The changes could come daily. With COVID-19 cases on the increase, in part because of the spread of the delta variant, school districts are constantly monitoring how they handle the situation. More:St. Peter’s requiring masks when transmission of virus is high On Wednesday, Lexington Local Schools became the first Richland County district to announce a return to remote learning, for two weeks, from Sept. 7-17. “It is our hope that the two weeks of remote learning will allow staff, and students, time to recover from any illness so we may continue utilizing our great staff to provide in-person learning, safely transport your students and continue to offer breakfast and lunch,” Lexington Superintendent Jeremy Secrist posted on the district website. Crestview goes remote for grades 4-12“We are still asking families to help keep our schools healthy by allowing symptomatic students to stay home. We will work with families and students on make-up work.” The next day, Crestview announced that it, too, would go to remote learning for the same timespan for grades 4-12. The lower grades will continue with in-person instruction. “This decision was made due to two reasons,” Superintendent Jim Grubbs said in a news release. “COVID-19 cases at the elementary building are significantly lower than the other two buildings, and, from experience, elementary students do not do as well with remote learning.” Two other districts, St. Peter’s and Ontario, are maintaining in-person instruction but are requiring masks for students and staff. “St. Peter’s will continue with its layered response to the COVID-19 virus. While there are certainly no guarantees with COVID-19, St. Peter’s requirements of face coverings and social distancing when transmission rates are high, give us the best chance of staying safe and staying in school,” Head of School Laurie McKeon said in an email. Ontario requiring masks at indoor settings“Recognizing the importance of community safety and in-person instruction, our faculty, staff, students and families appreciate this proactive approach. They have been terrific in following and supporting our protocols.” Ontario started requiring masks at indoor settings on Wednesday. “I’m very proud of our students, as approximately 95% of our student body are now wearing masks indoors. All Ontario School employees are wearing masks indoors now as well,” Superintendent Lisa Carmichael said by email. She encouraged residents to refer to the district website’s COVID page, which contains all up-to-date COVID information, including a cumulative total of positive student cases and positive staff cases. Stan Jefferson, Mansfield City Schools Superintendent, said Friday afternoon the district would require masks, starting Tuesday, through at least the end of September. The other districts in Richland County will maintain in-person instruction, at least for the time being. Seeking to keep kids in classroomClear Fork Superintendent Janice Wyckoff issued a letter to the district’s parents on Thursday, saying school officials want to maintain in-person instruction if at all possible. “We want our students in school. We do NOT want remote learning even for the shortest amount to time for any child,” she wrote. “Why are we sending out this message? Every day this week, we are having one more staff member and/or student test positive for COVID-19. “Multiple staff members and/or students are being placed in quarantine due to being a direct contact. It will not be long before we are overrun with quarantines like other school districts in the area.” Quarantine is the separation or restriction of movement of one or more individuals who have come into direct contact with someone who has been medically diagnosed with a communicable or contagious disease. Wyckoff urged students to get vaccinated and/or wear a mask. “We want to honor every parent’s beliefs about masking, so we are supporting choice when it comes to masking,” she wrote. “We are asking parents to please consider helping your child stay in school by masking up without a mandate. Let’s work together to keep kids in school and not at home.” Mansfield Christian Superintendent Cy Smith said the district is holding its own. “Despite the fact that enrollment is up 30% in the last two years and we have 650 students on campus at various points, our confirmed COVID cases have remained low since school began on Aug. 24,” he wrote in a Wednesday email. “In the elementary school, we have had two confirmed cases and five students have been quarantined. In the junior high and high school, we have had only one confirmed case and eight quarantined. “ Smith continued, “Students only need to quarantine if a family member living in the home has tested positive. Students identified as close contacts at school may quarantine at the parent’s discretion as long as no symptoms are present.” Madison cancels 2 football gamesLucas, Madison, Plymouth and Shelby districts did not have any mandates as of Friday. “We are preparing to move to remote learning if that becomes necessary,” Madison Superintendent Rob Peterson said by email. Madison has canceled its next two football games. “We are contact tracing when necessary and are recommending that our parents follow the guidelines for quarantine they receive from the Richland Public Health Department,” Plymouth Superintendent Brad Turson said in an email. “This is all subject to change, of course, as we move forward.” Lucas Superintendent Brad Herman said the district is going five days a week with in-person instruction. “We all know this is a very fluid situation as things seem to develop quickly, so I stress the right now,” he said in an email. 419-521-7219 Twitter: @MNJCaudill The post Richland County school districts monitoring COVID situation appeared first on Medical News And Updates.
