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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.
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.
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.
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
“Summer
Bash”
Support
Event
Held
for Brain
Injury
Survivors
July 7,
2008
Touchstone
Neurorecovery
Center and
Memorial
Hermann
TIRR
partnered
to provide
a summer
celebration
for brain
injury
survivors,
caregivers,
and their
families.
“Summer
Bash” was
held on
Saturday,
July 26,
2008 from
11:00 a.m.
– 3:00
p.m. in
Houston,
TX. The
event
provided
an
opportunity
for brain
injury
survivors
and their
families
to share
their
experiences
and
connect
with a
larger
community
of
individuals
who are
dealing
with
similar
issues.
Food and
games were
provided
at the
festive
event.
A Night of
Dreams
Comes
Alive at
The
Houston
Zoo
June
17, 2008
4th Annual
Dreamnight
a Unique
and
Memorable
Experience
for Area
Families
read more
Nexus
Specialty
Hospital
in The
Woodlands
Welcomes
New
Medical
Director
of
Neurology
June 26, 2008
Stanley P.
Fisher,
MD,
recently
joined
Nexus
Specialty
Hospital
as the new
medical
director
for its
neurology
division.
read more
New
Medical
Director
to Oversee
Integration
of the
Touchstone
Program at
Nexus
Specialty
Hospital
June 26, 2008
Nexus
Health
Systems
recently
appointed
Ron
Tintner,
MD, to
implement
a new
program at
Nexus
Specialty
Hospital
in The
Woodlands
that is
based on
the
company’s
services
at the
Touchstone
Neurorecovery
Center in
Conroe.
read more
HealthBridge
Expanding
Its
Pediatric
Facilities
March 19,
2008
HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital
held a
topping
out
ceremony
recently
to
celebrate
a new roof
on its
pediatric
specialty
hospital
at 2929
Woodland
Park Drive
in the
Westchase
area.
read more
Nexus and
Great-West
Enter Into
Provider
Agreement
February
1, 2008
Nexus
Health
Systems
and
Great-West
Healthcare
entered
into a
hospital
services
agreement
effective
February
1, 2008.
read more
Nexus
Health
Systems
Honors
Markowski
Upon
Retirement
January
29, 2008
Nexus
Health
Systems
recently
honored
Dr. Jon
Markowski
upon his
retirement
from the
company
with a
reception
at Nexus
Specialty
Hospital
in The
Woodlands,
Texas.
read more
December 1, 2007
Touchstone
Neurorecovery
Center in
Conroe
announced
that Jude Theriot,
MD, has
been
appointed
as its
assistant
medical
director
and
clinical
director
of
neurology.
read more
Murdock
Named VP
of Human
Resources
September
10, 2007
Guy
Murdock
has been
appointed
Nexus
Health
Systems
vice
president
of human
resources,
bringing
more than
17 years
of human
resources
experience
to the
company’s
executive
leadership
team.
read more
Nexus
Health
Systems
Announces
Mutual
Termination
of Stock
Purchase
Agreement
June 7,
2007
Nexus
Health
Systems,
Inc.
(“Nexus”)
today
announced
that it
has
mutually
agreed
with
Select
Medical
Corporation
(“Select”)
to
terminate
the Stock
Purchase
Agreement
dated
March 26,
2007,
pursuant
to which
Nexus was
to sell
substantially
all of its
assets to
Select.
read more
Houston
West
Chamber of
Commerce
Honors
HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital
with Star
Award
February
19, 2007
The Star
Awards
celebration
was
created in
1998 to
highlight
local
companies
that
demonstrate
outstanding
achievement
on three
levels:
economic
growth,
contributions
to the
community,
and
industry
and
customer
recognition.
HealthBridge
won the
Star Award
honoring
businesses
with 26 to
150
employees.
read more
Markowski
Named
Director
of
Physical
Medicine
and Rehab
at NSH
February
9, 2007
Nexus
Specialty
Hospital
has
appointed
Jon
Markowski,
M.D., as
program
director
of
physical
medicine
and
rehabilitation.
read more
Nexus
Specialty
Hospital
Announces
New
Director
of ICU,
Pulmonary
Care
February
9, 2007
Jefy
Mathew,
M.D., has
been named
director
of
intensive
care and
pulmonary
care at
Nexus
Specialty
Hospital.
