SUMC in the News (09/14/05)
Print media coverage
San Jose Mercury News, 09/14/05
Silicon
Valley hospitals are showcase for state (registration required)
This editorial says Silicon Valley residents should take pride that their hospitals
are ahead of the rest of the state in meeting California's seismic building
codes. Stanford is referenced.
Trauma center report disputed (registration
required)
This article discusses a consultant's recent finding that Santa Clara
County has too many trauma centers treating too few serious injuries.
Stanford is referenced.
Palo Alto Weekly, 09/14/05
'Rub Out' the pain
This Stanford Health Library piece discusses the benefits of massage therapy.
Menlo Park Almanac, 09/14/05
Anti-smoking effort aims to stop 'glamorous' smoking on Hollywood's big
screen
Doctors at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital are participating in the Smoke
Free Movies campaign, a move against on-screen smoking. Lisa Chamberlain, clinical
instructor in pediatrics, and Seth Ammerman, clinical associate professor of
pediatrics, are quoted here.
Palo Alto Online, 09/13/05
Post-Katrina gathering set for Thursday
Stanford's Memorial Church will host a community gathering at noon tomorrow as
a spiritual response to the Hurricane Katrina tragedy. The event is being sponsored
by the Office of Religious Life in partnership with the Black Community Services
Center and the chaplaincies of Stanford Hospital and LPCH.
San Francisco Business Times, 09/12/05
UCSF
starts stem-cell center (registration
required)
UCSF has combined two research programs to create a stem cell and tissue biology
institute. Although Stanford isn't referenced, this article may be of interest
to readers.
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