Freeman Institute launched patient navigation program in 1990
Harold P Freeman developed the first program in 1990 to improve access to cancer diagnosis and treatment for poor or uninsured patients. The institute formed to support training via a 2007 $2.5 million grant from the Amgen Foundation and Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention. MCH officials added lung cancer navigation due to high tobacco use in Ector County, where lung cancer was the top reported cancer from 2004 to 2008 per the Department of State Health.
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Harold P. Freeman
Ector County
Kelley
Department of State Health
Volunteer turns survivor into breast cancer support guide
Kelley faced breast cancer and used a navigation program to guide other patients. Murphy, inspired by Kelley, joined as the program’s first volunteer to aid fellow survivors and give back.
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Kelley
Murphy
On The RET Medical Center Hospital Report
The fragment references THE RET Medical Center Hospital and two organizations, Patient Navigation Institute and hpfreemanpni. The readable text lists these institutions and a web domain, implying a health navigation or patient advocacy context without concrete events or details.
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Medical Center Hospital
Metodesia.com
Wew
Hpfreemanpni.org
Spenser Teaches Expectant Parents About Childbirth Options
Spenser, a Labor and Delivery registered nurse and mother of two, offers childbirth classes covering pregnancy phases, labor, delivery, cesarean planning, breastfeeding, and postpartum expectations. She shares personal experiences and emphasizes arming parents with knowledge to make the experience as positive as possible.
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ORMC
Spenser
Ant
Spencer
Storm toll rises as baby dies in Louisville
A mobile home was destroyed in Friday storms. Angel, just one, arrived at Kosair Children’s Hospital with eyes open but never regained movement. Her death lifts the five state toll to 39 with rescuers still checking rural areas. Across the heartland, worshipers gathered amid debris as power and connectivity remained scarce.
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Angel
Kosaler Children's Hospital
Louisville
Satur
Students seek sponsors for D C journalism conference trip
Frescas pursues sponsors to cover April 30 deadline for a journalism conference in Washington D C. Six Texas students are confirmed with about 1 000 nominees and 250 invited. Stephanie Frescas with a 4 4 GPA and IB status could benefit from travel and college credit while leaders and journalists from major outlets share experiences.
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Frescas
Matt Boyce
George Mason University
Stephanie
Boyce
Texas
CNN
The
New York Times
Ramond Hayes
OHS
Hayes
Mary Neff
Odessa High
Washington, D.C
Neff
Tial Aleeps
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Johns Hopkins University School ‘Medicine
Moscow
Ohio
Ginall
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