SUMC in the News (10/24/08)
Print media coverage
HealthDay News, 10/24/08
Doctors often prescribe placebo treatments
Doctors regularly prescribe placebo pills that are intended to have a psychological effect, a new survey finds. David Spiegel, the Jack, Samuel and Lulu Willson Professor in Medicine, provides comment in this article.
San Jose Mercury News, 10/22/08
Editorial: Valley's future health on the line at ballot box, in Palo Alto council
This editorial discusses how the future of Stanford Medical Center and Valley Medical Center will be determined by Measure A, a 30-year, $840 million bond for seismic work, and by the Palo Alto City Council. The piece also mentions how Stanford Hospital & Clinics unveiled its design plans on Tuesday.
Internet/New media coverage
Palo Alto Online News, 10/23/08
Stanford, city doing outreach on hospitals
This article discusses the medical center's expansion project. A forum on the project was held on Tuesday night. Andy Coe and Sherri Sager, chief government relations officers for SHC and for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, respectively, are quoted here.
Hospital designs differ, yet have a common purpose
SHC unveiled its architectural designs on Tuesday. Martha Marsh, president and CEO of the hospital, and Christopher Dawes, president and CEO of Packard Children's, are mentioned in this article.
Stanford transplant patients to hold reunion
Transplant survivors and scientific experts will meet on campus today for a symposium to commemorate 40 years of heart transplantation at Stanford. Mary Burge, transplant social worker at Packard Children's, is quoted in this brief item.
Broadcast media coverage
The View from the Bay (KGO-TV), 10/23/08
Dana Weintraub, a clinical instructor in pediatrics at Packard Children's, discussed Halloween safety tips during this segment.
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