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Artist's Watercolor Rendering of New CHHS Building

June 26, 2009 - A watercolor artist's rendering of the new College of Health and Human Services building is available to view.  View the rendering.

Washington Health Policy Institute Participants visit Capitol Hill to meet with Legislators

June 17, 2009 - Above: WHPI Participants from the 11th District meet with U.S. Congressman Gerald Connolly (center) outside a hearing room. Learn more about the Washington Health Policy Institute.

Health Care Spending Disparities Stir a Fight
June 9, 2009 - Dr. Jack Hadley talks about his research in this article from the New York Times on geographic disparities in Medicare spending.  Read the article.

School of Nursing Graduate Featured in the Mason Gazette
May 13, 2009 - Brad Snyder, School of Nursing Class of '09, is featured in the article "The Stories They Tell: Class of '09 Reflects Hard-Working, Ambitious Scholars".  Read the article.

Quality Improvement of the Year Award Winners Announced
April 23, 2009 - The Quality Improvement of the Year Awards were held at a banquet on April 22, 2009.  Winners are as follows:

• Clinical Excellence Winner: Inova Fairfax Hospital/Inova Heart & Vascular Institute on Cool Therapy for Comatose Adult Survivors of Cardiac Arrest.
• Clinical Excellence Honorable Mention: Shore Health System of Maryland on Surviving Sepsis, Saving Lives
• Risk Reduction Winner: Mary Washington Hospital on MRSA Reduction Initiative
• Service Excellence: Mary Washington Hospital on Cancer Navigator Program

In addition, the judges added a new award called the Spirit of Quality Award for Mary Washington Hospital's unique program, "Shipwrecked: The Quest for Blood Sugar Control". Read more about the award.

Winners of the Quality Improvement of the Year Award.

Dimensions 2009
March 19, 2009 - The latest edition of Dimensions, the official publication of the CHHS, is now available. Read the latest edition.

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