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May 1, 2012

FEATURE STORY

The home stretch

As the opening of Hopkins’ new clinical buildings quickly approaches, frontline staff practices for the day patients will move into The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children’s Center and the Sheikh Zayed Tower. Read more

HOT TOPICS

A health care model with the personal touch

With the patient-centered medical home, Johns Hopkins Community Physicians has established the clinic of the future, informed by some pretty old-fashioned values. Read more

Private duty

Johns Hopkins Home Care Group offers a new service that helps patients and families needing assistance with a range of personal care services, from medication compliance to cooking to companionship. Read more

RESEARCH

Esophageal cancer:
We know the genes

Molecular geneticist Stephen Meltzer reports how new techniques have uncovered the genes active in esophageal cancer—and what that means for therapy.
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EDUCATION

Charting a new course

With new rewards and support, the Institute for Excellence in Education gives clinician educators more visibility and helps improve their teaching.
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TECHNOLOGY

Building support

Physician champions work to ensure that Epic, the electronic medical record system, will meet all clinical needs.
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Under
the Dome

THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL
A name to a face
To improve the hospital experience, the new clinical buildings will feature compatible strategies to help patients and families identify caretakers and their roles. Read more

ALL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Race against the clock
A new Hopkins residency program is established in record time with the help of two seasoned faculty members. Read more

JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
Four surgeons, three operations and one lucky patient
A patient needed three surgeries to remove a dangerous brain tumor. The surgeries were so complicated and risky that four surgeons with different specialties were needed to plan and manage them. Read more

SUBURBAN HOSPITAL
The more, the better
With more than 900 joint replacements a year, Suburban has reduced patient stays and earned Gold Seal recognition for its outcomes. Read more

SIBLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Veteran Hopkins administrator named president
Richard “Chip” Davis, vice president for patient safety and executive director for ambulatory services at Johns Hopkins Medicine, has been named to head Sibley Memorial, succeeding the retiring Robert Sloan.  Read more

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