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HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital
unveils
expanded
facility
Houston
Business
Journal
August 25,
2009
HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital
this week
wrapped up
an $11.4
million
renovation
and
expansion
that added
16 beds,
sleep
study
services
and brain
injury
programming.
It also
expanded
the
hospital’s
outpatient
services,
including
physical,
occupational
and speech
therapy
programs.
A
playground
with
rehabilitative
and
recreational
equipment
that is
all
handicapped
accessible
was also
added, as
well as an
enlarged
rehabilitation
gym. The
reception
area and
nursing
stations
were
upgraded
and the
grounds
surrounding
the
hospital
were
renovated.
The 40-bed
hospital,
which is
Houston’s
only
pediatric
specialty
hospital
for
children
needing
treatment
for birth
and
developmental
disorders,
catastrophic
illness or
traumatic
injury, is
located at
2929
Woodland
Park Drive
in the
Westchase
area.
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Mindstorms
– The
complete
guide
for
families
living
with
traumatic
brain
injury,
authored
by
John
W.
Cassidy,
M.D.,
president
and
founder
of
Nexus
Health
Systems,
is
now
available
for
purchase.
In
Mindstorms,
Dr.
Cassidy
provides
readers
with
an
overview
of
traumatic
brain
injuries,
addresses
common
misperceptions,
offers
insight
into
treatment
options,
and
helps
families
keep
moving
forward
in
the
face
of
seemingly
insurmountable
odds.
Lee
Woodruff,
who
experienced
first-hand
how a
severe
brain
injury
impacts
the
entire
family
when
her
husband,
TV
journalist
Bob
Woodruff,
was
gravely
injured
by a
roadside
bomb
in
Iraq,
said
this
about
Mindstorms:
“One
of
the
greatest
gifts
a
loved
one
can
be
handed
in
the
midst
of a
storm
is a
life
raft.
This
book
is
that
raft.”
Dr.
Cassidy
is a
renowned
neuropsychiatrist
and
former
Harvard
Medical
School
faculty
member
with
more
than
25
years
of
experience
of
helping
patients
with
traumatic
brain
injuries
regain
the
highest
quality
of
life
possible.
The
book
can
be
purchased
through
online
retailers
including
Amazon
and
Barnes
and
Noble.
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John
W.
Cassidy,
M.D.
Presents
the
Differences
between
Improvised
Explosive
Devices
(IEDs)
and
Motor
Vehicle
Accidents
(MVAs)
in
Brain
Injury
at
Recent
Workshop
April
2,
2009
John
W.
Cassidy,
M.D.,
president,
chief
executive
officer,
and
chief
medical
officer
of
Nexus
Health
Systems,
recently
presented
“MVA
v.
IED:
Understanding
the
Differences”
at
the
SFA/TRCEA
14th
Annual
LPC/CRC
Workshop
in
The
Woodlands,
Texas
on
April
2,
2009.
In
his
presentation,
Dr.
Cassidy
discussed
the
underlying
neuropathology
associated
with
traumatic
brain
injuries,
the
differences
between
brain
injuries
caused
by
improvised
explosive
devices
(IEDs)
and
motor
vehicle
accidents
(MVAs),
and
the
evaluation
and
treatment
of
brain
injuries.
The
presentation,
which
discussed
the
incidence
of
brain
injuries
in
troops
returning
from
deployment
overseas,
covered
neuro-medical
and
neurobehavioral
treatment
approaches
that
focus
on
maximizing
independence
and
family
involvement
during
the
recovery
process. Contact
us
to
request
a
copy
of
Dr.
Cassidy's
presentation.
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HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital
–
Orange
and
Orange
County
Preferred
Provider
Organization
Enter
Into
Provider
Agreement
October
22,
2008
HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital
of
Orange,
CA
and
Orange
County
Preferred
Provider
Organization
(OCPPO)
have
entered
into
a
provider
services
agreement
that
is
anticipated
to be
effective
December
1,
2008.
Although
OCPPO
and
HealthBridge
have
partnered
in
the
past
to
care
for
OCPPO
members,
this
new
agreement
formalizes
the
relationship
and
will
make
HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital
available
as an
in-network
provider
to
OCPPO
members.
Questions
regarding
this
announcement
should
be
directed
to
David
Cambra,
Director
of
Revenue
Development
for
Nexus
Health
Systems,
at
713.589.4110.
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Nexus
Health
Systems
Post-Hurricane
Ike
Update
September
30,
2008
During
Hurricane
Ike,
all
Nexus
Health
Systems
healthcare
facilities
in
the
Houston
area,
which
include
HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital
in
Houston,
Nexus
Specialty
Hospital
in
The
Woodlands
and
Shenandoah,
and
Touchstone
Neurorecovery
Center
in
Conroe,
sheltered
in
place
and
fared
well.
Nexus
Health
Systems
collaborated
with
local
disaster
authorities
to
provide
patient
placement
from
evacuated
areas.
Pre-storm
planning
enabled
all
facilities
to
successfully
rely
on
generators
when
power
outages
occurred
because
of
the
storm.
Nexus’s
dedicated
employees
and
physicians
comforted
patients
and
families
during
the
storm
and
worked
quickly
to
return
hospital
operations
to
normal.
Patient
care
operations
are
normal
for
all
Nexus
Health
Systems
facilities.
Families,
friends,
and
healthcare
providers
are
encouraged
to
contact
our
healthcare
facilities
if
they
have
any
questions.
HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital,
Houston,
TX
(281)
293-7774
Nexus
Specialty
Hospital,
Shenandoah,
TX
and
The
Woodlands,
TX
(281)
364-0317
Touchstone
Neurorecovery
Center
(936)
788-7770
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