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- Health system changes name to 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Health
- President Napolitano undergoing treatment for cancer
- 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 hires first systemwide Title IX coordinator
Winter storms hammering the region have been good for ski resorts but bad for blood banks, which are seeing a decline in donors due to weather and illness.
This week, the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis community has a chance to bolster the Northern California supply, by visiting the bloodmobiles on the Quad, Wednesday and Thursday (Jan. 18-19). Hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and, as always, staff and faculty can go to the head of the line to minimize their wait times.
BloodSource had already announced that all participants would receive a Dutch Bros. Coffee gift card (available through the ). Now, to further entice donors to come out 鈥 even if it鈥檚 raining 鈥 BloodSource is offering a chance to win a 55-inch Samsung smart TV and a $250 Raley鈥檚 gift card.
Health system changes name to 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Health
Today (Jan. 17), the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Health System officially becomes 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Health. University officials say the name change better captures the health system鈥檚 overall institutional focus, which is to serve the health and well-being of its patients and community.
鈥淭his change was informed by much research and discussion with internal and external stakeholders,鈥 said Julie Freischlag, vice chancellor of Human Health Sciences and dean of the School of Medicine. 鈥淚t better reflects who we are as an organization, putting the focus on health, healing and wellness, and conveying more warmth and accessibility.鈥
The new name affects only the overarching, organizational entity previously known as the 鈥渉ealth system.鈥 The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Medical Center, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Children鈥檚 Hospital, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis School of Medicine and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis are not affected by the change.
鈥淲e鈥檙e still a well-organized 鈥榮ystem,鈥 but 鈥榟ealth鈥 really says it all,鈥 Freischlag added. 鈥淚t鈥檚 what we鈥檙e all dedicated to providing and sustaining each day.鈥
Freischlag noted that the new 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Davis Health name also aligns well with 鈥溞掳拿帕喜誓谀恍畔 Health,鈥 the University of California鈥檚 principal health division, and the other 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 medical center campus appellations.
President Napolitano undergoing treatment for cancer
The 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Office of the President issued the following statement today (Jan. 17):
新澳门六合彩内幕信息 President Janet Napolitano is currently undergoing treatment for cancer, which was diagnosed at the end of August of last year. The treatment is nearly complete. President Napolitano had a previous diagnosis of cancer that was successfully treated. She has kept the chair of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 Board of Regents informed throughout the course of her current treatment.
During the course of this treatment, President Napolitano has consistently performed her wide range of duties at full capacity, without interruption or impact. Yesterday, however, she experienced side effects that required her to be hospitalized. According to her physicians, she is doing extremely well. They expect her to be discharged in the next day or so and back to her normal duties at full capacity very soon. While she is recuperating, 新澳门六合彩内幕信息鈥檚 senior leadership will continue to support President Napolitano in the management of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 system and in advancing the university鈥檚 key priorities.
新澳门六合彩内幕信息 hires first systemwide Title IX coordinator
新澳门六合彩内幕信息 has its first systemwide Title IX coordinator: Kathleen Salvaty, appointed to lead efforts against sexual violence and sexual harassment throughout the university. The new position reports directly to the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 president.
Salvaty, an attorney, will move to 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 headquarters from her position as Title IX coordinator at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息LA. She starts her new job Feb. 6.
In conjunction with campus chancellors and leaders at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 medical centers and labs, she will oversee local Title IX coordinators to ensure coordination, consistency and timeliness in implementing university policy.
鈥淗iring Kathleen is a critical next step in making sure our recently overhauled policies to prevent, adjudicate and sanction sexual misconduct at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 are properly, and consistently, carried out,鈥 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 President Janet Napolitano said. 鈥淗er deep expertise and leadership in Title IX compliance will ensure the university remains at the forefront of advancements in this complex area and that each member of our 新澳门六合彩内幕信息 community feels safe and respected.鈥
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