Brazosport Regional News
Volunteers at Brazosport Regional Set Date for Tree of Remembrance Ceremony
The Brazosport Regional Volunteers will celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the Tree of Remembrance Ceremony on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 in the main lobby of Brazosport Regional Health System. Click here to find out more about the Tree of Remembrance Ceremony.
Brazosport Regional Health System Welcomes New Allergy and Immunology Physician
Brazosport Regional Health System is proud to welcome Vasudeva M. Bommanna, MD to their team of medical professionals. As a board-certified physician, Dr. Bommanna will be replacing Dr. Poothullil at the Allergy Clinic of Brazosport. Click here to meet Dr. Bommanna.
Brazosport Regional Auxiliary Awards Scholarships
The Auxiliary at Brazosport Regional Health System recently awarded three $1,500 scholarships to BRHS employees who are pursuing a career in the healthcare industry. Click here to find out the winners.
Brazosport Regional Health System Welcomes New Chaplain
Brazosport Regional Health System is pleased to announce the addition of their new chaplain, John Price, BA, MA, CPE. As the hospital’s chaplain, John will offer spiritual and pastoral support to patients, visitors and staff of any denomination. Click here to meet John Price.
Volunteers Celebrate 50 Years of Service to Brazosport Regional Health System
This year marks a very special milestone in history of the Brazosport Regional Volunteers. The past and present members of the Brazosport Regional Volunteers recently joined together to celebrate 50 years of service to Brazosport Regional Health System and to the community. To find out more about the 50th year celebration, click here.
Brazosport Regional Imaging Services Receives ACR Accreditation
Imaging Services at Brazosport Regional Health System has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The mammography service at Brazosport Regional performs both screening and diagnostic mammography procedures in an attractive, female friendly environment. For more information about the ACR Accreditation, click here.
FREE Flu Shots Sponsored by Brazosport Regional Health System
Brazosport Regional Health System is gearing up for their annual FREE flu shot immunization clinics for southern Brazoria County. Each year, approximately 5%-20% of U.S. residents contract the flu and more than 200,000 people are hospitalized. An annual flu shot is the best way to reduce the chances of acquiring the virus. Click here to find out the days of the free flu shot clinics.
FREE Prostate Screening Exams at Brazosport Regional Cancer Center
Brazosport Regional Cancer Center is offering FREE Prostate Screening Exams on Friday, October 17, 2008 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. The exams are solely for the early detection of prostate cancer and will be administered by board-certified radiation oncologists and urologists. The procedure consists of a prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test, which takes a minute to perform. Click to learn more details about the FREE Prostate Cancer Exams.
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon Joins Brazosport Regional’s Cardiac Care Center
Brazosport Regional is proud to welcome new cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon, Dr. Cornelius Dyke. As part of Brazosport Regional’s growing medical team, Dr. Dyke will provide advanced cardiovascular and cardiothoracic interventional surgical services including Open Heart Coronary Artery Bypass, Valve Repair and Replacement, Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery. Click here to read more about Dr. Dyke.
Brazosport Regional Celebrates Annual Rehab Reunion
All past rehabilitation patients are invited to participate in this year’s rehab reunion on Thursday, September 25 at Brazosport Regional Health System. Click here to find out more about this years rehab reunion.
Brazosport Regional Fun Run Cancelled
Due to the recent events of Hurricane Ike, Brazosport Regional Health System has cancelled the 24th Annual Fun Run originally scheduled for Saturday, September 27th. Find out information about the 25th Annual Fun Run here!
Brazosport Regional FREE Prostate Screening Exams Postponed
Brazosport Regional Cancer Center, a division of Brazosport Regional Health System is postponing their annual prostate screening exams that was regularly scheduled for Friday, September 19. To read more click here.
Brazosport Regional Health System Initiates Mended Hearts Support Group
Brazosport Regional is establishing a Mended Hearts Support Group to offer help, support, and encouragement to heart disease patients and their families. The initial meeting will be held on Monday, September 15 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM in classrooms B & C at Brazosport Regional. The group will provide educational information and individual group support to recovering patients and their families. Click here to read more about the support group.
Brazosport Regional Auxilians Look Forward to Celebrating 50 Years of Service
The Brazosport Regional Volunteers are preparing to celebrate 50 years of service to the community and are trying to locate people who volunteered in the auxiliary from 1958 to the present date. Click here if you know a past member of the Brazosport Regional Volunteers.
Brazosport Regional Health System Donates to Live Oak Clinic
Brazosport Regional Health System recently donated $10,000 to the Live Oak Clinic, a clinic that provides quality healthcare and education to low-income uninsured residents in the Brazosport area. Click here to read more about the donation.
Local Hospitalist Receives High Honors
Brett McFadden, MD, FACP, a hospitalist and internist practicing at Brazosport Regional Health System, has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internists and internal medicine subspecialists. In the Houston area, only five other hospitalists have achieved the status of Fellow with the ACP. Read more about Dr. McFadden receiving his Fellow here.
Brazosport Regional Cancer Center Installs Linear Accelerator
Brazosport Regional Cancer Center has recently accepted delivery of the Elekta Synergy®, the world’s first radiation treatment system with an integrated 3D imaging system that will enable clinicians to image and treat patients simultaneously. The Elekta Synergy® digital linear accelerator enables more aggressive treatment of tumors while minimizing damage to healthy tissue, resulting in improved patient outcomes. The result is unmatched clinical confidence. Click here to read more.
