Health In Brief
The Medical Society of Delaware finds a new home. Plus, a new book will help you organize your medical records, Beebe Medical Center is recognized for its orthopedics department, Christiana Hospital’s new training center isn’t for dummies, and more.
Published April 8, 2010 at 10:31 AM
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A New Home For Health Pros
The Medical Society takes over new digs.
Once known as the MBNA Bowman Conference Center, the gleaming white edifice in Newark is now home to a family of community activists: The Medical Society of Delaware.
Besides a formal re-naming and new inhabitants, the 15,000-square-foot building underwent some significant structural modifications, executive director Mark Meister says. The former 400-seat auditorium is now home to conference rooms and audio-visual equipment to enhance and facilitate communication for member physicians across the state. With the addition of the Community Health Outreach Center, complete with a computer lab and health information technology software, members have easier access to patient files and data.
With the purchase of a permanent residence, the society will save an estimated $43,000 per year on rent—a sum Meister says will expand programs like Covering Kids and Families, which provides medical care for the uninsured.
“How we deploy our resources depends on the needs of our members and our community,” Meister says. “We are a rather dynamic organization, and we’re always reinventing programs and services like the Outreach Center. The money saved in buying this building can simply be reinvested into our existing or new programs.”Though the former Bowman Center is revamped, the spirit of its former inhabitants remains.
“[Former MBNA CEO Charles] Cawley invested greatly in community for various causes, and even as the MBNA empire has been dismantled, we are now meeting the ideals of community involvement they perpetuated,” Meister says. “That’s a really special thing for us.” —Emily Riley
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