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On Friday, some Silicon Valley technology companies began speaking out, too. Lyft’s chief executive, Logan Green, said the company would pay the legal costs of any drivers who faced lawsuits under the law. “TX SB8 threatens to punish drivers for getting people where they need to go — especially women exercising their right to choose,” he wrote on Twitter. Uber’s chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, said on Twitter that his company would also cover its drivers’ legal expenses. And Jeremy Stoppelman, the chief executive of Yelp, issued a statement. “The effective ban on abortions in Texas not only infringes on women’s rights to reproductive health care, but it puts their health and safety at greater risk,” he said. “We are deeply concerned about how this law will impact our employees in the state.” A couple executives tried to find a middle ground, cheering on democracy and opposing discrimination while remaining silent on the Texas law. Mr. Musk, who said he has moved to Texas and was investing a lot in the state through Tesla and SpaceX, was among them. “In general, I believe government should rarely impose its will upon the people, and, when doing so, should aspire to maximize their cumulative happiness,” he wrote on Twitter in response to Mr. Abbott’s comments. “That said, I would prefer to stay out of politics.” Hewlett Packard Enterprise, based in Houston, declined to comment on the ban, but said the company “encourages our team members to engage in the political process where they live and work and make their voices heard through advocacy and at the voting booth.” A spokesman for the company added that its medical plan allowed employees to seek abortions out of state, and would pay for lodging for such a trip. The post Companies Stay Quiet on Texas’ New Abortion Law appeared first on Medical News And Updates. New York, NY, Sept. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Tech Industries Group, Inc. (OTCQB: GTII) (“GTII” or the “Company”), www.gtii-us.com, a Nevada corporation, announced today that it has formed a new subsidiary corporation, Global Tech Health, Inc., in the state of Nevada with the Secretary of State, on September 3, 2021. The new corporation was formed, in keeping with the particulars of GTII’s binding agreement with We SuperGreen Energy Corp, (“WSGE”), primarily to separate the various healthcare and eyecare subsidiaries and/or acquisition targets into their own operating group. David Reichman, CEO of GTII, commented, “We decided to move quickly to form this first of what may turn out to be several subsidiaries in order to pursue the more industry specific strategy that we’ve spoken of before. 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You could say Riley McHugh went to the school of hard knocks on his path to becoming a member of the 2021 class of Temple/St. Luke’s School of Medicine. The 22-year-old Tamaqua-born man donned his iconic white coat for the first time in the traditional ceremony for first-year med students on Aug. 6 in Philadelphia. A key driver in his choice to go into medicine, he cites, was the empathy, care and counsel he received from a neurologist at Miners after McHugh caught a knee to his noggin during a game with Tamaqua High School in his sophomore year. The after-effects were dramatic. “I was feeling isolated and confused and he told me, ‘It’s ok to not feel right,’ which made me feel better right away,” says McHugh, who now lives in Bethlehem. He hopes to eventually treat injured patients in his hometown and the nearby area the way the doctor helped him. The 2021 Moravian College grad is aiming high professionally. He plans to become a pediatric neurologist to help youngsters recover from the kind of head trauma that comes often with sports, doing research, too, on how young brains develop post-concussions. He wants to let patients know, like his ER neurologist did, that “feeling out of it after getting your brains scrambled is normal” and how to rest and recover from the injury. McHugh has embraced the rigors of medical school, the classroom and bedside learning, along with 39 other first-year students. He loves learning, especially the sciences, though he excels, too, in interpersonal communication, both critical skills for physicians. Most of his tuition for the four years is being funded by a generous scholarship from the John E. Morgan Fund, for which he is grateful beyond words. He realizes the path to his goal will be long