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| Transplant program wins pair of awards for strong donor rates |
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Dr. Juan Arenas, chief of surgical transplantation and surgical director for the liver transplant program, and Sharon Riley, CEO of UT Southwestern University Hospitals and vice president for University Hospitals
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The surgical transplant team at UT Southwestern University Hospital has garnered twin awards for its successful efforts to increase organ donation rates. “Each organ donation is an opportunity for new life, so we are gratified with these recognitions,” said Dr. Juan Arenas, chief of surgical transplantation and surgical director for the liver transplant program. The Department of Health and Human Services presented UT Southwestern University Hospital — Zale Lipshy the prestigious Medal of Honor for Organ Donation for achieving and sustaining a donation rate of 75 percent or more among eligible donors. Read More
High-tech Texas hospitals see fewer complications, lower costs
Texas hospitals using health information technologies had fewer complications, lower mortality rates and lower costs, a UT Southwestern researcher has found. The study in The Archives of Internal Medicine measured automation in urban hospitals using a Clinical Information Technology Assessment Tool. Read More
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