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Unfortunately this event was canceled due to the poor weather. We will reschedule when the weather is better! Thanks for your interest. In the meantime, please recognize Heart month by registering as a member at www.splitthebaby.com . Register by Valentine's Day and you will be in the raffle for a free "valentine" :) Thank you! The STB(Split The Baby) Project and the Congenital Heart Network invite you to enjoy a night of laughs at Helium Comedy Club (Philadelphia) on February 11 at 7:30 PM. Proceeds from this event will help support C.H.I.N., and the Split the BabyProject (Foundation - 501(c)3 pending), the work of fellow CHIN member MaryEllen Mannix. The project aims to bring pediatric disease specificorganizations together to collaborate, learn, and share information aboutpatient safety and best practices for sick children. We hope you will join us for a fun night night out! Tickets are $15.00/each. Visit here to order your tickets (your receipt will serve as your tick...

Occasionally Pennsylvania patients read or hear about this state government regulated agency. The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PA PSA ) was legislatively created as a result of tort reform in 2002 by Act 52. This organization is charged with collecting, analyzing, and disseminating the resultant learning of sentinel events reported by Pennsylvania hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics. The PA PSA has maintained its main goal is to work with hospitals and like healthcare institutions in PA to improve safety. They have an innovative program called PA-PSRS through which the healthcare providers can report these events without risk of exposure to liability or media. Consumers can access their website and review “Advisories” that contain general information about some of the challenging issues of PA healthcare providers. This is a great way for consumers to begin to educate themselves on issues and how to best advocate for themselves or a loved one in hospital or institutional hea...

Just in case you didn't hear yet - there is no such thing as the United Nations International Health Organization. I received an email forward from a dear friend who really means well. Unfortunately, there are many hoaxes and scare tactics being used to influence good hearted people that might just be too busy taking care of everyone else. This email is one of them. And there is no such article ever printed or considered for print by the Investor's Business Daily. Google it and you will find several references to this BOGUS article. The email forwards subject line is usually something to the effect: "Your Christmas Present from the Govt that you Never Asked for." The only people getting a Christmas present from the Senate & House bills are the insurance companies. Here are some current and interesting pieces on the health care issue: Statistically speaking this IS accurate: A Global Health care Snapshot from WSJ http://www.marketwatch.com/health-care/reform/snapsh...