Dr. Gary L. Gottlieb, the president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, will become chief executive of Partners HealthCare System Inc. at the end of the year, when Dr. James J. Mongan retires from the position.
Partners’ board of directors yesterday unanimously selected Gottlieb, 53, ending five months of speculation. In September, Partners said Mongan would retire at the end of 2009 and named Gottlieb and three other system executives as finalists Read the rest of this entry »

“It’s kind of like a hall of fame for teenage bodybuilders,” says the 40-year-old in a thick British accent. “To be even ranked with people like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lee Haney, all those bodybuilders are fantastic bodybuilders. And it’s of all time, it’s not just of our era. This is from the beginning of bodybuilding to present day. So it made me feel really good, actually.”
The magazine also made mention Read the rest of this entry »

TORONTO, Jan. 26 /CNW/ – Pat Campbell, a highly respected and senior
health care leader has been appointed the first Chief Executive Officer of
Echo: Improving Women’s Health in Ontario.
The announcement was made by Dr. Caroline Andrew, Board Chair of Echo.
Andrew says Campbell is “a highly engaged and dynamic leader who has
demonstrated a life-long commitment to improving women’s health.”
Echo was established as a new agency in 2007 Read the rest of this entry »

said Tuesday that he had chosen the head of a leading anti-tobacco organization to be the No. 2 official at the
.
The prospective nominee, William V. Corr, is executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a nonprofit group that seeks to reduce tobacco use among children and adults.
, Mr. Corr has led efforts to review and evaluate the work of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Mr. Obama has selected
, a former Senate Read the rest of this entry »

Benefis Health System has been named a “Premier Hospital” by the national Spirit of Women Health Network.
The designation means Benefis meets a rigorous set of women’s health standards developed by Spirit of Women in cooperation with the Office of Women’s Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Spirit of Women applauded Benefis for monthly educational programs for doctors and nurses on women’s health issues, outreach to tribal Read the rest of this entry »

Cheetah Medical delivers accurate noninvasive cardiac output (CO),
thoracic fluid content (TFC) and other vital hemodynamic monitoring
parameters to provide continuous, clinically actionable data for fluid
and drug optimization in acute care settings, including intensive care,
emergency and perioperative patient management. The Reliant System uses
Cheetah Medical’s proprietary BIOREACTANCE(R) technology which Read the rest of this entry »

Acting directors at CDC, FDA named
William Gimson III, chief operating officer at the CDC, will serve as acting director after current chief Julie Gerberding leaves the agency on Jan. 20. Frank Torti, the FDA’s science chief, is set to become its acting commissioner. President-elect Barack Obama and his transition group could announce a permanent FDA head appointment in the next three weeks, sources said. The HHS also announced top-level acting Read the rest of this entry »

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A new music therapy room at a hospital on Florida’s Gulf Coast is being named for AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson.
Johnson and other rock stars have supported an effort to buy music equipment and provide music education for children, including those who are in the hospital.
Music equipment and enhancements to the room at Sarasota Memorial Hospital are being donated by the John Entwhistle Foundation, named for the late Read the rest of this entry »

Voters on NFL.com and via Sprint wireless service have made their choice. Safety
is the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week for games played on Sept. 28-29.
Horton had an interception, which led to a fourth-quarter field goal, three tackles and one pass defensed in
.
Horton was selected from among five finalists through fan votes on NFL.com/rookies and via Sprint wireless service. The other finalists were cornerback
, running back Chris Johnson Read the rest of this entry »

A man who died after he was found lying on the pavement in a Warwickshire town in the early hours has been named.
Paul William Smith, 54, of Biart Place, Rugby, was discovered with an injury to the back of his head in Clifton Road in the town on Saturday morning.
Mr Smith, commonly known as Tall Paul, was pronounced dead in hospital, Warwickshire Police said.
He was believed to have been walking along Clifton Road away from the town centre before Read the rest of this entry »