Dr.
Mathew
received
his
medical
education
and
completed
his
internship
and
residency
in
Houston,
but for
the past
eight
years has
been
living and
working in
Boston.
read more
Liaw Joins
Houston’s
HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital
As
Assistant
Medical
Director
January
14, 2007
Nexus
Health
Systems
recently
announced
that Shih-Ning
Liaw,
M.D., has
assumed
the role
of
assistant
medical
director
at
HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital
in
Houston.
He will
provide
assistance
to Dr.
Robert
Yetman,
medical
director
at
HealthBridge,
who also
recently
joined the
hospital’s
administration.
read more
Nexus
Health
Appoints
New
Medical
Director
at
Houston’s
HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital
January
14, 2007
Nexus
Health
Systems
recently
welcomed
Robert
Yetman,
MD, as its
new
medical
director
for
HealthBridge
Children’s
Hospital,
which
provides
comprehensive,
interdisciplinary
care for
children
with birth
and
developmental
disorders,
catastrophic
illness or
traumatic
injury.
read more
Touchstone Neurorecovery Center is introducing a new concept to Conroe
December
16, 2006
The
center,
which
specializes
in helping
people who
have
suffered
brain
injuries
adapt to
daily
life, will
offer
patients
who are
ready the
opportunity
to live in
a home and
develop a
more
self-sufficient
lifestyle.
read more
Leder
appointed
new
medical
director
at
Touchstone
Neurorecovery
Center
December
7, 2006
Nexus
Health
Systems
recently
introduced
Stuart
Leder, MD,
as its new
medical
director
for
Touchstone
Neurorecovery
Center, a
nationally
recognized
neurobehavioral
rehabilitation
center
located in
Conroe,
TX.
read more
NEXUS Health begins children's hospital expansion
November 17, 2006
NEXUS
Health
Systems
has broken
ground on
a $7.5
million
expansion
of
HealthBridge
Children's
Hospital.
Architects
Perkins +
Will,
building
contractors
Hull &
Hull Inc.
and
Healthlink
Development
have been
hired to
work on
the
project.
read more
Nexus
Specialty
Hospital
Celebrates
One-Year
Anniversary
of
Shenandoah
Campus
August
15,
2006
Nexus
Specialty
Hospital’s
Shenandoah
campus
marked its
first year
in
operation
in July
2006 with
an
anniversary
celebration
for its
employees.
The
festivities
featured
an
assortment
of food
and raffle
drawings
for
employees,
and were
attended
by
representatives
of the
South
Montgomery
County
Woodlands
Chamber of
Commerce.
read more
Nexus Health Systems has
added two new executives in key positions that had been vacant
for more than 18 months.
read more
Whether working as the director of a brain
injury program at a Houston hospital or as a neuropsychology
expert hired by law firms to determine long-term medical
needs of accident victims, Charlene Madison-Cassidy saw
first-hand how traumatic injuries could turn a person's life
upside down.
read
more
Dr. John Cassidy banded together more than a decade ago
with three partners to form
Nexus Health Systems. The founders wanted to create a specialized
health care environment where patients with catastrophic neurological
injuries can receive individual treatment and rehabilitation programs
specific to their needs.
read
more
Dr. John W. Cassidy, president and CEO of Houston-based
Nexus Health Systems, has been awarded The Maxwell J. Schleifer
Distinguished Service Award.
read
more
Nexus Health Systems has broken
ground on a 40,000-square-foot free-standing medical
specialty hospital in The Woodlands. The long-term acute care, 54-bed
facility will be called
Nexus Specialty Hospital and
is scheduled to open its doors in the second quarter of
next year, says Dr. John W. Cassidy, NHS president and
CEO.
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more
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