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G.E. Selects Holy Cross Hospital
March 11
as a National Center of Excellence South Florida Medical Cannabis Symposium for Physicians
Canna Holdings presents the South Florida Medical Cannabis Symposium
for Hip and Knee Replacement for Physicians on Saturday, March 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Westin Fort
Lauderdale. Visit CannaHoldings.com to register.
General Electric/GE has designated Holy Cross Hospital as a National Center of
Excellence (COE) for hip and knee replacement surgery. March 16
Eligible program members can elect to receive enhanced coverage for hip or knee SFHEF Education Event
replacement at a COE provider. Patients choosing Holy Cross will be supported by a South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum, Inc. presents The Future of
patient navigator that will work to ensure a pleasant experience and will assist with Healthcare for 2017 and Beyond on Thursday, March 16 at Cleveland Clinic
transition of care arrangements for both local and traveling patients.
Weston. Register at www.sfhef.org/events.
Good Samaritan Medical Center March 23
South Florida Healthcare Networking Group Meeting
Achieves Continued Status You are invited to the monthly meeting of the South Florida Healthcare
Networking Group (SFHNG) hosted by VITAS Community Life and Inpatient
as Accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI Center at Delray Beach on Thursday, March 23 from 7:45 to 10 a.m. Download
the reservation form at www.southfloridahospitalnews.com or call (561) 368-
Good Samaritan Medical Center earns full chest pain center re-accreditation with 6950.
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) from the Society of Cardiovascular
Patient Care (SCPC). The hospital first received accreditation in 2013. April 20-21
The accredited chest pain center’s protocol-driven and systematic approach to FICPA Health Care Industry Conference
patient management allows physicians to reduce time to treatment during the critical The 2017 FICPA Health Care Industry Conference will be held April 20-21
early stages of a heart attack, when treatments are most effective, and to better mon- at the Caribe Royale, Orlando or online. Pre-conference Ethics to take place
itor patients when it is not clear whether or not they are having a coronary event. April 19. Register at www.ficpa.org/HCC.
Such observation helps ensure that patients are neither sent home too early nor need-
lessly admitted.
April 21
Health Care Forum
The Third Annual Broad and Cassel Orlando Health Care Forum will be
E-mail Your Submissions held Friday, April 21 from 12 – 5 p.m. at Broad and Cassel, 390 N. Orange Ave,
Suite 1400, Orlando. Contact Elizabeth Levine at
to editorial@southfloridahospitalnews.com elevine@broadandcassel.com or (407) 839-4229 for more information.

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actions have made an extraordinary impact in the South Florida health care community. The nominee might be
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