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The incorporation of values across the health system will strengthen employee empowerment and continue the evolution toward patient care delivered by expert teams working cohesively. The September values roll-out…
From the selection and orientation of new employees to training offered during one’s career through critical conversations between manager and employee concerning job performance, DUHS values will be woven into…
In Hurricane Irene, DUHS crisis team driven to excel Just hours before Hurricane Irene struck the North Carolina coast, a 21-member emergency response team, including a dozen volunteers from DUHS,…
Therapist spoke up, ensured patient’s safety When therapist Bob Yane visited a knee replacement patient at home for a routine progress review, he discovered and resolved a significant patient risk.…
PRMO scheduler’s integrity gained a patient’s trust As a patient service representative, Niki Whitlor detected a pattern in a certain patient’s calls. Each time a procedure was scheduled, the patient…
Trauma team’s embrace of diversity created healing connections After a line of tornados tore through the region in April, a Latino family of four was left scattered and hurt. While…
Researchers’ teamwork brought about a breakthrough Duke Medicine researchers Sally Kornbluth and Josh Andersen from Pharmacology and Cancer Biology and the Department of Medicine were sure they had discovered something…
Victor J. Dzau, M.D. Chancellor for Health Affairs and CEO of DUHS It’s sometimes hard to believe that after several years of planning and anticipation, we are now entering the…
Over the past decade, the combination of Duke’s growing reputation for excellence in cancer care, increasing cases of virtually all cancers and the explosive population growth in North Carolina led…
First and foremost, the new Cancer Center facility supports our mission to deliver exceptional care to patients – while respecting the needs of the human spirit – by providing innovative,…