and demanding in and after medical school: three to four years of residency, followed by one or two years of fellowship. But he’s committed to learning and caring for people for the long run, even if it takes sacrifices. He’s philosophical, saying that “It could always be worse,” something he learned being raised alone by his mother after the death of his father when he was just 8 years old. “She gave up so much for me,” he says. Returning as a doctor to the medically underserved Tamaqua area will be the zenith of McHugh’s career, helping his family’s community overcome chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, heart disease, alcohol and drug use. “At Lewis Katz School of Medicine/St Luke’s University Health Network, we are incredibly committed to and proud of retaining our local students on their medical school journey, so they can ultimately take care of their own community,” says Shaden Eldakar-Hein, MD, MS, senior associate dean of the medical school. “Students like Riley are great assets to their neighbors, their class, the network and the medical school.” McHugh thinks he’ll be stronger emotionally and more able to empathize with the people and their health challenges there having grown up among them and overcome no small dose of adversity himself. “You’ve survived 100 percent of your worst days already,” he likes to say to provide perspective and reflect the mental toughness he has had to learn. “I feel fortunate I didn’t have everything handed to me.” Photo caption: From left, Shaden Eldakar-Hein, MD, MS, senior associate dean of the medical school; Riley McHugh. Story Submitted by St. Luke’s Health Network The post Tamaqua Medical Student’s Quest to Treat Underserved Rural Patients appeared first on Medical News And Updates. By Amy Norton THURSDAY, Sept. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People hospitalized for COVID-19, and even some with milder cases, may suffer lasting damage to their kidneys, new research finds. The study of more than 1.7 million patients in the U.S. Veterans Affairs system adds to concerns about the lingering effects of COVID — particularly among people sick enough to need hospitalization. Researchers found that months after their initial infection, COVID survivors were at increased risk of various types of kidney damage — from reduced kidney function to advanced kidney failure. People who’d been most severely ill — requiring ICU care — had the highest risk of long-term kidney damage. Similarly, patients who’d developed acute kidney injury during their COVID hospitalization had higher risks than COVID patients with no apparent kidney problems during their hospital stay. But what’s striking is that those latter patients were not out of the woods, said Dr. F. Perry Wilson, a kidney specialist who was not involved in the study. They were still about two to five times more likely to develop some degree of kidney dysfunction or disease than VA patients who were not diagnosed with COVID. “What stood out to me is that across the board, you see these risks even in patients who did not have acute kidney injury when they were hospitalized,” said Wilson, an associate professor at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn. There is some question about the degree to which the kidney problems are related to COVID specifically, or to being sick in the hospital, according to Wilson. It’s unclear, for instance, how their kidney function would compare against that of patients hospitalized for the flu. But the study found that even VA patients who were sick at home with COVID were at increased risk of kidney problems. Inflammation to blame? “There were risks, albeit smaller, among these patients who never had major problems when they were sick,” said senior researcher Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, an assistant professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Wilson said the “big question” is why? Continued“Is this reflecting some ongoing immune system stimulation and inflammation?” he said. “It will take more research to figure that out.” The findings — published Sept. 1 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology — are based on medical records from more than 1.7 million VA patients. Of those, 89,216 were diagnosed with COVID between March 2020 and March 2021, and were still alive 30 days later. The study looked at patients’ risk of developing various types of kidney problems in the months after that 30-day mark. Overall, COVID patients were more likely to show a