Deb McGrew and I are pleased to announce that after a national search, Ann O’Connell has accepted the position of Vice President for Ambulatory Operations, effective July 15, 2013.  Ann will come to UTMB for a week in June to work on a transition with Diana Browning, who is retiring on June 30, 2013.   Ann …

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On Saturday, May 18th Ambulatory hosted a Community Health Fair followed by an afternoon of fun at our Annual Ambulatory Employee Picnic.  It was a beautiful day! Thank you to all those who participated and helped. See pictures of the events below. Community Health Fair Annual Ambulatory Employee Picnic

For hospital week, the nurses did a “circus” themed lunch for the PSS staff at Texas City Family. A great time was had by all!

Celebrating Nurses Week and Hospital Week together, as UTMB is doing this week, provides a great opportunity to thank our Ambulatory employees for their commitment and dedication to providing excellent patient care and continuing to work together to work wonders. There are many events planned for the clinics, including a Kolache breakfast on Tuesday, Daisy …

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UTMB Health with the Galveston Chamber of Commerce co-sponsored ”Celebrating Women: Mind, Body, Spirit,” the 2013 version of the annual Galveston women’s conference on April 5. The keynote speaker was Candace Bushnell author of Sex and the City. Other fantastic speakers included UTMB Physicians Dr. Catherine Hansen, presenting “Sex in your 60s” and Dr. Tristi Muir, presenting “Mamba …

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  Diabetes is a serious disease that strikes nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States, and a quarter of them—seven million—do not even know they have it. An additional 79 million, or one in three American adults, have pre-diabetes, which puts them at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, diagnosis …

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