Bringing CS-Link to Your Private Office

Cedars-Sinai will be providing all physicians on the medical staff the option of using the CS-Link™ electronic medical record software in their private practices.

Leadership Development Class Graduates

Congratulations to the Class of 2010-11 on their recent graduation from the Medical Staff Leadership Development Program. The program, co-chaired by William Brien, M.D., and Gil Melmed, M.D., is a 10-month course designed to provide potential medical staff leaders an overview of healthcare management concepts and practices.

Cedars-Sinai E-mail System Change

EIS is upgrading e-mail system servers to Exchange Server 2010 as part of an ongoing effort to provide Cedars-Sinai staff with improved and reliable e-mail services.

Housestaff Takes the Win

The Housestaff Blues outscored the Attending Staff Gomers 40-36 in this year’s basketball game sponsored by the Cedars-Sinai Alumni Association and Community Health and Education.

Unit Changes, Renovations and Closures

The first of multiple unit changes, renovations and temporary closures were initiated earlier this month and will continue over the next 90 days.

Patient Satisfaction Is a Crucial Part of Quality Care

President's Perspective

Providing quality patient care is our top priority at Cedars-Sinai, and we measure how we are doing in a variety of ways: adherence to core measures such as "door-to-balloon" time for heart attack patients, incidence of hospital-acquired infections, and unplanned readmissions, to name just a few.

AHSP Tops Out

With Final Steel Beam in Place, Building Enclosure Begins

The Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion topped out on May 11 with the placement of the final structural beam. With the structural steel completed, construction of the 11-story building's energy-efficient, double glass-walled exterior has begun and is expected to be completed a year from now. The Pavilion is set to open in summer 2013.

Generous Gift to Name AHSP Lobby

When the Advanced Health Sciences Pavilion opens in 2013, its lobby will be named after businessman George W. Schaeffer, whose recent gift signifies major philanthropic support for the new building.

CNO Marks 40 Years at Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai celebrated four decades of dedicated service by its chief nursing officer on May 13, capping off several weeks of honors for Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN. Hundreds attended the 40th anniversary party in Harvey Morse Auditorium.