substantial drop in the kidneys’ glomerular filtration rate (GFR), a measure of how well the organs are filtering waste from the blood. Just over 5% of COVID patients had a GFR decline of 30% or more, the study found. And compared with the general VA patient population, their risk was 25% higher. Since adults naturally lose about 1% of their kidney function per year, a 30% decline in GFR is akin to losing 30 years of kidney function, according to Wilson. The study also examined the risk of acute kidney injury, where the organs suddenly lose function. It can cause symptoms such as swelling in the legs, fatigue and breathing difficulty, but sometimes causes no overt problems. COVID patients were nearly twice as likely to develop acute kidney injury, though it varied according to initial COVID severity. Will the damage last? Those who’d been hospitalized were five to eight times more likely than non-COVID patients to develop acute kidney injury; people who’d been sick at home with COVID had a 30% higher risk, versus the non-COVID group. It’s not yet known what it all means for COVID patients’ long-term kidney health, Al-Aly said. One question now, he noted, is whether the GFR declines in some patients will level off. As for acute kidney injury, people can recover from it with no lasting harm, Wilson said. And if a drop in GFR is related to acute kidney injury, he noted, it may well rebound. ContinuedSome patients in the study did develop end-stage kidney failure. Those odds were greatest among COVID patients who’d been in the ICU: They developed the disease at a rate of about 21 cases per 1,000 patients per year — making their risk 13 times higher than other VA patients’. Smaller risks were also seen among other COVID patients, hospitalized or not. A limitation of the study is that the VA patients were mostly older men. It’s unclear how the results apply more broadly, according to Al-Aly. The risks presented to non-hospitalized patients are also somewhat murky. They are far from a uniform group, both doctors said. Wilson suspects that people only mildly affected by COVID would be unlikely to develop kidney problems, whereas those who are “really knocked out for weeks” might have a relatively greater risk. The good news, Al-Aly said, is that kidney dysfunction is readily detectable through basic blood work done at primary care visits. Wilson said that kind of check-up might be worthwhile for people who were more severely ill with COVID. More information The National Kidney Foundation has more on COVID-19 and kidney disease. SOURCES: Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, assistant professor, medicine, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; F. Perry Wilson, MD, associate professor, medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.; Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, online, Sept. 1, 2021 WebMD News from HealthDay
The post Kidney Damage Another Consequence of ‘Long COVID’ appeared first on Medical News And Updates. The pandemic may not be over, but Americans are over the pandemic — and it’s starting to show in our collective willingness to cooperate with public health guidance. Why it matters: Over the last several weeks, the Delta variant dashed hopes of getting back to normal at a time when our patience for safety measures — and sometimes, each other — is already wearing thin. What they’re saying: “I certainly feel it, myself,” said Anthony Santella, director of the doctorate of health sciences program for the University of New Haven School of Health Sciences.
The big picture: Public health measures often rely on people doing what’s best for the collective good. For instance, the CDC asked unvaccinated Americans to avoid traveling this Labor Day weekend — and suggested the vaccinated still take precautions. Yes, but: That’s getting harder.
What’s happening: One of the big problems is our expectations — and how often they’ve been forced to shift.
By the numbers: It’s taken a hit on our collective psyche. The share of Americans who say they feel hopeful right now has plummeted to 34%, from 48% in March, according to the latest installment of the Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index. But, but, but: The number of Americans saying they feel motivated, energized, inspired or resilient has risen by at least as much.
Bottom line: “We are in a very confusing time in the pandemic where people are making very different choices depending on their own family circumstances and level of risk tolerance,” Wen said.