Brazosport Regional Health System Awarded Accreditation from The Joint Commission
By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission‘s national standards for health care quality and safety, Brazosport Regional Health System has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for both the Hospital and Home Health Services. Read more about the accreditation here.
Quality Care Close to Home – Brazosport Regional Cancer Center Receives High Esteems
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has granted Three-Year Approval with Commendation to the Cancer Center at Brazosport Regional Health System. Only one in four cancer programs at hospitals across the United States receives this special approval. Click here to read more.
Brazosport Regional Volunteers Award Scholarships
The Brazosport Regional Volunteers recently awarded $12,000 in scholarships to six area high school seniors who are entering the field of medicine. Click to find out who received the scholarships.
FREE Men’s Health Seminar Presented by Alisa Berger, MD
Dr. Berger, urologist at Brazosport Urology, is holding a FREE Men’s Health Seminar featuring information on erectile dysfunction (ED), enlarged prostate (BPH), and incontinence. The seminar will be held Wednesday, May 14 from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Brazosport Regional Health System in the classrooms. Read more about the FREE Men's Health Seminar here.
Brazosport Regional Health System Facilitates Disaster Drill for Community Members
Last week, Brazosport Regional Health System facilitated a disaster drill for community members. Brazosport Regional was recently funded to purchase emergency equipment to better prepare the health system and the community in the event of a national, regional or local disaster. Read more here.
Hand Therapist Receives 2008 Shining Star Award from the Texas Chapter of the American Society of Hand Therapist
Congratulations to Peggy Boineau, OTR, CHT, Hand Therapist at Brazosport Regional Outpatient Rehabilitation Services for receiving the 2008 Shining Star Award from the Texas Chapter of the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT). Boineau joined Brazosport Regional Health System last October as a Certified Hand Therapist who provides specialized rehabilitation of the hand and arm. Read complete story here.
Samuel L. Hudson, MD, To Speak About the Use of Computer Navigation in Total Knee Replacement
Is knee pain affecting your daily life? Does the pain affect your mobility? Millions of Americans suffer from knee problems each year. Samuel Hudson, MD from The Bone and Joint Clinic of Lake Jackson will speak at Brazosport Regional Health System’s community education seminar about the use of computer navigation in total knee replacement to relieve your knee pain. To learn more about the seminar, click here.
New Imaging Technology Available at Brazosport Regional Health System
PET/CT capability is now available at Brazosport Regional Health System! PET (Positron Emission Tomography) combined with CT (Computerized Tomography) is a state of the art medical imaging tool designed to help physicians pinpoint cancer in the body before treatment recommendations. Read more about the new cutting-edge technology here.
BRHS Named One of the Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals by Thomson Healthcare
Brazosport Regional Health System was named one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson Healthcare, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare. Read more about the remarkable honor here.
Local Gastroenterologist Receives High Honors
Brazosport Regional Health System is proud to announce that Gastroenterologist, Khanh Ngoc Le, M.D. from The GI Center is now certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). ABIM certifies one out of every third practicing physicians in the United States. Dr. Le is now board certified in both specialty of Internal Medicine and subspecialty of Gastroenterology. Read more about his high honors here.
Dr. Berger Performs New Innovative Kidney Removal Procedure
Alisa Berger, M.D., a urologist at Brazosport Urology recently performed the new Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Nephrectomy (HALN) procedure at Brazosport Regional Health System. This new innovative procedure is a less invasive technique designed to remove diseased kidneys. Read more about the new innovative procedure here.
Brazosport Regional Health System Expands Cancer Center
Nearly 1.4 million Americans were diagnosed with cancer in 2007 and according to the Texas Department of Health Services, approximately 1,166 new cases of cancer arose in Brazoria County. As the only comprehensive cancer facility in Brazoria County, Brazosport Regional Cancer Center, a center of excellence at Brazosport Regional Health System, will expand their services and their technological capabilities. Click to read more about the expansion.
BHF Receives Komen Houston Affiliate Grant for Children’s Books in Area Libraries
Thanks to a grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure – Houston Affiliate, Brazosport Health Foundation will present children’s breast cancer awareness books to the Brazoria County Library System. To read more about the grant, click here.
Brazosport Health Foundation Presents the Bluebonnet Social Club
Brazosport Health Foundation, a division of Brazosport Regional Health System, is proud to announce the formation of The Bluebonnet Social Club, a new social event created to raise funds and awareness for high-quality healthcare in Brazoria County. The Bluebonnet committee, comprised of some of the area’s most civic-minded leaders, is poised to fully support this effort. The expansion of Brazosport Regional Cancer Center will be the first project to benefit from the group’s fundraising efforts. Click here to read about the Bluebonnet Social Club.
Brazosport Regional Health System Breaks Ground For New Family Medicine Center
Brazosport Regional Health System broke ground on February 28 in Brazoria for a new primary care facility. The new facility, “Brazosport Regional Family Medicine Center” will be located at 1525 North Brooks Street, next to TDECU. Click here to read more about the new Family Medicine Center.
Hand Therapist at Brazosport Regional Health System Speaks About Practical Steps to a Lifetime of Hand Safety
From the second that we wake up to the time that we end our day, the hand is involved in almost every activity that we undertake. People often take advantage of their hand and not realize how critical they are until they cannot use them anymore. In this month’s community education seminar, Peggy Boineau, OTR, a Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) at Brazosport Outpatient Rehabilitation Services will teach you how to prevent hand injuries. Click here to find out more.
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