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AI and Exceptional frontline clinicians
@DukeHealth
developed Sepsis Watch helps identify patients in the early stages of sepsis. The program is live at all 3 Duke Hospitals with plans to scale.
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@MarkSendak
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We've all heard that if cut off, a salamanders tail will regrow.
But did you know that humans have a salamander-like ability to regrow cartilage in their joints?
Read more about Dr. Virginia Byers Kraus research on this mechanism.
🔗
#DukeHealth
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Duke Health researchers confirm a method to decontaminate & reuse scarce N95 face masks, a critical piece of personal protective equipment for front-line health teams tending patients w/ COVID-19. See more:
#ppeshortage
#coronavirus
#covid19
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A
@DukeHospital
team successfully implanted a new-generation artificial heart in a 39 year old Shalotte, North Carolina man. The patient experienced heart failure. This is the 1st procedure with the device in North America.
@DukeHeart
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#HeartTransplant
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Online misinformation about toddlers starting gender transitions at Duke is false. Duke Health has provided high-quality, compassionate, and evidence-based gender care to both adolescents and adults for many years.
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Duke is preparing to begin vaccinations after receiving doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this morning. Vaccinations for a small group of Duke Health’s workforce begins as early as this afternoon.
#COVID19
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Our tiniest patients are ready to cheer on the
@DukeMBB
and
@DukeWBB
! During the month of March, babies born at
@DukeHospital
and
@DukeRegional
receive Duke onesies to celebrate March Madness.
Members of the Duke Health team recently distributed onesies to the latest arrivals
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Duke Health’s Rita Oakes administers the first of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to nurse Faye Williams as Dr. Thomas Owens, president of Duke University Hospital looks on.
#COVID19
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#DukeHealth
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It’s said the eyes are a window into the soul. But Dr. Sharon Fekrat, researcher
@DukeEyeCenter
, is researching whether they can be a window into diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease too.
#Alzheimers
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#Dementia
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A team at Duke Health has performed what is believed to be the world’s first partial
#hearttransplant
, with the living arteries & valves from a freshly donated heart fused onto a patient’s existing heart.
@DukeHeartCenter
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@DukeCTSurgery
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@DukeSurgery
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“We’re one of the leading centers in the world for 3-D talus replacement" - Dr.
@seleneparekhmd
uses custom 3-D printed bones to replace limbs that improve his patient's quality of life and outcomes.
#DukeHealth
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@DukeOrtho
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To say that Duke student athletes are a hit at
#MyDukeProm
is an understatement! These smiles!
#goduke
@Duke_Childrens
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Duke is proud to be recognized as the
#1
program in the U.S. for
#hearttransplants
in 2022, and the only program in the Southeast to transplant more than 1,800 heart and heart-lung transplants.
@DukeHeartCenter
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@DukeCTSurgery
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How can you help stop the spread of
#COVID19
in your everyday life?
Distance and masks ⬇
#DukeHealth
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Dr. Muhammad Abd-El-Barr (
@abdelbarrspine
) is one of a handful of surgeons performing "awake spinal surgery" on patients with adverse reactions to general anesthesia. The technique improves recovery time significantly.
🔗:
#DukeHealth
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@DukeSpine
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A
@DukeHeartCenter
surgical team
@DukeHospital
successfully implanted a new-generation artificial heart in a 39-year-old man from Shallotte, N.C. This is the 1st procedure w/ the device in North America. See more about the implantation @ 2:00 p.m. (ET):
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.
@DukeHeartCenter
surgeons
@DukeHospital
successfully performed the first-of-its-kind “donation after circulatory death” (DCD) heart transplant in a 14-year-old pediatric patient.
@DukeCTSurgery
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@DukeHrtFailure
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@Duke_Childrens
#HeartTransplant
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You only turn 10 once. Reese's parents, Michelle and Rusty, coordinated with hospital doctors, nurses, staff & the construction crew working outside his window to safely deliver a birthday bike by crane. Happy birthday, Reese!
@DukeHospital
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#DukeHealth
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@Duke_Childrens
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Duke Health clinicians & researchers who confirmed a method to decontaminate N95 masks using hydrogen peroxide vaporization will describe the process w/ Q&A during a webinar Tue., March 31 @ 3pm (ET). Please join:
#DukeHealth
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@CamWolfe
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@schwartza
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At Duke, the transplant program engages
@DukePsychiatry
as consultants on patient care teams.