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BELOIT – The Beloit City Council will hold a public hearing over a proposed ordinance change related to medical development in the city at its meeting Tuesday. The council will not vote on the proposal. The proposed change would replace “hospital” as a use category with the broader term “medical facility,” and would clarify that hospitals, medical clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and nursing homes are examples of potentially allowed developments. Another change would remove emergency medical care as an example of retail service and medical and dental clinics as examples of office uses. The issue has been strongly opposed by the Beloit Health System, arguing the changes could harm existing services in the city. Supporters of the change say it would allow expanded competition in the marketplace that would bring more services to residents. The entire effort follows an application by OrthoIllinois to open an ambulatory surgery center in Beloit, which prompted swift and sustained outcry from Beloit Health System. On Aug. 18, the Plan Commission approved the ordinance change by a narrow vote of 4-3. In November of 2020, the commission failed to approve a similar effort to change zoning related to medical facilities in a 3-3 vote, which prompted the effort to stall. Since then, OrthoIllinois has not yet resubmitted a development proposal, city staff confirmed on Thursday. As previously reported by the Beloit Daily News, two councilors, Vice President Brittany Keyes and Regina Dunkin, are both employees of the health system have said they will not recuse themselves from voting on the zoning change. Keyes and Dunkin are both per diem employees of the health system, with Keyes working as a physical therapist and Dunkin serving as Community Relations Coordinator. “My employment as a per diem employee of the Beloit Health System does not create a conflict of interest in my participation in reviewing and doing on an ordinance amendment to the city’s zoning code that affects all medical facility uses within our community,” Keyes said. “I do not own a stake in Beloit Health System, nor does anyone in my family. I will carefully consider the matter from every angle before voting on it as I would any other matter that I am asked to review and consider.” Dunkin added, “I will review this proposal with an open mind as I do every issue.” The council will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Beloit City Hall, 100 State St., for agenda review followed by the regular meeting at 7 p.m. In-person seating is limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. The post Beloit council to host public hearing regarding controversial medical zoning proposal | Business News appeared first on Medical News And Updates. Auransa’s Pek Lum, the company’s chief architect, has over 20 years of genomics and pharmaceutical development expertise. Women’s health is an underserved industry; there are several startups working in this area. The broader subject of women’s health, on the other hand, is underfunded. Most companies concentrate on issues such as birth control, ovulation, and infertility that affect both men and women. Historically, the majority of our understanding of diseases has come from a male perspective, and it is usually based on research with male patients. Women who were trying to get pregnant were excluded from drug trial studies until the early 1990s, resulting in an enduring problem in healthcare. Underrepresentation of women in health research, trivialization of women’s physical problems (which is relevant to the misdiagnosis of endometriosis, among other issues), and gender bias in research funding are additional issues. Several research have revealed that when we examine National Institutes of Health funding, a disproportionately large portion of its resources goes to diseases that primarily affect males – at the expense of those that primarily impact women. According to studies of NIH funding based on disease burden (as estimated by the number of years lost due to an illness), male-favored illnesses were funded at twice the rate of female-favored ones in 2019. Let’s use endometriosis as an example. Endometriosis is a condition in which endometrial-like tissue (”lesions”, or “growths”) can be found outside of the uterus. Endometriosis, unlike other diseases, only affects women who have uteruses and has received less funding and research than many other illnesses. It may cause chronic pain, tiredness, discomfort during sex, and infertility. Despite the fact that endometriosis affects one out of ten women, diagnosis is still slow, with confirmation only achieved via surgery. There is no non-invasive test available. Many women are diagnosed only after they become infertile, and the diagnosis may take ten years. Even following detection, disease biology and progression knowledge is limited, as well as the understanding of lesion connection to other tumor diseases such as adenomyosis. Surgical excision of tumors and hormone (mainly estrogen) suppressing medications are among current treatments. However, things are changing. In 1994, the NIH established the women’s health research category for budgeting purposes and it was modified in 2019 to include research that is relevant to women only. In order to address the significant male bias in both human and animal studies, the NIH ruled in 2016 that grant applicants would be required to include male and female participants in their study protocols. The rates of diagnosis and treatment are too slow to treat or cure endometriosis. A study published in 2014 found that if researchers had been given the funding they needed to continue research on chronic diseases, we might have discovered a cure for endometriosis by now. It’s worth noting that other