SUMC in the News (10/22/08)
Podcast
During this "1-2-1" interview, Christopher Dawes, president and CEO of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, and Sherri Sager, chief government relations officer at LPCH, discuss Proposition 3, a Nov. ballot initiative that would authorize $980 million in bonds to pay for the expansion and renovation of 13 children's hospitals. 1-2-1 is a podcast on healthcare policy and biomedical research; Paul Costello, the school's executive director of communications, is host.
Print media coverage
San Jose Mercury News, 10/22/08
Measure A in Santa Clara County would fund public hospital upgrades
This piece discusses Measure A, a Nov. ballot initiative that would let Santa Clara County issue $840 million in bonds to pay for seismic upgrades at the region's public hospital. Stanford Hospital is referenced.
Salinas Californian, 10/22/08
SVMH shows off "advancements"
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital will announce tomorrow the creation of a Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program at the hospital. Robert Robbins, professor and chair of cardiothoracic surgery, is referenced in this article.
Salt Lake City Deseret News, 10/22/08
Key to breast-milk antibodies found
Researchers have unlocked the secret to how a mother's immunity to intestinal infection is passed to her baby through breast milk. Eugene Butcher, professor of pathology, and two other Stanford researchers were involved in the work and are referenced here.
Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/20/08
Sudoku masters vie here Saturday
The second annual Philadelphia Inquirer Sudoku National Championships will take place on Saturday. Last year's winner, Thomas Snyder, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Bioengineering, is featured in this piece.
Internet/New media coverage
Palo Alto Online News, 10/21/08
Stanford unveils hospital/med center plans
About 120 community leaders were shown on Monday design plans for the renovated medical center. Martha Marsh, president and CEO of Stanford Hospital & Clinics, is quoted, and Christopher Dawes is referenced in this article. Marsh, Dawes and Mark Tortorich, vice president of planning, design and construction at SHC, are also quoted in a Stanford Daily piece.
Broadcast media coverage
KNTV-TV, 10/21/08
This segment mentioned the unveiling of the medical center's renovation plans. A similar mention aired on KCBS-AM.
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