Identifying the chance for depression in these patients, psychiatry has found that physical activity can be as effective as antidepressants.
🔗
#DukeHealth
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Matthew Moore has a new heart after living 4 months without a human heart beating in his chest.
@DukeCTSurgery
transplant surgeons performed the
#HeartTransplant
11/22, swapping out the artificial heart that kept him alive.
@DukeHrtFailure
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@DukeHeartCenter
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@DukeHospital
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Duke Health joins the first national effort to test a potential COVID-19 therapy. Adults with severe symptoms of the novel illness will have the opportunity to participate. Read more at our website:
#dukehealth
#coronavirus
#COVID19
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Tomorrow we'll be hosting a walk-in vaccination (Pfizer) event at Wheels Fun Park (715 N. Hoover Road in Durham).
No appointment necessary!
Share this post and add the event to your calendar to help spread the word!
#DukeHealth
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@NC_Governor
Roy Cooper and
@SecMandyCohen
took a tour of the newly expanded vaccination site
@DukeMedSchool
today to learn about our operations and thank frontline workers.
#DukeHospital
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#COVID19
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Proud to be a U.S. leader in
#hearttransplants
, & the only program in the Southeast to transplant 1,600+ hearts. In 2021, Duke Transplant became the only center to complete 100+ heart, lung & VAD implants.
@DukeHeartCenter
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@DukeHrtFailure
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@DukeCTSurgery
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#HeartMonth
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Kathy Wolf, who has end-stage ovarian cancer, was too ill to use her tickets to see
@TheTimMcGraw
in Raleigh, so her
@dukeobgyn
&
@DukeCancer
docs & nurses messaged the singer on social media. He responded, creating a meaningful memory for this fan & her family. ❤️
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After becoming the nation’s first recipient of a new-technology artificial heart in July, Matthew Moore left
@DukeHospital
Friday. As Moore prepares for a
#HeartTransplant
. He's looking forward to spending time with his wife and 3-year-old three-year-old son.
@DukeHeartCenter
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Sixteen months after performing the nation’s first adult heart transplant using the donation after circulatory death (DCD) protocol, the Duke Heart Transplant Program recorded its 50th successful DCD procedure.
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@DukeHeartCenter
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.
@DukeHeartCenter
’s Heart Transplant and Advanced Heart Failure teams marked their 50th Donation after Circulatory Death heart transplant this weekend. The Duke team performed the first-in-the-nation adult DCD transplant in Dec. 2019.
@DukeSurgery
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@DukeCTSurgery
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#DCDHeart
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Care decisions are made by patients, families and their providers and are both age-appropriate and adherent to national and international guidelines.
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See Anjar's story about how he shared his love of wrestling with his care team at Duke Palliative Care.
@DukeCancer
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@DukeHeartCenter
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#BeatCancer
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#HeartTransplant
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#MuscularDystrophy
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@deadlockpro
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@disabledrising
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@haque_rayna
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Here at Duke, everyone is chipping in to help in the battle against
#COVID19
.
Kenneth Reikofski shares how creating face masks to protect our healthcare workers is a personal undertaking for him.
#DukeHealth
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#ThankYouDukeHealth
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"Thank you for what you are doing, and all that you are giving."
Watch Dr. A. Eugene Washington's, President & CEO of Duke University Health System, message of thanks for the incredible Duke Health team.
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#ThankYouDukeHealth
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#COVID19
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Under these professional guidelines and in accordance with accepted medical standards, hormone therapies are explicitly not provided to children prior to puberty and gender-affirming surgeries are, except in exceedingly rare circumstances, only performed after age 18.
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Duke Health’s heart transplant team joins an elite group of five other institutions with its 1,500th heart transplant. Duke has been an innovation leader, performing the first-in-the-nation Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) heart transplant.
#DukeHealth
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@DukeHeartCenter
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The Grey’s Anatomy mid-season premier featured a partial
#hearttransplant
. The only two procedures to date were
@Duke_Childrens
. Baby Owen Monroe (left) was the first person in the world to receive the procedure and little Kix Soderblom (right) became the second.
