Donors News 

Please see below for postings arranged by date regarding research news and local research information of interest for donors.  If you have an item that you would like to have posted to this page, please email the information to the Research Institute at research.institute@phci.org

---

How does Milwaukee stand out?

This month's M Magazine features an article about stand-out health care programs in the Milwaukee area. Mentioned first in the article is Dr. Mike McCrea, executive director of ProHealth Care's Neuroscience Center and the Research Institute regarding ProHealth Care's TBI research and his work with the federal government on traumatic brain injury. The article also includes the MAKOplasty partial knee resurfacing surgery that is being done at Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital, the only hospital in southeast Wisconsin with the technology.

Read More: M Magazine "How does Milwaukee stand out?

Date of post: August 5, 2010

---

Area study suggests more caution with athletes' concussions

The Journal-Sentinel featured an article about a clinical research study regarding concussion which was conducted by researchers at the ProHealth Care Neuroscience Center & Research Institute at Waukesha Memorial Hospital in collaboration with researchers at New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Mike McCrea, lead researcher for the study and executive director of ProHealth Care's Neuroscience Center & Research Institute was interviewed for the article. An article is also on the Green Bay NBC television station's web site.

Read more:

Journal Sentinel Article

NBC Article

Date of post: July 14, 2010

---

 

ProHealth hoping research center will bring in more grants

ProHealth Care hopes its new research institute at Waukesha Memorial Hospital positions the parent company to compete with larger health systems, while bringing in millions of dollars in research grants.

Read more: ProHealth hoping research center will bring in more grants - The Business Journal of Milwaukee

Date of Post: 5/7/2010

---

 WMH Regional Cancer Center Receives $2.7 Million National Cancer Institute Grant

Funding Will Expand Cancer Research and Care For Underserved

The ProHealth Care Regional Cancer Center at Waukesha Memorial Hospital is among 14 hospitals to receive a grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, to expand its cancer research program, supportive care services and provide state-of-the-art cancer care to underserved populations.

http://www.prohealthcare.org/whats-new/regional-cancer-center-receives-.aspx

Date of Post: 4/23/2010

---