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Streamline Health Appoints Jon Phillips Chairman of the Board of Directors

CINCINNATI, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRM ) today announced that, in an effort to further implement best practices for corporate governance, the Company should have an independent, non-management dir...

Ten Years Later: O.I.S. Media Leads Physician Job Board Industry with Innovative Technology

Destin-based company recognized by Newsweek, PC Magazine and others Destin, FL (PRWEB) August 4, 2009 -- In 1999 Christina Timmons parlayed a background in health care marketing and public relations into a new online industry. That's when her company, O.I.S. Media, laun...

The Advisory Board Company Reports Fiscal Year 2010 First Quarter Results

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Advisory Board Company (Nasdaq: ABCO ) today announced financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2010. Revenue for the quarter was $56.7 million, compared to $57.2 million in the first quarter of fisc...

PDL BioPharma Elects Barry Selick to Its Board of Directors

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PDL BioPharma, Inc. (PDL) (Nasdaq: PDLI ) today announced the appointment of Harold E. ("Barry") Selick, Ph.D., to the Company's Board of Directors. "Barry's experience as a seasoned biotechnology executive and his extensiv...

Excaliard Pharmaceuticals Appoints Jay Birnbaum, Ph.D. to the Board of Directors.

CARLSBAD, Calif., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Excaliard Pharmaceuticals, a late stage preclinical company developing targeted therapeutics for the treatment of skin scarring and fibrotic disorders, is pleased to announce that Jay Birnbaum, Ph.D. has joined the Board of Directors as an Indep...

Boston Scientific Announces Election of Katharine Bartlett and Bruce Byrnes to Its Board of Directors

NATICK, Mass., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has elected Katharine T. Bartlett and Bruce L. Byrnes as Directors. Bartlett, 62, is the A. Kenneth Pye Professor of Law at the Duke Un...

BD Board Declares Dividend

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX ) has declared a quarterly dividend of 33 cents per common share, payable on September 30, 2009 to holders of record on September 9, 2009. The indicated a...

Michael Munter Named to Wisconsin Assisted Living Association Board

Chief Operating Officer for CRL Senior Living Communities to work with Association on quality initiatives Neenah, Wis. (Vocus) July 28, 2009 -- CRL Senior Living Communities announced today that Michael Munter, the company's Chief Operating Officer has been named to t...

Humanitas Designated as Approved Provider by California Board of Registered Nursing for Continuing Education Course Credit and Units

SILVER SPRING, Md., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Humanitas, Inc., a woman-owned small business, announced that it met the stringent criteria to be designated as an Approved Provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN). Humanitas offers a variety of educati...

F. Duwaine Townsen Joins SpectraScience Board of Directors

SAN DIEGO, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SpectraScience, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCIE), a San Diego based medical device company, today announced that F. Duwaine Townsen, Co-Founder/Managing Director of EndPoint Late-Stage Fund has joined its Board of Directors. He began h...

CA Representative Elected to Continua Health Alliance Board of Directors

ISLANDIA, N.Y., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CA, Inc. (Nasdaq: CA ) today announced that Tom Boyle, CA vice president, market development has been elected to represent CA on the Board of Directors of Continua Health Alliance. The non-profit Continua Health Alliance has more t...

Dr. Christopher Olivia Appointed to Foundation Radiology Group Board of Directors

PITTSBURGH, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Foundation Radiology Group (FRG), a premier provider of diagnostic imaging professional services headquartered in downtown Pittsburgh, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Christopher Olivia, M.D., M.B.A., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Oliv...

Custom Spine Announces New Board of Directors and CFO

PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- To further strengthen the company's leadership and future outlook, Custom Spine announces new members to the Board of Directors. Over the past several months Custom Spine, under the leadership of President Lew Bennett, has made efforts to diversify t...

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Appoints Helen S. Kim to Board of Directors

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNSS ) today announced that Helen S. Kim has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Kim is a designee of New Enterprise Associates, which p...

Forterus Inc. Elects Jeff Walton, Former Bear Stearns President, to Board of Directors; Applying to Open New Facility near Los Angeles

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forterus Inc. (Pink Sheets: FTER), which, through its ABTTC Inc. division provides drug and alcohol rehabilitation and other behavioral healthcare services, announced today that Jeff Walton, former President, CEO and Senior ...

The Ensign Group Announces Appointment of Healthcare Industry Leader to Board of Directors

MISSION VIEJO, Calif., July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG ), the parent company of the Ensign(TM) group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services and assisted living companies, today announced the appointment of Van R. Johnson to the Company's boar...

AHA Board Elects John Bluford Chair-Elect Designate

WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Hospital Association's (AHA) Board of Trustees has elected John W. Bluford, president and CEO of Truman Medical Centers in Kansas City, Mo. as its chair-elect designate. Bluford will assume the chairmanship in 2011, becomi...

Herley Industries, Inc. Board of Directors Concludes Strategic Alternatives Review To Discuss Conclusions with Investors at a July 22, 2009 Conference in New York

LANCASTER, Pa., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors for Herley Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: HRLY ) today announced sweeping changes to its top management leadership. Myron Levy Replaced as Chairman and CEO David Lieberman named Chairman of The Boar...

WeissComm Group CEO Jim Weiss Appointed Founding Board Member and Judge of First-Ever CLIO Healthcare Awards

NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- WeissComm Group today announced that its Chairman and CEO Jim Weiss , who was recently named an "Emerging Power Player" by PRWeek, has been appointed a founding advisory board member and judge of the inaugural CLIO Healthcare...

Young Innovations, Inc. Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend and Authorizes Share Repurchase Program

ST. LOUIS, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Young Innovations, Inc. (Nasdaq: YDNT ) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share, payable September 15, 2009 to all shareholders of record on August 14, 2009. The Board of Directors also au...

