| WMC ban on tobacco finds little resistance
Winchester — The corridors of Winchester Medical Center have become a second home to Katherine Woods. Woods, 21, is the daughter of Mary Mahmke, a long-term patient at the medical center. She has made frequent visits to WMC for the past three years — which included smoke breaks outside the facility. On Thursday, Woods noticed that the designated smoking areas where she used to light up were gone. Their disappearance is part of the medical center’s new tobacco-free policy. .
People in Business
Mary Rolando, policy analyst in the Governor's Office of Children's Care Coordination, has been elected to the board of directors of Catholic Charities of Tennessee Inc. She will serve a three-year term. Rolando has more than 20 years of public policy experience focused on mental health, developmental and health care services. She is active in numerous civic and charitable organizations. The Children's House of Nashville, a Montessori preschool and kindergarten, has announced its officers and board members for 2007-2008: .
Jehovah's Witness mother dies after refusing blood
A 22-year-old woman died within a few hours of giving birth to twins because, as a Jehovah's Witness, she was not allowed to accept a blood transfusion, it emerged today. Emma Gough suffered severe blood loss after giving birth to a boy and girl at the Royal Hospital in Shrewsbury ten days ago. Doctors and medics begged her 24-year-old husband, Anthony, and other relatives to overrule a form she had ticked insisting that she should not be given blood because of her faith. But the family refused to do so. .
BBB honours ethical businesses
The Better Business Bureau of the Maritime Provinces has announced the winners of its Ethics Awards, which were created to recognize organizations that demonstrate ethical business practices. The companies received their awards at a celebration Tuesday night.
The following are the winners in all five categories:
- Non-profit organizations - The Home of the Guardian Angel
- Companies with fewer than 15 employees - Oh My Sole!
- Companies with 15 to 60 employees - The Wooden Monkey Restaurant
- Companies with 51 to 100 employees - Berengren Credit Union
- Companies with more than 100 employees - EMC Emergency Medical Care, a subsidiary of Medavie Blue Cross. .
Rochester Team Recognized Nationally For Care And Support Of Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension
A unique effort to reach out to, educate and support patients in the Rochester area with pulmonary hypertension has attracted the attention of the national Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) and led to a feature article in the association's newsletter.
The kudos reflect the growing reputation of R. James White, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine, Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center as a researcher in the search for a cure for pulmonary hypertension. Also recognized is the hard work by White's staff, Karen Frutiger and Toni Heininger, in persuading local patients to participate in clinical trials that could lead to a cure and to join a growing support group.
Pulmonary hypertension is a rare disorder where the blood pressure in the vessel that leads from the heart to the lungs (pulmonary artery) rises above normal and may become life threatening.
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