UW Medicine - Harborview in the News 2006

DECEMBER

1/4/06: UWeek
Martin Luther King Jr. events held at Harborview and UWMC

1/4/06: New York Times
Free the Mind and Fewer Injuries May Follow (Harborview's Dr. Stan Herring)

12/28/06: Seattle Times
After boating accident, teen taking things a step at a time
(Balkman, 16, was featured in a Seattle Times story in August as he drifted in and out of consciousness at Harborview Medical Center)

12/27/06: Everett Herald
Health care costs outpacing wages: Only three other states have it worse than Washington, a national study says.
(Harborview's Dr. Robert Crittenden quoted)

12/17/06: The Seattle Times
Dozens hospitalized with carbon-monoxide poisoning
(Harborview Medical Center reports more than 50 cases in the past 24 hours)

12/16/06: King5.com
100 suffer carbon monoxide poisoning during power outage

12/14/06: Houston Chronicle
Patients who survive bleeding like senator's recover 50% of the time
(Laligam Sekhar, Harborview neurosurgeon, is quoted)

12/13/06: The Seattle Times
Taxi stand provides place for tipsy to get cabs
(Harborview's Dr. Rivara leads project)

12/13/06: The Seattle Times
New resuscitation procedure proves to be a real lifesaver
(Harborview's Dr. Thomas Rea)

12/13/06: The New York Times (registration required)
New Guidelines Alter Cardiac Arrest Response
(Harborview's Dr. Tom Rea)

12/8/06: Seattle P-I
Jewish community embraces Israeli patient
(Harborview's Dr. Laligam Sekhar is quoted/photographed)

12/5/06: Journal Newspapers
The aches and pains of arthritis
(Harborview's Dr. Robert Willkens)

12/5/06: Seattle P-I
Business of providing a good night's sleep is booming
(Harborview's Dr. Vishesh Kapur quoted)

12/5/06: PR Newswire
Verizon Foundation Awards $323,000 in Literacy, Domestic Violence Prevention and Technology Grants to 33 Greater Puget Sound Nonprofit Organizations
...Harborview Medical Center Foundation - Seattle $8,000 Grant funds will support Harborview's Pediatric Literacy Program, an innovative program that helps...

12/3/06: KVI's Patient Power
Preventing and treating head injuries and concussions
(Dr. Ellenbogen talks about preventing and treating head injuries and concussions.)

12/1/06: The Seattle Times and 19 other news outlets
Doctor says DuRocher's brain surgery "went perfectly"
(Dr. Richard Ellenbogen talks about the brain surgery he performed on Washington quarterback DuRocher.)

NOVEMBER

11/27/06: Seattle P-I
Pets make hospital rounds, bring 'therapeutic touch' to patients
(Features Rainier, Harborview's therapy dog)

11/19/06: Everett Herald
Cutting medical costs at the start
(Edward Dwyer-O'Connor, Harborview's Psychiatric Emergency Services)

11/16/06: Seattle P-I
Today's Great America Smokeout is one way to start (Harborview's pharmacist Ronnie Shure with participant in smoking-cessations class).

11/16/06: King County Journal
Thirteen-year-old progressing after suffering head injury in football game
(Treated at Harborview)

11/15/06: KING TV's Evening Magazine
Sixteen-year-old Harborview patient Chandler Balkman who lost his leg in a boating accident.

11/13/06: ABC7 Now
Pinpointing Seizures (Harborview's Dr. John Miller)

11/6/06: Journal Newspapers
A hand guide to carpal tunnel syndrome

11/6/06: MSNBC
Yo-yo toys pose danger to kids

11/6/06: Seattle P-I
Medically vulnerable find haven at Harborview: Center aids cases complicated by drugs and mental illness

11/6/2006: AIDS-Care-Watch
Male genital hygiene affects risk of HIV infection
Dr. Holmes, from Harborview Medical Center, and associates interviewed 150 men living in Kenya regarding socioeconomic status and hygiene practices.

11/5/06: The Seattle Times
How to talk to the dying
(Harborview's Dr. Darrell Owens on palliative care)

11/3/06: KOMO-TV
Yo-Yo toys pose new concerns
(Harborview's Dr. Brian Johnston is interviewed)

11/1/06: Puget Sound Business Journal
Harborview COO, Johnese Spisso, honored by PSBJ

OCTOBER

10/31/06: WTVF/Nashville, TN
Pinpointing Seizures with new technology makes it easier
(Harborview's Dr. John Miller quoted)

10/31/06: Seattle P-I
County OKs plan for Harborview tower

10/25/06: Seattle P-I
Harborview rethinks building plan. Two-phase strategy tossed for one big project.

