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Found 16 news items in 2009.

  • October 23, 2009 Asante Health System Partners with AccentCare AccentCare Inc., one of the nation’s fastest growing home healthcare companies, announced today that it has entered into a joint venture with Asante Health System located in Medford, Oregon. This alliance marks the Company’s entry into Oregon and expands the Company’s scope of business to six states.
  • October 15, 2009 RVMC and TRCH accredited by DNV Rogue Valley Medical Center (RVMC) and Three Rivers Community Hospital (TRCH) have both earned full three-year accreditation from DNV (Det Norske Veritas), the first and only Center for Medicare Services (CMS) approved hospital accreditation service that surveys annually and integrates the ISO 9001 quality methods, considered by many as the most demanding standards for healthcare performance, with Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs). The CoPs are standards hospitals must meet in order to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
  • October 15, 2009 TRCH accredited by DNV Three Rivers Community Hospital (TRCH) has earned full three-year accreditation from DNV (Det Norske Veritas), the first and only Center for Medicare Services (CMS) approved hospital accreditation service that surveys annually and integrates the ISO 9001 quality methods, considered by many as the most demanding standards for healthcare performance, with Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs). The CoPs are standards hospitals must meet in order to participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
  • August 21, 2009 Cold Laser Therapy for Pain Management Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT). Also called cold laser, it uses focused light energy on a small area to stimulate circulation and reduce inflammation. It is especially useful in treating soft tissue injury, chronic pain, and wound healing.
  • August 12, 2009 Asante Foundation Receives $30,000 Grant for Purple Crying Asante Foundation has earned a grant for $30,000 from the Children's Trust Fund to launch The Period of PURPLE Crying program, designed to help educate parents so they know why their baby can't stop crying.
  • July 6, 2009 Cold Laser Therapy at RVMC Patients needing speech or occupational therapy have a new option thanks to a technological breakthrough: Low Level Light Therapy (LLLT). Also called cold laser, it uses focused light energy on a small area to stimulate circulation and reduce inflammation. It is especially useful in hand therapy and some types of speech therapy. Though high tech, it is not high cost.
  • June 18, 2009 Auxiliary Donates $50,000 for TomoTherapy Rogue Valley Medical Center Auxiliary Donates $50,000 for TomoTherapy
  • June 5, 2009 RVMC Earns Komen Grant Komen Foundation grants to hospitals over $60,000 so more women get annual checkups La Clinica del Valle, Community Health Center, Mid Rogue
  • June 5, 2009 TRCH Earns Komen Grant Komen Foundation grants to hospitals over $60,000 so more women get annual checkups La Clinica del Valle, Community Health Center, Mid Rogue Independent Physician Association to partner with hospitals on grant
  • May 28, 2009 TRCH Opens Cardiovascular Lab TRCH Cardiovascular lab brings angiography services to heart and vascular patients in Josephine County and surrounding areas
  • May 14, 2009 Three Rivers Home Health Named to 2008 HomeCare Elite HomeCare Elite, a listing of the top 25 percent of all home health agencies in the country, recently named Three Rivers Home Health (TRHH) to its 2008 list.
  • May 1, 2009 Is Your Child Acting Out? It Might Be a Sleep Disorder The Rogue Valley Sleep Center in Medford is now offering sleep studies for children, the only pediatric program in the region. A primary doctor may refer a child for a sleep evaluation and sleep study, or to an ear nose and throat (ENT) physician and surgeon.
  • May 1, 2009 May is National Stroke Awareness Month Rogue Valley Medical Center is a certified Primary Stroke Center and has the Gold Seal of Approval for stroke care from the prestigious Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. The RVMC stroke team wants you to know the facts and warning signs of stroke and what you should do in the event of a stroke. Up to 80 percent of all strokes are preventable. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States.
  • April 10, 2009 RSVP Has New Sponsor The Retired Senior Volunteers Program (RSVP) of Josephine County has a new sponsor, United Community Action Network (UCAN).
  • April 1, 2009 Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Now at RVMC The TomoTherapy® Hi-Art® treatment system combines intensity-modulated radiation therapy-the most effective form of radiation therapy-with the image precision of a CT scan to guide radiation exactly to tumor areas.
  • January 29, 2009 New Advances in Therapy Technology Bring Dramatic Results Patients needing speech or occupational therapy have many new options thanks to technological breakthroughs in the field. In Outpatient Therapy at Rogue Valley Medical Center (RVMC), therapists are using three new, exciting technologies to help patients.

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Asante Health System is a community owned and governed, tax-exempt organization that provides comprehensive medical care to more than 550,000 people in a nine-county area of southern Oregon and northern California.
It includes Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford, Three Rivers Community Hospital in Grants Pass, and additional healthcare partnerships throughout the region.