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December 22, 2009 - MUMC Breast Care Program Granted Prestigious Accreditation - (December 22, 2009) – The breast care services at the Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (ACI) at Memorial University Medical Center have been granted a full three-year accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program of the American College of Surgeons.

December 9, 2009 - MUMC Names Co-Medical Director of StrokeOne Program - (December 9, 2009) – Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) has announced the appointment of Joel Greenberg, M.D., as the new co-medical director of its StrokeOne program.

December 3, 2009 - MUMC Team Member Named Pharmacist of the Year - (December 3, 2009) – Ken Jozefczyk, M.S., R.Ph., FASHP, director of pharmacy at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC), has been named the 2009 Pharmacist of the Year by The Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists (GSHP).

November 30, 2009 - MUMC Wins Gold Award for Online Initiatives - (November 30, 2009) – Memorial University Medical Center’s (MUMC) Web site, memorialhealth.com, won a Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award at the 13th Annual Healthcare Internet Conference held in Las Vegas earlier this month.

November 23, 2009 - MUMC Cancer Program Granted Prestigious Accreditation - (November 23, 2009) – The Curtis and Elizabeth Anderson Cancer Institute (ACI) at Memorial University Medical Center has been granted a Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation by the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons.

November 17, 2009 - MUMC Switches to Environmentally Friendly Surgical Kits - (November 17, 2008) – In an effort to reduce waste and improve its overall impact on the environment, Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) now uses a mix of both disposable and reusable products in its operating rooms.

November 4, 2009 - MUMC Recognizes Extraordinary Nurses - (November 4, 2009) – Nurses at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) are being honored with The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses.

October 21, 2009 - MUMC Recognized for Improving Quality While Reducing Costs - (October 21, 2009) – Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Georgia, has been recognized for quality performance in three areas in a nationwide hospital quality improvement project.

October 14, 2009 - MUMC Rated Savannah’s Top Hospital - (October 14, 2009) – Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) is Savannah’s top-rated hospital, and is among the top 10 hospitals in Georgia for cardiac care, vascular surgery, spine surgery, stroke care, pulmonary care, critical care, and gastrointestinal care.

October 13, 2009 - Neonatal Family Reunion Honors Intensive Care Nursery 'Graduates' - (October 13, 2009) –The Department of Neonatology at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) will holds its 31st Neonatal Family Reunion on Saturday, October 24, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the William and Iffath Hoskins Center for Biomedical Research on the MUMC campus.

October 9, 2009 - New Requests for Visitors During Flu Season - (October 9, 2009) – To protect patients, visitors, and Team Members during flu season, Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) is modifying some of its visitation policies.

September 29, 2009 - Memorial Health Earns Award for Excellence in Women’s Care - (September 29, 2009) – Memorial Health received a 2009/2010 Women’s Health Excellence award from HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization.

September 14, 2009 - MUMC Surgeon Instructs Doctors in India and Korea - (September 14, 2009) – Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) surgeon Carl Boyd, M.D., took his expertise in hernia repair to surgeons and medical students in India and Korea.

September 4, 2009 - Savannah Hospital Systems Partner to Reduce Costs - (September 4, 2009) - Savannah’s two hospital systems are partnering to purchase common medical and surgical supplies in an effort to reduce costs.

September 2, 2009 - MUMC Doctor Named Young Surgeon of the Year - (September 2, 2009) – Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) physician Oliver C. Whipple, M.D., has been awarded the 2009 Young Surgeon of the Year Award by the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.

August 17, 2009 - Memorial Health Rewarded in Quality Care Project - (August 17, 2009) – Memorial Health in Savannah, Georgia, has been recognized for quality performance in six areas in a nationwide hospital quality improvement project.

August 12, 2009 - Memorial Health Names New Foundation Vice President - (August 12, 2009) – Memorial Health today announced the appointment of Phoenicia Miracle as its new vice president for the Memorial Health Foundation, the fundraising arm of the organization.

August 5, 2009 - MUMC Surgeon Removes Spleen Using Advanced SILS Technique - (August 5, 2009) – A surgeon at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) has performed the region’s first “scarless” splenectomy (spleen removal).

