Kaleida Health News http://www.kaleidahealth.org/rss Kaleida Health News en-us Copyright 2009 Kaleida Health. All Rights Reserved. Thu, 17 May 2012 02:21:22 GMT 20 Foundation Awards Over $70K in Nursing Scholarships Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT This year, 38 outstanding nurses were awarded scholarships from the Kaleida Health Foundation Nursing Endowment Fund.  To date, over $420,000 has been given since the fund's inception in 2007. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=3457 Higgins Kicks Off National Nurses Week with Visiting Nursing Association of WNY Mon, 7 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Congressman Brian Higgins visited the headquarters of the Visiting Nursing Association (VNA) of Western New York to celebrate National Nurses Week and congratulate the local organization for receiving top scores in a national survey on patient satisfaction.  http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=3439 50 Local Wal-Mart Employees Visit to Present Funds Raised in 2011 and Kick-off New Campaign for Women & Children‘s Hospital Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Approximately 50 Buffalo area Wal-Mart and Sam‘s Club employees recently visited Women & Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo for a tour to see how past funds raised have been used and to present funds raised in 2011 totaling nearly $200,000. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=3433 New York Shaken Baby Prevention Program Celebrates Accomplishments Fri, 4 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The New York Shaken Baby Prevention Program at Women & Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo celebrated its accomplishments during the recent Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week in New York State. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=3436 The Gates Vascular Institute/Buffalo General Medical Center Receives Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award Tue, 1 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Gates Vascular Institute/Buffalo General Medical Center have received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association‘s Get With The Guidelines<sup>® </sup>- Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=3421 VNA Once Again Among National Leaders for Patient Satisfaction Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Visiting Nursing Association of Western New York (VNA) is once again ranked among the top home healthcare agencies in the nation, according to recently released data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=3418 Gather your friends and Spring Into Fitness this Saturday! Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Gather your friends and <strong><em>Spring Into Fitness</em></strong> this Saturday! http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=3412 OB/GYN Hospitalist Program is the First in WNY Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The OB/GYN Hospitalist Program at Women & Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo and at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, the first of its kind in WNY, ensures access for patients to an attending physician Board Certified in obstetrics 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=3407 Congressman Higgins Visits to Learn More about Plans on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Congressman Brian Higgins was hosted by physician and administrative leadership at Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo to inform him about the importance of physician-led plans on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=3403 Massage-A-Thon Benefits Massage Therapy Department at Women & Children‘s Hospital Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The New York Institute of Massage Therapy Massage-A-Thon will benefit the Massage Therapy Department at Women & Children‘s Hospital of Buffalo on Saturday, April 14, 2012 from 10am to 8pm at the Walden Galleria Mall, near lower level of Macy‘s. http://www.kaleidahealth.org/news/news_display.asp?artID=3398