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July 11, 2008
Five Star Maternity Rating To Hialeah
Women Who Give Birth at Top-Performing Hospitals Have 51 Percent Fewer Complications on Average, Study Finds HIALEAH, FL -- Hialeah Hospital announced that it has been recognized with a five-star rating for clinical excellence in maternity ca...

July 7, 2008
GWTG Gold Award Goes To Hialeah
HIALEAH, FL, -- Hialeah Hospital has received the Get With The GuidelinesSM--Heart Failure (GWTG--Heart Failure) Gold Performance Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that Hialeah Hospital has reached...

July 7, 2008
Bronze GWTG Award CAD
HIALEAH, FL -- Hialeah Hospital recently received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines--Coronary Artery Disease (GWTG--CAD) Bronze Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes Hialeah Hospital's commitment and success ...

April 28, 2008
Hialeah Celebrate ACE Opening
Miami, FL -- Hialeah Hospital recently opened its new Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit. The ACE Unit is designed to care for older adults. The unit implements the latest techniques in geriatric acute care, which are designed to reduce the r...

Dec. 17, 2007
Aleman Named Hialeah CEO
Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) today announced the appointment of Ralph A. Aleman as chief executive officer of Hialeah Hospital, a 378 bed acute care hospital located in Hialeah, Fla. Aleman, 61, is an accomplished senior executive wit...

Oct. 19, 2007
New Maternal-Child Director
Lourdes Camps, chief nursing officer at Hialeah Hospital, announced the appointment of Sherrill Sorensen as director of maternal-child services. She is responsible for overseeing all labor and delivery operations, including the obstetrics and ...

Jan. 16, 2008
Nurse Honored For 50 Years Of Service
Dorothy Kavinsky, a registered nurse in the triage section of Hialeah Hospital's emergency room, was recently recognized for 50 years of dedicated and exceptional service at the hospital. Kavinsky, 77, has been greeting Hialeah patients with a...

Feb. 8, 2008
New Chief Operating Officer
Ralph A. Aleman, chief executive officer at Hialeah Hospital, recently announced the appointment of Steven Burghart as chief operating officer. In this role, Burghart will oversee the day-to-day operations of the 378-bed acute care hospital.Bu...

Jan. 22, 2008
Hialeah Supports Local Charities
Hialeah Hospital recently hosted the leaders of six local charities to which it, along with the Tenet Healthcare Foundation, donated $5,000 each, totaling $30,000, to support their ongoing services to the community. The charities include: Boy...

June 25, 2007
Maternity Care Ranks In Top Five Percent
Hialeah Hospital announced today it ranks in the Top 5 percent of hospitals in the nation for maternity care and has been presented the 2007/2008 Maternity Care Excellence Awardª from HealthGrades, a leading independent healthcare ratings company....

March 20, 2007
New Chief Nursing Officer
Lourdes Camps, R.N., has been appointed Hialeah's chief nursing officer. As a member of the administrative team, Camps' responsibilities include operational oversight of nursing, quality management and recruitment and retention. Camps began wor...

December 12, 2007
Bariatrics Number One In Florida
According to the Second Annual HealthGrades® Bariatric Surgery Trends in American Hospitals Study, Hialeah Hospital ranks number one in Florida and among the top 5 percent in the nation for bariatric surgery, which includes gastric bypass and lap...

May 7, 2007
Circle of Excellence Award
Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced today that Hialeah Hospital has been selected for recognition in the company's 2007 Circle of Excellence. The Circle of Excellence honors Tenet hospitals that have performed at the highest levels...

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Pregnancy In Your 30s and 40s
Pregnancy is a magical time. Women in their thirties may feel they might have missed out on some of that magic. This is not true according to the March of Dimes. Women in their 30s and 40s often have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies, and the ra...

Hispanics and Stroke: The Silent Killer
Stroke is a critical disease affecting many Hispanics. A recent American Heart Association study found that Hispanics between the ages of 45 and 59 have more than three times the risk of suffering a stroke than non-Hispanic whites. The study points t...

New Device for Dialysis Patients Available
Hialeah Hospital now offers the Lifesite hemodialysis access system, an FDA-approved device implanted underneath the skin designed to help dialysis patients enjoy a method of dialysis treatment that is less visible than conventional methods, reduces ...