sources, rather than the funding bodies or pharmaceutical industry, are driving important changes. Patients and clinicians who see these illnesses frequently are leading the charge. Pharmaceutical firms (such as Eli Lilly and AbbVie) in the women’s health sector have followed their patients’ leads by growing their R&D capacity and boosting efforts to branch out into additional critical women’s health areas. Private sources are funding new technological solutions geared towards treating endometriosis. Women’s health has been recognized as one of the most promising investment areas in 2020. Next, we’ll look at less-known breakthroughs like EndOmestiCIDe’s SmartTampon (a $9 million Series A in April 2021 for a “smart tampon”), and DotLab, a non-invasive endometriosis testing startup that raised $10 million from investors last July. Other notable advancements include Phendo, a research-study app that tracks endometriosis, and Gynica, which is dedicated to developing cannabis-based medications for gynecological diseases. Endometriosis is a difficult disease to combat, and any single biotech firm may find it tough to tackle it on its own. Collaborations are one way to handle this. Two firms, Polaris Quantum Biotech and Auransa, have joined forces to address the endometriosis problem as well as other women’s specific illnesses. This collaboration between two female-led AI firms employs data, algorithms, and quantum computing to integrate biological understanding with chemistry. Furthermore, they’re not content with simulating; rather, the aim of this cooperation is to provide medicines to patients. New relationships may have a significant influence on how quickly a field like women’s health can develop. Women-specific illnesses such as endometriosis, triple-negative breast cancer, and ovarian cancer, to name a few, might go unrecognized if such concerted efforts are not made. Using cutting-edge technology in complex gynecological disorders will enable the field to develop much more quickly, and it may take drug candidates to clinics in a few years, especially with the aid of patient advocacy groups, medical research organizations, doctors, and out-of-the-box funding techniques such as crowdsourcing from patients themselves. We feel that targeting the women’s health market is a win-win for both patients and businesses, with the worldwide endometriosis therapy market alone projecting to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 15% from 2018 through 2022. Tech specialist. Social media guru. Evil problem solver. Total writer. Web enthusiast. Internet nerd. Passionate gamer. Twitter buff. The post The Innovations of Healthcare – Bestgamingpro appeared first on Medical News And Updates. Free medical, dental, and vision care Sept. 18-19 Remote Area Medical- RAM – a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality dental, vision and medical care to underserved and uninsured individuals—will return to Jonesville, Virginia, on Sept. 18-19, 2021 to provide free care. All RAM services are free, and no ID is required. Free dental, vision, and medical services will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. “Remote Area Medical is glad to be able to help bring free services to those in need in the Jonesville community, and we couldn’t provide this important care without our wonderful volunteers,” said RAM CEO Jeff Eastman. “This has been a challenging time, and access to healthcare is more important than ever before. Thank you to all the volunteers and community members who are coming together to help those in need.” Services available at the clinic will include dental cleanings, dental fillings, dental extractions, dental x-rays, eye exams, glaucoma testing, eyeglass prescriptions, eyeglasses made on-site, chest x-rays, women’s health exams, and general medical exams. “Even with the recent reopening of the Lee County Community Hospital, many residents do not have access to basic medical, dental or eyecare, due to a combination of factors, like cost, lack of transportation, or the lack of providers in our area,” said Joe Faulkinbury, member of the RAM Community Host Group. “As a local pastor, I have seen the difference that free dental care or a free pair of glasses makes in a person’s life. Lee County’s Remote Area Medical Clinic can help to fill this gap, bringing better health and wellbeing to our community.” The 2-day clinic, in collaboration with members of the local community, will be held at Lee High School, located at 200 General Lane in Jonesville, Virginia. Due to time constraints, patients should be prepared to choose between DENTAL and VISION services. Free medical services are offered in addition to dental or vision services to every patient attending the clinic. The patient parking lot will open no later than 12:01 am, Saturday, September 18, and remain open. As patients arrive at the parking lot, they will be provided with additional information regarding clinic opening processes and next steps. Patients should be prepared with their own food, water, medicines, and clothing when arriving early. Bathrooms will be provided. Clinic doors open at 6 am on Saturday, September 18. This process will repeat on Sunday, September 19. RAM encourages everyone who would like services, especially dental services, to arrive as early as possible. In some situations, such as inclement weather, volunteer cancellations, or other circumstances outside of RAM’s control, the parking lot may open earlier or a smaller number of patients served. *Clinic closing time may vary based on each service area’s daily capacity. Please check RAM’s clinic FAQ page for more information. In response to COVID-19, RAM has incorporated and developed new disinfecting and safety processes. All patients will be required to wear a face covering and must undergo a COVID-19 screening