The Children's Hospital, Beth Israel deaconess medical Center, and Brigham and Women's Hospital. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Department of Surgery www.health-x.com /health-x/deaconess-medical.html   (261 words)

Beth Israel Deaconess - AskTheBrain.com Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (a teaching hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School) created the Center for Alternative Medicine Research to serve as a bridge between alternative and mainstream medicine. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, seeks physician to join prominent Division of General Medicine. He is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and is the Chief of Rheumatology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the New England Baptist Hospital. www.askthebrain.com /beth_deaconess_israel-.html   (243 words)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Fact Sheet - Hoover's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center serves the residents of Boston and its surrounding communities. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is part of CareGroup. There are 7 competitors for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; see more. www.hoovers.com /freeuk/co/factsheet.xhtml?ID=110461&mode=print   (282 words)

beth israel deaconess hospital results from Gezia.org PEPPERELL -- Charles E. "Chuck" Durkee died Sept. 10, 2005 at the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston after a long illness. A large-scale study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that heavy alcohol consumption - 35 or more drinks per week -- can significantly increase men's risk of developing atrial fibrillation, a dangerous type of arrhythmia and one of the leading risk factors for stroke. A 21-year-old man was fatally shot inside a house early yesterday, and the state attorney general's office is investigating whether he was killed during a break-in of what neighbors said is the home of a former Marine. israel.gezia.org /beth-israel-deaconess-hospital.html   (188 words)

RealMarket CRM News Release - PeopleSoft, Inc. A PeopleSoft human resources customer since 1991, Beth Israel Deaconess was faced with replacing its legacy materials management applications. Beth Israel Deaconess chose PeopleSoft SRM because of PeopleSoft's depth of functionality, ease of use and low integration costs. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a founding member of CareGroup Healthcare System, and is the preferred medical provider of the Boston Red Sox. www.realmarket.com /news/vantive062503.html   (420 words)

New study finds moderate alcohol consumption linked to lower risk of dementia in older adults Study coauthors include Murray Mittleman, MD, DrPH of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Harvard School of Public Health; Lewis H. Kuller, MD, DrPH, of the University of Pittsburgh; and Annette L. Fitzpatrick, PhD, W.T. Longstreth, Jr., MD, MPH, and David S. Siscovick, MD, MPH, of the University of Washington, Seattle. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a major patient care, research and teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and a founding member of CareGroup Healthcare System. Beth Israel Deaconess is the third largest recipient of NIH funding among independent U.S. teaching hospitals. www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2003-03/bidm-nsf031703.php   (804 words)

Ascribe Higher Education News Service: Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Identify Immune Response to ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Identify Immune Response to Tuberculosis Infection. BOSTON, March 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new discovery by a scientific team headed by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has found that a group of white blood cells demonstrates previously unrecognized "memory" characteristics that enable them to launch a sustained immune response against tuberculosis bacteria. This finding, described in a study in the March 22 issue of the journal Science, offers an important new piece of information on how the immune system combats infection, as scientists around the... www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:84186810&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (194 words)

beth israel deaconess medical center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center has taken up the challenge of reducing the burden of cancer over the next 10 to 25 years by creating a new paradigm in cancer... About Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center A major teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is renowned for excellence in patient care, biomedical research... Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Commonwealth Creative... www.nh-web-site-design.com /4/automation/beth-israel-deaconess-medical-center.html   (742 words)

BostonWorks - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Jobs and Employer Profile The mission of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is to serve our patients compassionately and effectively, and to create a healthy future for them and their families. Whether you are referred to the medical center for specialty care, diagnostic testing, outpatient treatment or admission, Beth Israel Deaconess staff will work closely with you and your doctor to coordinate your care. As a major teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess is world-renowned for humane patient care, leading biomedical research and excellence in teaching. bostonworks.boston.com /research/profiles/bidmc.shtml   (360 words)

BOSTON GLOBE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) Overall patient admissions at Beth Israel Deaconess grew 7.6 percent to 9,879 during the quarter. Because of the upswing in patients, Beth Israel Deaconess reduced its operating losses during the first quarter of 2001 to $2.1 million from $15.6 million during the same period last year. CareGroup, the parent company of Beth Israel Deaconess and the state's second largest health care system, cut its operating losses during the quarter to $6.6 million from $22.1 million. www.nebhworker.org /archive/bi-1-23-01.html   (898 words)

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