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5/10/12	Stories and Events for May 2012
5/9/12	Valley Mother and Daughter Share Bond after Both Undergo Brain Surgery A Valley mother is thanking her daughter this Mother’s Day for giving her a new chance at life. After Beth Benecke was diagnosed with a brain tumor in March with little hope for survival, her daughter Nadine Benecke Thompson reached out to the brain surgeon who saved her own life after three deadly aneurysms were detected in her brain. Dr. Peter Nakaji at St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute was the only surgeon Thompson believed could help her mother.
5/7/12	Rock Star Bret Michaels Featured on New Medical Website Rocker and philanthropist Bret Michaels thanks the hospital who saved his life on a new medical website, Barrow50.org.
5/4/12	Paralyzed Mom will "Ride the Waves" with Son over Mother's Day Weekend For the first time since a car crash left her arms and legs paralyzed, Kerry Newberry, will spend Mother’s Day like a “normal” mom with the miracle in her life, two-year-old Gus. On Saturday, May 12, Newberry will water ski, jet ski, and kayak across Bartlett Lake at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s annual Day on the Lake.
5/2/12	Mesa Resident’s Miracle Recovery Featured on New Medical Website A Mesa girl has been selected from thousands of patients around the world to tell her amazing medical story on a new website, Barrow50.org. Courtney Rogers, 17, a junior at AAEC (Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center, underwent a unique surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center last year to remove a large tumor on the surface of her spine inside her chest cavity.
5/1/12	St. Joseph’s Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center Presents Annual Parkinson Art Show The Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute will host the 5th Annual Bruce Florence Parkinson Juried Art Exhibition in conjunction with the Fountain Hills Parkinson Support Group. Parkinson’s disease patients and caregivers participate in a five-week art workshop provided by the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center. The workshop concludes with an exhibition of their works.
4/30/12	Journal of Neuroscience Cover Story Features Barrow Researchers Barrow Neurological Institute researchers Jorge Otero-Millan, Stephen Macknik, and Susana Martinez-Conde share the recent cover of the Journal of Neuroscience in a compelling study into why illusions trick our brains. Barrow is part of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.
4/5/12	Stories and Events for April 2012
3/29/12	Novel Clinical Trial for Down Syndrome Patients Launches at Barrow Physicians at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center are conducting a novel research study to evaluate a medication that could improve intellectual function in young adults with Down syndrome. Participants for the clinical trial are currently being recruited.
3/28/12	Dignity Health Announces Top Leadership Changes at Hospitals Dignity Health, the parent organization of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert and Chandler Regional Medical Centers, announced major leadership changes today.

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3/8/12	List of Top Doctors Includes 9 from St. Joseph’s Nine physicians from St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center have been named in the 11th edition of “America’s Top Doctors,” a peer-recommended list published annually by U.S. News and World Report and Castle Connolly Medical.
3/7/12	Stories and Events for March 2012
3/5/12	Red Sox Player’s Miracle Recovery Featured on New Medical Website As baseball’s spring training begins, Boston Red Sox player Ryan Westmoreland has been selected from thousands of individuals around the world to tell his amazing medical story on a new website, Barrow50.org.
2/29/12	DIGNITY HEALTH TO CREATE ACOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION Dignity Health Arizona (formerly Catholic Healthcare West) has applied to the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) to create a new Medicare-approved Accountable Care Organization (ACO). The ACO will support enhanced clinical collaboration and care improvements for Medicare patients.
2/22/12	Muhammad Ali Salutes Medical Community at St. Joseph's Barrow Surrounded by medical heavyweights, Muhammad Ali continued the fight today by honoring 50 top surgeons and physicians at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Barrow at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is home of the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center.
2/20/12	Muhammad Ali to Honor Leading Physicians at Barrow's Anniversary Kickoff Muhammad Ali will honor outstanding surgeons and physicians at St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. The tribute comes as Barrow celebrates its 50th anniversary and will be the first of many Golden Anniversary festivities in 2012. At this inaugural event, 50 Barrow doctors will be presented with Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night recognition awards. Barrow is home of the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center, which is largely funded by Celebrity Fight Night – Ali’s signature annual event.
2/10/12	Stories and Events for February 2012
1/31/12	Top 10 Fascinating Barrow Facts Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a year-long series of activities and announcements. To get the celebration started, here are 10 Fascinating Barrow Facts.
1/31/12	Barrow Celebrates 50th Anniversary: Dramatic Changes Predicted As one of the world’s most-renowned medical facilities celebrates its 50th anniversary, surgeons at Barrow Neurological Institute are convinced their work is becoming so advanced they could put themselves out of business in the next half century.
1/18/12	Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center Launches Special Support Program for Hispanics A unique support program is being launched by the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute for Hispanic Parkinson’s disease patients. Hispanics are the ethnic minority most impacted by Parkinson’s in the United States.

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1/11/12	St. Joseph’s Hospital, Barrow Physicians Establish Innovative Management Company In an innovative move reflecting the changing health care landscape, physician leaders at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center have formed a co-management company with the hospital.
1/10/12	Stories and Events for January 2012
1/5/12	Young Connecticut Woman is Seizure-Free Following Brain Surgery to Cure Epilepsy Neurosurgeons at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix have successfully cured a young Connecticut woman’s epilepsy which was causing her multiple seizures a day. Sarena Salmeri, 21, of Plantsville, had a section of her brain removed to stop her seizures at Barrow in February. In May she returned to Barrow to undergo deep brain stimulation to have a pacemaker implanted into her brain to control hand tremors.