before entering the clinic. Guests and family members of patients, including pets, will not be allowed to enter the building. New airflow, disinfecting processes, and capacity limitations have also been put in place to ensure the safety of patients, staff, and volunteers. Since RAM’s founding in 1985, more than 863,000 individuals have received free services. RAM is still in need of vision providers and general support volunteers for the parking lot. If you are interested in volunteering at this event, please email RAM’s Volunteer Manager Mary Brown at [email protected]. For more information about volunteering at a RAM pop-up medical clinic in the future or to donate, visit www.ramusa.org or call 865-579-1530. If you are media and would like an interview or to attend the clinic, please reach out to Mindy Cooper at [email protected]. The post RAM free clinic returning to Jonesville, Virginia – Harlan Enterprise appeared first on Medical News And Updates. Visit the News Hub Leading more than $1 billion in construction projects, among other duties Washington University Melissa Rockwell-Hopkins, whose position has her overseeing more than $1 billion in construction projects at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the school’s associate vice chancellor for operations & facilities management. Her promotion from assistant vice chancellor was announced by Richard Stanton, vice chancellor for medical finance and administration at the School of Medicine. The appointment was effective Sept. 1. “Melissa has a rare combination of organizational and people skills that have made her a joy to work with,” Stanton said. “She has adapted to the sometimes chaotic rhythm and pace of an academic medical center while driving a more strategic approach to our management of space and services in support of our key research, training and clinical missions. She has used her excellent communication skills to work with strong-willed leaders in the medical school, the university and the campus and to approach every challenge as a shared problem-solving exercise. We would not be where we are today without her team and her leadership in attracting and retaining them.” Rockwell-Hopkins, also an associate dean for operations and facilities at the school, provides strategic direction for and manages facilities operations, protective services, capital projects, campus planning, district transportation planning, and auxiliary services. She also leads business operations, district transportation planning, sustainability, critical facilities, lactation programs, and education and support space and services. In addition to managing 534 employees, Hopkins is responsible for operating 61 buildings scattered over 18 city blocks, and an annual department budget of $54 million. Since she joined the School of Medicine in 2013, Rockwell-Hopkins has significantly advanced the medical school’s facilities and infrastructure. From 2013 to 2020, she successfully oversaw the completion of 1,300 capital planning and construction projects valued at more than $800 million. In fiscal year 2021, Hopkins led an additional $251.4 million in projects; and she, with her team, delivered them all on time and $18.1 million below budget. She currently is leading more than $1 billion in construction projects, including a nine-story, 659,000-square-foot outpatient cancer facility, an 11-story, 609,000-square-foot neuroscience research building; and a five-story, 191,000-square-foot vertical expansion of the Steven & Susan Lipstein BJC Institute of Health building. Rockwell-Hopkins was responsible for the development of the Campus Sustainability Program, the Lactation Program, the Feminine Products Distribution Program, and gender-neutral restrooms, and manages these programs. “We have a large job and a tremendous responsibility as steward leaders,” Rockwell-Hopkins said. “However, we have achieved growth and success from working together in a team-based operation to help others carry out their missions in clinical care, teaching and research. We serve the physical place, but our strategy is focused on people. The dean and department leaders embraced our planning and service models and served as strong, collaborative leaders, as well as partners, and I am grateful to be part of this team.” Before joining Washington University, Rockwell-Hopkins served in a variety of positions, including as executive director of facilities management at the University of Houston; associate vice president of facilities operations and development at The Ohio State University in Columbus; and regional operations and facilities manager for CH2M HILL, an international engineering consulting firm headquartered near Denver. She earned a bachelor’s degree in 1995 in law and justice from Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash. She received a master’s degree in nonprofit management in 2017 and a master’s degree in human resources management in 2020, both from Washington University. She earned “Leading Organizations and Change” certification from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., in 2019; “Women in Leadership” certification from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., in 2018; and a graduate certificate in public health and homeland security from Missouri State University in Springfield, Mo., in 2017. In addition, Rockwell-Hopkins holds an active Society for Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional certification, renewed in 2021, and certification as a Facilities Management Professional from the International Facility Management Association. The post Rockwell-Hopkins named associate vice chancellor for operations, facilities – Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis appeared first on Medical News And Updates. |
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