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

Code "BERT" available throughout Clinical Center beginning Feb. 10
To enhance a culture of safety for Clinical Center patients and staff, the new code "BERT" (short for Behavioral Emergency Response Team) will become available to all patient care staff beginning...
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Step 1: Call Page Operator at 301-496-1211; Step 2: Say: We have a behavioral emergency. Please call a Code BERT; Step 3: Provide: Building 10 (Magnuson or CRC) Patient Care Unit/CC Location
NIH staff, contractors – free flu vaccine protects you, patients and family
Foil the Flu, the annual seasonal influenza immunization program for NIH employees and contractors, began Oct. 7 and runs through Nov. 15.
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Mary Sparks receiving a flu shot
CC holds "Torch Run" event to kick-off annual CFC campaign
The Clinical Center Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) kicked off with a "Torch Run" Oct. 29 in the atrium.
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Tricia Coffey, chief of the Health Information Management department participated as torchbearers
Sixth cohort of nursing trainees graduate from the residency program
On Oct. 3, the Clinical Center Nursing Department celebrated the accomplishments and hard work of Cohort 6 of the Clinical Research Nursing Residency Program.
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Program graduates pose for a group photo
Atrium rings with the sound of music in December
Several groups brought festive holiday cheer to the Atrium during the month of December.
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Rabbi David Shneyer (right) shared songs of healing from the Jewish tradition
NIH Office of Clinical Research 2019-2020 courses now open for registration
The 2019-2020 Principles of Clinical Pharmacology Course and the 2019-2020 Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research Course is now open for registration through July 2020.
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2019-2020 Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research Course now open
Building 10 F Wing Renovation Achieves LEED Gold Certification
Recent renovations in the NIH Clinical Center just achieved LEED Gold Certification.
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From the Clinical Center to a disaster zone
When a life-threatening storm is bearing down, most people wouldn't think of the NIH Clinical Center.
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CEO honors dedicated staff for 2017 accomplishments
Dr. James Gilman hosted the 2017 CEO awards for the Clinical Center Dec. 15 to recognize employees and contractors...
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C.A.R.E. Channel provides relaxing imagery, music
Being a world class research hospital means continuously enhancing our world class environment of care.
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Frasca, architect and designer of the north part of Building 10, dies
Robert Frasca, a founding design partner responsible for creating the north side of Building 10, known as the Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center (CRC), died Jan. 3.
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Harold Varmus, Robert Frasca, Mark Hatfield and John Gallin at the groundbreaking of the hospital's new addition
U.S. Navy Captain Pius Aiyelawo joins Clinical Center as chief operating officer
In April, retired U.S. Navy Captain Pius Aiyelawo joined the Clinical Center as the chief operating officer.
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Pius Aiyelawo swearing into the Senior Executive Service with Dr. Lawrence Tabak

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