Healthcare Services
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the healthcare services industry.
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12-10-13
ViiV Healthcare Commits £3.4M in Positive Action for Children Fund Grants for Programmes Focused on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
ViiV Healthcare announced today that it has awarded £3.4 million to 17 projects in 12 countries through its Positive Action for Children Fund (PACF). Sixteen of the recipients are new grantees, and one is a current grantee who will receive renewed funding. In keeping with PACF’s mission to improv...
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07-09-13
Baxter International Inc (NYSE:BAX) publishes 2012 Sustainability Report
Baxter International Inc. has issued its 2012 Sustainability Report, marking the 14th consecutive year the company has released a report about its social, environmental and economic performance. The report, available at http://sustain...
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07-08-13
Baxter Meets its Renewable Power Goal Early as Detailed in 2012 Sustainability Report
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) today issued its 14th consecutive Sustainability Report, available at sustainability.baxter.com, detailing the company’s commitment and progress to creating lasting social, environmental and econo...
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05-09-13
Health Statistics Pioneer Dorothy P. Rice, Sc.D., Named 2013 Recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research
Dorothy P. Rice, Sc.D., has been named the 2013 recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research. The Prize, funded by The Baxter International Foundation and managed by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), will be awarded on June 20, 2013 ...
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05-02-13
Merck KGaA (FRA:MRK) publishes its sixth Corporate Responsibility Report
Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, has published its sixth Corporate Responsibility Report, covering the years 2011 and 2012. It is available online at www.merckgroup.com/cr-report2012.
At Merck, responsible conduct i...
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04-02-13
Baxter Taps New Technologies, Forms Collaborations to Improve Environmental Sustainability and Access to Healthcare
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) is incorporating innovative technologies and has recently established new partnerships in its commitment to environmental sustainability and increasing access to healthcare. Recently the company initiated installation of a trigeneration unit at its Toongabbie...
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02-04-13
ViiV Healthcare Expands Positive Action Southern Initiative to Fight HIV/AIDS and Support Community Action
ViiV Healthcare today announced that it will expand the Positive Action Southern Initiative to two additional states and issued a new request for letters of interest (LOIs). First established in 2010, the Positive Action Southern Initiative is a collaborative, community-focused program that focus...
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01-23-13
St. Joseph's/Candler Health System in Savannah, Ga. Receives Prestigious $100,000 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service
In honor of its broad-based efforts to improve the lives of the most vulnerable members of its community, St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System in Savannah, Ga. is the recipient of the 2012
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11-05-12
Baxter's Commitment to Incorporating Sustainable Practices into Business Recognized by Leading Organizations
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) has ranked first among U.S. healthcare companies in Newsweek magazine’s Green Rankings for the fourth time since the list’s inception in 2009. Baxter has also been named the Medical Products Industry Leader of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index...
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09-12-12
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) publishes 2012 Corporate Citizenship Report
Global medical technology company Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) has released the company’s 2012 Corporate Citizenship Report, “Contributing to a Healthier Future” at
