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Sep 09, 2016, 05:00 ET Research at Christiana Care's Gene Editing Institute Shows that Oligonucleotides Promote Successful Gene Editing and Mutation Repair

Genetic researchers at Christiana Care Health System's Gene Editing Institute have demonstrated that short pieces of synthetic single-stranded DNA,...

Jun 28, 2016, 11:06 ET Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute and The Wistar Institute Partner to Expand Research in Gene Editing

To accelerate breakthrough cancer research in the human genome, the Gene Editing Institute at Christiana Care's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center &...

Jul 31, 2013, 01:22 ET Christiana Care Health System Partners with CORD:USE to help New Mothers Donate their Newborn's Cord Blood

Christiana Care Health System has partnered with CORD:USE, the nation's foremost cord blood banking organization, to ensure that mothers are educated ...

Jan 28, 2013, 03:10 ET Dr. Thomas Bauer of Christiana Care named President of the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery

Thomas Lee Bauer, M.D., chief of Thoracic Surgery at Christiana Care Health System, has been elected the 2013 president of the oldest surgical...

Jan 28, 2013, 03:06 ET Randy Gaboriault of Christiana Care Health System Named Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader

Randy Gaboriault, vice president and chief information officer at Christiana Care Health System, has been recognized by IDG's Computerworld Magazine...

Dec 10, 2012, 10:24 ET Diana Dickson-Witmer, M.D., FACS, appointed medical director of Christiana Care Breast Center at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center

Diana Dickson-Witmer, M.D., FACS, has been named medical director of the Christiana Care Breast Center at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center. She...

Dec 06, 2012, 08:22 ET Christiana Care Health System to Provide Free Hip and Knee Replacements, December 6, as Part of Operation Walk USA 2012

Christiana Care Health System's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, in collaboration with Operation Walk USA 2012, will provide free hip and knee...

Aug 16, 2012, 12:23 ET Christiana Care Health System's Center for Rehabilitation at Wilmington Hospital awarded Three-Year CARF reaccreditation

Christiana Care Health System's Center for Rehabilitation at Wilmington Hospital has achieved certification from the Commission on Accreditation of...

Aug 13, 2012, 10:35 ET $2.5 million National Institutes of Health grant supports research at Helen F. Graham Cancer Center at Christiana Care

A research team at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center at Christiana Care Health System and the Center for Translational Cancer Research performs a key ...

Jul 25, 2012, 03:36 ET Christiana Care Health System Selected by CIO magazine as CIO 100 Award Honoree

Christiana Care Health System has been named a recipient of a 2012 CIO 100 Award from IDG's CIO magazine for a two-part, break-through communication...

Jun 21, 2012, 06:00 ET Nation's First Combined Emergency and Family Medicine Resident Graduates from Christiana Care Health System

Christiana Care Health System's innovative, combined Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine (EM/FM) allopathic residency program, the first of its kind...

Jun 20, 2012, 08:57 ET Christiana Care Wins Beacon Award for Excellence in Critical Care

Christiana Care Health System is the recipient of the Silver Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence from the American Association of Critical Care ...

Jun 20, 2012, 06:00 ET Christiana Care Health System's Helen F. Graham Cancer Center Selected to Continue Participation in NCI Community Cancer Centers Program

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, selected Christiana Care Health System's Helen F. Graham Cancer...

Jun 19, 2012, 03:37 ET Christiana Care Health System Named a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality Survey by Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Christiana Care Health System has been recognized as a "Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality" in the Healthcare Equality Index 2012 report, an annual...

Jun 19, 2012, 01:14 ET Christiana Care Health System Wins Prestigious Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Grant

Christiana Care Health System has been awarded a $10 million grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to design a new care model...

Jun 11, 2012, 03:51 ET Christiana Care Health System Earns "A" for Patient Safety

Christiana Care Health System has received a grade of "A" for patient safety in a first-ever report card on safety in the nation's hospitals. (Logo:...

May 17, 2012, 11:43 ET Study by Christiana Care Health System's Dr. Andrew Doorey identifies Unnecessary Surgeries due to Induced Vasospasm

Research led by Christiana Care Health System's Andrew Doorey, M.D. has found that a small number of patients mistakenly undergo bypass surgery after ...

May 17, 2012, 11:39 ET Christiana Care Health System Involved in Key Infection Prevention Study

Christiana Care Health System's health care workers are participating in a major study to determine if wearing gowns and gloves for all patient care...

Apr 30, 2012, 12:23 ET Christiana Care Health System's Value Symposium Attracts Doctors from Across the Nation

Doctors from among the nation's leading hospitals gathered today at the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center in Newark, Delaware, where Christiana...

Apr 27, 2012, 10:26 ET Health Care Experts to Present at Christiana Care's Inaugural Value Symposium

On April 30, 2012, Christiana Care Health System's Value Institute hosts its inaugural symposium titled "Value: Medicine's New Frontier," focusing on ...

Apr 24, 2012, 09:25 ET Health Care Experts to Present at Christiana Care's Inaugural Value Symposium

On April 30, 2012, Christiana Care Health System's Value Institute hosts its inaugural symposium titled "Value: Medicine's New Frontier," focusing on ...

Apr 10, 2012, 08:37 ET Christiana Care Health System Achieves Accreditation by FACT

Christiana Care Health System's Bone Marrow Transplant Program was recently awarded accreditation by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular ...

Mar 26, 2012, 01:10 ET Christiana Care Health System's Mark Garcia, M.D. Identifies Successful Treatments for Chronic Deep Vein Thrombosis

Findings from research led by Christiana Care Health System's Mark J. Garcia, M.D., FSIR show that a treatment strategy that focuses on the removal...

Feb 27, 2012, 06:00 ET Christiana Care Health System Earns 3-Star Rating for Heart Surgery from Society of Thoracic Surgeons

For the third consecutive year, the Center for Heart & Vascular Health at Christiana Care Health System has received the highest designation given to ...

Feb 27, 2012, 06:00 ET Christiana Care Health System's Stephen Grubbs, M.D., Elected to American Society of Clinical Oncology Board

Christiana Care Health System medical oncologist Stephen S. Grubbs, M.D., has been elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the...