July 14, 2009 - MUMC Home to Some of America’s Best Doctors - (July 14, 2009) – More than 70 physicians at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Georgia, are included in the latest database of The Best Doctors in America^®.

July 10, 2009 - MUMC Named ‘Most Wired’ for Tenth Consecutive Year - (July 10, 2009) – Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in Savannah, Georgia, has been named one of the nation’s 100 Most Wired hospitals for the tenth consecutive year.

June 30, 2009 - MUMC’s Patricia Lavely Earns ‘Fellow’ Designation - (June 30, 2009) – Patricia Lavely, Memorial University Medical Center’s (MUMC) senior vice president and chief information officer, has been named a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives.

June 29, 2009 - The Rehabilitation Institute at MUMC Awarded Accreditation - (June 29, 2009) – The Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center has had four of its programs accredited for a period of three years by the accrediting body, CARF International.

June 26, 2009 - MUMC Names Mary Chatman Chief Nursing Officer - (June 26, 2009) – Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) today announced the appointment of Mary Chatman, MSN, R.N., as its new chief nursing officer (CNO).

June 24, 2009 - Fellowship Trains Physicians in Advanced Information Technology - (June 24, 2009) – Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) is the first hospital in the nation to offer a leadership and management focused fellowship in health information technology.

June 5, 2009 - New CEO Takes Reigns at Savannah's Memorial Health - (June 5, 2009) – This week, Phillip S. Schaengold, J.D., MBA, FACHE, began work as the new president and CEO of Memorial Health.

May 12, 2009 - Memorial Health Earns National Patient Safety Award - (May 12, 2009) – For the second year in a row, Memorial Health received the Patient Safety Excellence Award from HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization.

April 14, 2009 - Donald Gallup Honored as Distinguished Surgeon of the Year - (April 14, 2009) – Donald Gallup, M.D., a gynecologic oncologist at Memorial Univesity Medical Center and ACI -- Surgical Associates, has been honored by the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons (SGS) as the Distinguished Surgeon of the Year.

April 7, 2009 - MUMC Team Member Honored by Medical College of Georgia - (April 7, 2009) – Patrick Booton, a radiation oncology physicist at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC), has been named a Distinguished Alumnus of the Nuclear Medicine Technology program at the Medical College of Georgia.

April 6, 2009 - New Members Join Memorial Health Board of Directors - (April 6, 2009) – The Memorial Health Board of Directors has confirmed Robert F. Brown, Jr., M.D., and J.T. Turner, Jr., as new Board Members.

March 26, 2009 - Memorial Enters Contract Negotiations for New President and CEO - (March 26, 2009) – The Board of Directors of Memorial Health announced today that it has voted to enter into contract negotiations with Phillip S. Schaengold, J.D., MBA, FACHE, to become the next president and chief executive officer of Memorial Health.

March 12, 2009 - Backus Children’s Hospital to Host Teddy Bear Hospital - (March 12, 2009) – Children are invited to attend the annual Teddy Bear Hospital on Saturday, March 28, at Memorial University Medical Center.

February 5, 2009 - New Leaders Begin Their Terms at Memorial Health Foundation and The One Hundred - (February 5, 2009) – The Memorial Health Foundation board of directors has confirmed Linda Zoller, Zelda Tenenbaum, Richard (Toby) Moreau, and Nancy Sheets incoming president of The One Hundred, as new board members. The Memorial Health Foundation is a nonprofit organization authorized to receive financial gifts for Memorial University Medical Center and its affiliates.

February 3, 2009 - Prizes Offered to Entice Blood Donors - (February 3, 2009) – In an effort to encourage more people to give blood and boost dwindling supplies, Memorial University Medical Center and the Savannah Community Blood Bank are offering prizes for donors.

January 22, 2009 - MUMC Radiology Program Ranked Number One - (January 22, 2009) – The diagnostic radiology residency program at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) has earned a No. 1 ranking from the American Board of Radiology.

January 14, 2009 - MUMC Partnership Launches New Careers - (January 15, 2009) - A partnership between a local high school and Memorial University Medical Center allows students to begin working on their career before they graduate.