Caroline W. Nahas Named New Corporate Board Chair for United Way of Greater Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- United Way of Greater Los Angeles today announced that Caroline W. Nahas, managing director of the Southern California region of Korn/Ferry International, has been appointed as the new volunteer chair of the organization's corporate board of...

Building a Federal Health Board - Impact on Texas

HOUSTON, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- What will healthcare look like in the future? If you would like to learn more and have an opportunity to make your opinions known, please join the Texas Health Institute as they host a morning-long forum on "Building a Federal Health Board...

Hill-Rom Announces the Appointment of Kay Napier to the Board and the Resignation of Patrick Ryan

BATESVILLE, Ind., July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRC ), today announced the appointment of Kay Napier to its Board of Directors. Napier, a past senior executive at The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) and McDonald's Corporation, was elected to join ...

Michael Unhjem Appointed to Board of Directors for Health Integrated

TAMPA, Fla. July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Integrated, Inc., a leading provider of Health Management Solutions, today announced the appointment of Michael Unhjem as a member of its board of directors. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090709/FL43703LOGO...

NeurogesX Announces Resignation of Bruce A. Peacock from Board of Directors

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeurogesX, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGSX ) announced today that Bruce A. Peacock has resigned from his roles as Audit Committee chairman and director to focus on his responsibilities as CEO of privately-held Alba Therapeutics. ...

YAI/NIPD Board of Trustees Elects Eliot Green Chair and Sheldon Kwiat Vice Chair

The YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities (YAI/NIPD) Board of Trustees has elected Eliot P. Green, a Partner at the law firm of Loeb & Loeb LLP, as Chair, and Sheldon Kwiat, President of the diamond jewelry firm bearing his family name, as Vice Chair. ...

David Nagel Joins Align Technology Board of Directors

SANTA CLARA, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Align Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALGN ) today announced that it has appointed David C. Nagel, Ph.D. to its board of directors. Dr. Nagel will serve as a member of the compensation committee and as chair of the technology committee....

WellPoint State Sponsored Business President Appointed Advisory Board Member of the HIMSS Board of Directors

INDIANAPOLIS, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WellPoint (NYSE: WLP ) today announced that Kevin Hayden, president of State Sponsored Business, was appointed as an Advisory Board member of the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Board of Directors. HIMSS is...

YAI/NIPD Board of Trustees Elects Eliot Green Chair and Sheldon Kwiat Vice Chair

NEW YORK, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities (YAI/NIPD) Board of Trustees has elected Eliot P. Green, a Partner at the law firm of Loeb & Loeb LLP, as Chair, and Sheldon Kwiat, President of the diamond jewelry firm bearing his family name, as V...

Cardinal Health Board of Directors Approves CareFusion Spinoff

DUBLIN, Ohio, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardinal Health today announced its board of directors has approved the spinoff of CareFusion Corporation through a pro rata distribution of at least 80 percent of the shares of CareFusion common stock to Cardinal Health shareholders, with Cardinal H...

Amgen Appoints Rebecca M. Henderson to the Company's Board of Directors

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN ) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Rebecca M. Henderson, Ph.D., to the Company's Board. Dr. Henderson, 48, has recently joined the faculty at the Harvard Business School , having been the Eastm...

Universal Health Services, Inc. Announces Daniel B. Silvers Appointed to Board of Directors

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS ) announced today that Daniel B. Silvers has been appointed to its Board of Directors. He becomes the eighth member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Silvers is currently President of Hayground Co...

Vancouver Fertility Acupuncture Clinic Announces New Fellows of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine

Acubalance Wellness Clinic, the first acupuncture clinic in Western Canada to exclusively focus on reproductive health, now has the highest concentration of American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine-accredited reproductive acupuncturists of any clinic in the world. ...

QHR Associate Named Chair of Kentucky Hospital Association Board of Trustees

Terry Peeples, CEO of Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville, Ky. and a 22-year veteran of Quorum Health Resources (QHR), the nation's largest hospital management company, was recently appointed chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Kentucky Hospital Association. ...

Seek Out Credentials Before Choosing a Physician - Is Your Cardiologist Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease?

CHICAGO, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Recent news reports have highlighted the importance of physician credentials and ensuring that physicians meet high standards in their chosen area of practice, according to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), which coordinates and assists it...

Cardinal Health Appoints Bruce Downey to Board of Directors; John McCoy Retires From Board After 22 Years

DUBLIN, Ohio, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cardinal Health today announced that Bruce L. Downey will join the company's board of directors effective upon the completion of the planned spinoff of CareFusion Corporation, replacing John B. McCoy who has retired from the board for personal reasons...

Regence Adds New, Diverse Talent to Board of Directors

PORTLAND, Ore. , June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Regence recently named several recognized business and community leaders to its Board of Directors, where they will help guide the company's strategic direction as it strives to transform health care. Mark Adams, M.D. is affiliated with a specialt...

Wake Pharm US Announces Appointment of Jeffrey A. Niezgoda, M.D. to the Board of Medical Advisors

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Wake Pharm US announced today the appointment of Jeffrey A. Niezgoda , MD, FACHM, FACEP, FAPWCA as Director of the Company's Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Jeffrey Niezgoda is a leading wound management physician and the Medical Director of th...

CareFusion Names Robert Friel to Board of Directors

SAN DIEGO, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CareFusion Corporation, the company that will become public from the planned spinoff of Cardinal Health's clinical and medical products businesses, today announced that Robert Friel will serve on the company's board of directors following the completion...

Brown Takes Over Reins as Chair of AOSSM Medical Publishing Board of Trustees

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Douglas W. Brown, MD as chair of the AOSSM Medical Publishing Board of Trustees. Keystone, CO (Vocus) June 26, 2009 -- The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports ...
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