Clinical Center News
July / August 2024
David Lunter talking to a family member

A Roadmap to Improve Communication in the ICU

This is the third installment of Marcy Mager’s observations about the processes and procedures used in the NIH Clinical Center to provide care to patients who are severely ill. Full Story

CCE Modular Terrace

Center for Cellular Engineering Unveils New Manufacturing Facility

The Center for Cellular Engineering (CCE) will soon unveil its new, roughly $20 million Modular Terrace Facility. Full Story

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Diane Dowling, Dr. Harvey Alter, Dr. James Gilman, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and Dr. Lawrence Tabak

Clinical Center Honors Its Own Nobel Laureate

The Clinical Center recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the NIH History Center and Stetten Museum exhibit on Dr. Harvey Alter. Full Story

Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and Dr. Stephanie Goff

NIH Director Scrubs In at the Clinical Center

NIH Director, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli and NCI, Dr. Stephanie Goff operated on a woman with metastatic melanoma to remove a tumor from her thigh muscle, which is part of a clinical trial's protocol to test the effect of using combo immunotherapy drugs in a patient with metastatic melanoma. Full Story

Elyas Khandwalla

How the NIH Clinical Center Cured Elyas Khandwalla

Participating in a clinical trial, a seventh-grader received a life-saving bone marrow transplant, shedding light on a promising new preoperative conditioning treatment. Full Story

Updates from the Patient Recruitment Office
Help the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases fight the flu!
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immunized child
Department of Transfusion Medicine leads two days of blood science symposia
The NIH Clinical Center's Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM) held two events in September focused on the science and innovation surrounding human blood, antigen-antibody reactions to viruses and diseases and strategies to treat blood disorders.
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Cathy Conry-Cantilena, MD
NIH supports billion dollar "longhauler" initiative
At the start of 2021, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins announced a billion-dollar initiative to identify the causes, means of prevention and treatment of individuals who have been sick with COVID-19 and have not fully recovered.
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Dr. Francis Collins
Virtual and vital: Camp Fantastic reaches kids with cancer
For nearly 40 years, kids with cancer in treatment at the NIH National Cancer Institute Pediatric Oncology Branch and other area treatment centers get a special treat each summer – a week at Camp Fantastic, located in Front Royal, Va.
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Travis is a Camp Fantastic participant
New game introduces youngest patients to the Clinical Center
The NIH Clinical Center is giving its patients the chance to "level up" with a new app.
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Kavya Nadella voicing the narration of the Treasure Tour game
Flu vaccine clinic for hospital staff kicks off
The Office of Research Services and the Clinical Center will provide free flu shots to staff with a valid NIH identification badge from Sept. 27 through Nov. 5.
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Flu clinic hours graphic. Full details at https://www.foiltheflu.nih.gov
Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey opens Sept. 21 – Employees will receive survey link via email
The annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), a key tool to measure Federal Government employees' perceptions about their work experiences, organizations, and leaders, will be available Sept...
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How are we doing with COVID-19? FEVS 2020. Give Feedback about COVID-19 Changes. 2020 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. NIH
NIH offers flu shots this Fall
Foil the Flu, the annual seasonal influenza immunization program for NIH employees and contractors, will begin Sept. 28.
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Foil the Flu! Cartoon graphic of person poking a flu-germ
NIH staff awarded for surgical cloth sewing initiative to "Spread the Warmth"
A project to transform surgical cloth into blankets for the homeless has been recognized for its contributions to the community.
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People working on sewing blankets
NIH celebrates two local men for their 400th platelet donations to patients
They say lightning doesn't strike the same place twice. However, at the NIH Donor Center at Fishers Lane it did!
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Group of people celebrating Bill Cervenka's 400th platelets donation
COVID-19 precautions prompt big changes to hospital operations
At the end of May, the NIH Clinical Center began to phase-in several hundred employees back to work physically within the hospital since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic swept...
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All patients, visitors and staff are screened for Covid-19 when they enter the hospital
Employee Survey Notes Positives, Potential Improvements for the Clinical Center
The results are in. Over 1,000 staff at the NIH Clinical Center shared their thoughts in the 2019 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) and these opinions are making a difference.
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Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey - your opinion counts!

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