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| Drs. Joseph Newton and Kirk Fleischer |
Fourth Live Surgery Webcast a Success The fourth 2007 live surgery webcast, “Minimally Invasive Lobectomy for Lung Cancer,” with Drs. Joseph Newton and Kirk Fleischer, was presented on November 29, 2007 by ExploreHealth with Sentara. In all, more than 26,000 people viewed the four live surgery webcasts conducted in 2007, and nearly 60,000 people visited the home pages at one time or another. A platform for worldwide exposure via the Internet, Sentara has signed on for four more of these webcasts during 2008. Watch archived editions of these live surgery webcasts anytime by visiting
ExploreHealth from a computer that can host streaming video.
Sentara Hospitals Receive Quality Awards At the Virginia Health Quality Center’s annual Outcomes Congress in December, all seven
Sentara hospitals were recognized for meeting or exceeding national quality measures in such treatment areas as Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Stroke. These awards represent successful implementation of national standards more than 85% of the time when these conditions are presented. Congratulations to all seven hospitals for doing so well against these standard measures.