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UF Health In Jacksonville Wins National Recognition For Breast Center
The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), has granted accredited status to the UF Health Breast Center right here in Jacksonville.
"The accreditation signifies UF Health's compliance with NAPBC standards that recognize a breast center's leadership, clinical services, research, community outreach, professional education, and quality improvement for patients," said UF Health in a news release.
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"UF Health Jacksonville is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive care possible to the women of our community. Breast health services are a big part of that mission," said Patrick L. Green, FACHE, CEO of UF Health Jacksonville.
"We have incredibly talented healthcare experts who work hand-in-hand with each other to help women find the best treatment options, beginning when they first come through our doors. This recognition of our breast health program is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and collaboration of everyone who works here to improve the lives of the communities we serve."
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"Providing integrated care by a passionate and knowledgeable team of physicians is the focus of our breast health program and we're incredibly proud of this recognition," said Shahla Masood, M.D., FCAP, professor and chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and medical director of the UF Health Breast Center in Jacksonville.
"We believe bringing together experts in multiple specialties, who can collaborate on finding the best options for our patients and then design a personalized therapy for each of them, is the key component in their treatment."
Accreditation by the NAPBC is granted only to those programs that are committed to providing the best possible care to patients with breast cancer.
The NAPBC provides the structure and resources to develop and operate a high-quality breast center and accredited program.
Breast centers seeking NAPBC accreditation undergo a site visit every three years.
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Children's Names Leader Of New Omaha Behavioral Health Center
Children's Hospital & Medical Center has tapped an Alaska executive to lead its mental health services, including the new behavioral health center it will operate on the west end of its central Omaha campus.
Following a national search, Renee Rafferty has been named Children's senior vice president of behavioral health. In the new role, Rafferty will oversee the growth and operation of behavioral health services for the health system, including the Behavioral Health & Wellness Center at Children's.
Rafferty comes to Children's from Anchorage, Alaska, where she most recently has served as senior director of behavioral health services for Providence Health and Services. She joined the health system as a mental health specialist and has more than 20 years of leadership experience, having helped Providence become the most comprehensive provider of behavioral health services in the state. She has been involved in the creation of a school-based therapy service, long-term residential treatment addressing complex trauma and a crisis stabilization center.
Her hiring comes two weeks after Children's and the nonprofit Mental Health Innovation Foundation broke ground on the planned $110 million behavioral health facility for children near 84th Street and West Dodge Road.
Slated to open in early 2026, the center will house 38 inpatient hospital beds, which will more than double the capacity in the community. It will also offer a suite of other services along the behavioral health care continuum, including a first-in-the-region behavioral health emergency assessment center, a pediatric mental health urgent care center and a pediatric primary care clinic with integrated outpatient mental health services.
The Behavioral Health & Wellness Center at Children's will be constructed west of 84th Street and West Dodge Road on the west end of the Children's Hospital & Medical Center campus.
KIEWIT AND HDRChanda Chacón, Children's president and CEO, said earlier this month that having the facility's leader on the ground early will help ensure that the center starts strong. Rafferty is scheduled to start her new position in mid-September.
Kathy English, Children's executive vice president and chief operating officer, said Rafferty is the right leader at the right time as Children's seeks to expand its behavioral health services to better address the pediatric mental health crisis affecting the region's young people.
"We are confident that her rich experience building innovative, impactful programs, coupled with her heart for advocacy, will greatly benefit our patients, families, team and community," English said in a statement.
Civic leaders broke ground this month on the Behavioral Health & Wellness Center at Children's near 84th Street and West Dodge Road. An artist's rendering offers an aerial view toward the northwest, with West Dodge Road on the upper right. The center will be situated on the western end of the Children's Hospital & Medical Center campus.
KIEWIT AND HDR Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of August 2023Shaunie Cobb, 2, looks out the window of her family's first home, part of the Habitat for Humanity of Omaha's development Bluestem Prairie on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. Shaunie's mother, Destiny Gunter, got the keys today.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALDPeople watch the start of the Terence Bud Crawford victory parade from the roof of The Bank apartments near 20th and Farnam Streets in Omaha on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALDLooking southeast at 13th and Farnam Streets, thousands line the streets for the Terence Bud Crawford victory parade in downtown Omaha on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALDFrom left: Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb listen to Sen.Deb Fischer, R-Neb speak at the Federal Legislative Summit at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALDFrom left: Nebraska freshman Bergen Reilly, Caroline Jurevicius, Laney Choboy, and Andi Jackson all react to a photo that Nebraska Director of Photography Scott Bruhn just took of them on team picture day at the Bob Devaney on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALDSpecial Teams Coordinator Ed Foley watches the team during practice at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Tuesday.
KATY COWELL THE WORLD-HERALDPlayers' silhouettes during practice at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Tuesday.
KATY COWELL THE WORLD-HERALDDancers from the New Legacy Souljaz perform during the Native Omaha Days Parade in Omaha on Saturday.
KATY COWELL THE WORLD-HERALDChris Beck, 5, plays Connect 4 during the Family Fun Day in Omaha on Saturday.
KATY COWELL THE WORLD-HERALDFather Steven Boes prepares to end the new Boys Town Education Center after the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALDFather Steven Boes speaks before the ribbon cutting of the new Boys Town Education Center on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALDWater shoots out of a storm drain on Saddle Creek Road near Pacific Street during a morning downpour on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALDHeavy rains caused traffic barrels to float onto a storm drain on Saddle Creek Road north of Farnam Street on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALDPaul Elbert, 2, of Council Bluffs, plays in the rain near a Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office vehicle during the 40th annual National Night Out get-together at Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park in Council Bluffs on Tuesday. National Night Out is community-building event meant to promote positive relationships between police and neighbors.
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALDAdonis Marcial Rodriguez, 20, trains with posters from Terence 'Bud' Crawford's past fights hanging over him at B&B Sports Academy near 30th and Sprague Streets in Omaha on Monday. After victory in a fight on Saturday night, Omaha-native and co-founder of the gym, Crawford is the undisputed welterweight champion boxer.
ANNA REED, THE WORLD-HERALDConnor Raastad, 12, shows Nebraska defensive lineman Ty Robinson (99) how to put on Connor's corn hat during fan day at the Hawks Championship Center in Lincoln on Sunday.
NIKOS FRAZIER THE WORLD-HERALDKendall Reed and Cole Lange place their lanterns in the pond during the Water Lantern Festival on the Gene Leahy Mall in Omaha on Saturday.
NIKOS FRAZIER THE WORLD-HERALDAlejandro Tosti reacts after completing the Pinnacle Bank Championship at The Club at Indian Creek in Omaha on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023.
NIKOS FRAZIER THE WORLD-HERALDZack Fischer chips out of a bunker on the 14th hole during the final round of the Pinnacle Bank Championship at The Club at Indian Creek in Omaha on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023.
NIKOS FRAZIER THE WORLD-HERALDParker Coody, center, lines up his putt along with Jeremy Paul, left, and Joe Highsmith, right, on the 13th hole during the final round of the Pinnacle Bank Championship at The Club at Indian Creek in Omaha on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023.
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