September specials for employees include discounts on treatments and savings on skin care procedures and products. Please be sure to bring your employee badge to receive the discount.
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The Patient Family Advisory Council strives to promote effective and respectful partnerships among patients, families, and clinical staff members while also increasing understanding and cooperation.
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The public is invited to the 3 p.m. ceremony at the Mitchell Center, which will be followed by an opportunity to meet with President Jo Bonner and his family on the arena floor.
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USA Health Eastern Shore OB-GYN recently opened and is accepting new patients.
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The Samuel Hassenbusch Young Neurosurgeon Award is given to the top socioeconomic abstract selected from among the thousands of abstracts submitted to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting.
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During the month of September, Robert Israel, M.D., will host two teaching classes for USA and USA Health employees at the Teaching Kitchen at University Commons.
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Great Catch awards are given to employees for instances in which they spoke up for safety, escalated concerns, and went above and beyond outside of the scope of their typical job duties. Each quarter, Safety MVPs are chosen for recognition from all Great Catch award winners for each USA Health facility.
![Martin Heslin, M.D., left, director of the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, receives donations totaling $47,900 from Abraham A. Mitchell, second from left; and K.C. Constantine, third from left, president of Manning Inc. Piggly Wiggly. Also pictured are David White, right; and Maya De Andrade.](https://www.usahealthsystem.com/uploads/news/_newsCard1x/328075/piggle-wiggly-donation-news.jpg?20220912125319)
The gift includes $23,900 in proceeds from the recent Piggly Wiggly Golf Tournament in Mobile and a matching donation from longtime MCI supporter Abraham A. Mitchell.
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Each week, we capture images from construction, expansion and renovations occurring across USA Health.
USA Health regularly recognizes employees for going above and beyond in caring for patients and providing high quality customer service.
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USA Health clinicians are experts in their fields, making them trusted sources on a variety of healthcare-related news topics.
September specials for employees include discounts on treatments and savings on skin care procedures and products. Please be sure to bring your employee badge to receive the discount.
The USA Health All of Us team will be in the breezeway outside of the Biomedical Library beginning today, Sept. 6, from noon to 2 p.m.