10/23/06: KING-TV
Sequim football player is injured after practice drill
(Harborview's Dr. Randy Chesnut talks about head injuries)

10/23/06: KHQ-TV
Study indicates trauma hospitals could handle mass casualties
(Harborview's Dr. Fred Rivara leads study)

10/21/06: Seattle P-I
Where does baby sleep?
(Harborview's Dr. Brian Johnston, pediatrics)

10/21/06: Seattle P-I
Candy is dandy, but keep the kids safe
(Harborview's Dr. Brian Johnston, pediatrics)

10/20/06: WNDU/Indiana
New technology for epilepsy patients
(Harborview's Dr. John Miller)

10/18/06: Issaquah Press
Harborview patient Chandler Balkman returns home after losing his leg from a boating accident.

10/13/06: KOMO News
A doctor who makes one very special house call
(Harborview's Dr. Claudia Finkelstein)

10/12/06: San Antonio-Express News
Sometimes your back can be a real pain
(Quote from Harborview's Dr. Richard Deyo)

10/08/06: KVI's Patient Power
Harborview's Dr. Peter Roy-Byrne discusses anxiety and depression.

10/3/06: Journal Newspapers
What you should know about chronic fatigue syndrome.

(Authored by Harborview Drs. Dedra Buchwald and Craig Sawchuk.

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SEPTEMBER

9/25/06: Seattle P.I.
Ex-cop now saves lives as a minister (interned at Harborview)

9/20/06: Seattle Times (scroll down page for article)
Fall-free day events held at UWMC, HMC and VA

9/20/06: KOMO-TV
"I just had that feeling."
(Harborview's Barbara Gregg)

9/15/06: WebMD
Experts Question the Quality of Primary Care for Panic Disorder
(Dr. Peter Roy-Byrne, Harborview/UW)

9/13/06: Shooting victim is heading home
(Dr. Valerie Bodeau, Harborview)
Seattle Times, Seattle P-I, KOMO-TV, KIRO-TV

9/13/06: Sports Illustrated
Soriano out for season after hit in head
(Harborview's Dr. Rich Ellenbogen and Dr. Stan Herring)

9/10/06: Pacific Northwest magazine
The battle of the bulge is a fight for balance, against the odds.
(Harborview's Dr. Michael Schwartz)

9/5/06: Journal Newspapers
Kids and sports: The growing problem of overuse injuries
(Dr. Stanley Herring, Harborview)

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AUGUST

8/31/06: Seattle Times; Seattle P-I; KOMO TV
Seattle Mariner Pitcher Soriano leaves hospital
(Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, Dr. Stan Herring, Harborview)

8/29/06: NorthJersey.com
Does sports headgear keep you safe?
(Dr. Frederick Rivara, Pediatrics)

8/18/06:KING-5 TV
Drug-resistant staph germs on the rise
(Video available; including Dr. Tim Dellit, Harborview/UW)

8/21/2006: Seattle P-I:
Harborview patient Rose Bard's story (8 part series)

8/25/06: Seattle P-I:
New developments make living with prosthetics easier
(Dr. Doug Smith, Orthopaedics, UW)

8/24/06: Seattle P-I
It's a support group, but amputees strive more for solutions
(Harborview's Dr. Doug Smith quoted)

8/13/06: The Hindu News
New biomarkers could help doctors spot Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases
(Harborview's Dr. Jing Zhang)

8/10/06: Mercer Island Reporter
Harborview's spiritual care program featured
(Nancy Chambers interviewed)

8/9/06: Today Show
Jewish Federation shooting victim Dayna Klein, treated at Harborview, talks about her ordeal

8/6/06: Patient Power
Kids and summer safety
(Harborview's Dr. Brian Johnston)

8/6/06: The Seattle Times
Common sexually transmitted diseases (UW Center for AIDS and STD at Harborview)

8/4/06: Shooting victim's recovery called 'a miracle'
Everett Herald;KOMO-TV; Seattle PI; Seattle Times
(Harborview's Dr. Ronald Maier is interviewed)

8/1/06: Journal Newspapers
Amputees receive support from group at Harborview

8/1/06: Los Angeles Times (reg required)

Artificial Disc Recipients Take Legal Steps
(Dr. Sohail Mirza, Harborview/UW)

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