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

Clinical trial with alpha particle radiation treatment attempts to target and destroy cancer cells
On July 23, researchers in the NIH Clinical Center treated the first patient in the U.S. with radioisotope Thorium-227 for mesothelioma.
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Patient standing with care providers
The Nursing Department Joins the NIH Genomics Revolution
The Clinical Center Nursing Department has joined the genomics revolution that is transforming clinical research and patient care from bench to bedside.
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Nurses working on a pedigree diagram within a patient's medical record
Inaugural Staff Clinician Professional Development Seminar held to strengthen career development
On Sept. 23, over 75 NIH Staff Clinicians from across the NIH Intramural Research Program gathered for an inaugural Staff Clinician Professional Development Seminar.
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Dr. James Gilman, NIH Clinical Center CEO, addresses staff clinicians
New web section highlights NIH Clinical Center doctors
Meet Our Doctors is a new feature of the NIH Clinical Center website that highlights our Clinical Center doctors.
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Screen capture of Meet Our Doctors, a new feature of the NIH Clinical Center website
Change of Allergy Alert Bands to be Worn by CC Patients
Beginning Oct. 16, the Clinical Center's current Allergy Alert Band will be replaced with a new red Allergy Band that states, 'ALLERGY'.
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wristband with ALLERGY on it
CC Nursing Department hosts research nurses from Guam
In July, the NIH Clinical Center Nursing Department hosted a small group of nurses and staff from the University of Guam.
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CC Research Nursing Department trains University of Guam Nursing students and Faculty
Catalog of patient library resources now accessible online
The NIH Clinical Center patient library catalog recently went digital – NIH patients, their family members and caregivers can now go online...
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Child reading a book
Updated FAES gift store opens in the atrium
Top selling books, unique apparel for kids, coffee mugs and more adorned by the trusty NIH logo now occupy the updated gift store in the Clinical Center atrium.
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The atrium gift shop recently re-opened under management of the Foundation for the Advancement of Education in the Sciences
Dr. Richard Childs honored as Assistant Surgeon General in US Public Health Service
On Dec. 18, 2015, Dr. Richard W. Childs was promoted to rear admiral (lower half) in the U.S. Public Health Service and now holds an honorary title of Assistant Surgeon General.
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Dr. Richard W. Childs, joined by his wife, son and daughter, says the oath of office.
New survey will shape future of the Clinical Center
The 2016 Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement Survey made specifically for the Clinical Center is an opportunity to provide feedback to leadership about important issues.
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Everyone who works in the Clinical Center, in every type of occupation, can provide feedback in the 2016 NIH Clinical Center Employee Survey.
An extraordinary opportunity: high school student shares her volunteer experience
As a high school student, I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to work as an intern in the Clinical Center’s Office of Communications and Media Relation (OCMR) at the NIH.
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Rebecca Vichi, Clinical Center volunteer.
Dr. Clare Hastings retires as chief nurse
After a 25 year career at the NIH Clinical Center, Dr. Clare Hastings, Chief Nurse of the Nursing Department, retired Dec. 31, 2015.
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Dr. John I. Gallin presents Dr. Clare Hastings with the 'dirt award' at her retirement gathering.

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