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Our teams remain committed to addressing the medical, psychological and social needs of people who are seeking gender-affirming care, with the goal of building healthy communities in a culture of respect and inclusion for all.
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Staff at
@DukeCancer
captured a poignant personal moment Weds. between a mom and her critically ill son. The video's gathering steam on social media. Check it out
#epilepsy
@rarediseaseday
@GreatestShowman
@RealHughJackman
@Duke_Childrens
@epilepsyaction
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Here at Duke, we are wearing masks to protect our patients and colleagues. Who do you wear your mask to protect?
#DukeHealth
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#COVID19
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#DukeHealth
gratitude - generous volunteers: We welcome donations of unused N95 masks, surgical & looped masks & unopened boxes of gloves. Not accepting handmade masks & gowns for now. Donations @ 100 Golden Drive, Durham; M-F, 8:30a - 4:30p, Mon-Fri.
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Heroes Work Here 💪🙌
Keep an eye out for these graphics popping up across our
#DukeHealth
hospitals. We want everyone to know how thankful we are for the heroes who work at Duke Health.
#ThankYouDukeHealth
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Our Duke Health nurses are always seeking ways to enhance the care delivered to our patients and their loved ones.
Share your thanks for our Duke Health healthcare heroes!
#DukeHealth
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#ThankYouDukeHealth
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1/ In a timely JAMA Viewpoint, Duke researchers assert that hospital rankings have long been flawed and unjustly reward hospitals that serve some of the nation’s most affluent and privileged patient populations.
#DukeHealth
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On this
#NationalDoctorsDay
, remember that you, and the work you do, are extraordinary.
Words of gratitude from Dr. Mary Klotman, Dean of the Duke University School of Medicine.
#DukeHealth
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#ThankYouDukeHealth
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#COVID19
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Just one of the great moments this morning as Duke Baseball & Duke Center for Autism hosted a fun-filled baseball bonanza for children & teens with autism.
@DukeBASE
@GeriDawson
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Duke Health thanks the community for donated supplies. One of the largest single gifts was 20,000 KN95 masks that Durham-based
@Cree
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@Wolfspeed
delivered. See details about donating @ Durham & Raleigh:
#DukeHealth
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#COVID19
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#Coronavirus
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#PPE
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A note of gratitude on
#NationalDoctorsDay
.
@DukeHospital
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@DukeRaleigh
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@DukeRegional
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@Duke_Childrens
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#ThankYouDukeHealth
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Durham’s COVID-19 vaccination outreach rolls into Wheels Family Fun Park tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. by appointment only.
@DukeHealth
&
@DukeRegional
partnerships with the
@CityofDurhamNC
,
@dprplaymore
and
@DurhamHealthNC
made the new clinic location possible.
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Representing several specialities, these are just a few of the awesome surgeons at Duke Health.
#ILookLikeASurgeon
#NYerORCoverChallenge
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In an effort to prepare for the
#COVID19
outbreak, multiple departments across
@DukeHospital
were educated by nurses and worked together to get a COVID isolation unit up and running within 48 hours.
#ThankYouDukeHealth
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#NursesWeek
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NBC News reporter Dasha Burns reports live from Duke University Hospital today about the health system’s plans and preparations to roll out vaccinations immediately after authorization later this month: “Complicated is the right word – it’s really a behemoth of an effort.”
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We are proud of our physicians, nurses & staff who have again been recognized among the top hospitals in the nation and the best in North Carolina by U.S. News & World Report. We are grateful for their passion & commitment to caring for our patients & the communities we serve.
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Our housekeeping teams are dedicated to keeping our spaces clean and safe for our patients and their loved ones.
Share your thanks for our Duke Health healthcare heroes!
#DukeHealth
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#ThankYouDukeHealth
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Duke fellow Dr. Jamie Diamond is an author of the new study in JAMA Cardiology which finds health social determinants other than hospital-level care may drive disparities between Black and white
#heartfailure
patients.
@DukeHeartCenter
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@JmEdiamond
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Together, we are
#DukeStrong
#dukelifeflight
💙
(words: Duke Univ. Hospital Pres. Kevin Sowers, video: Shawn Rocco, Duke Health News Office)
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Duke docs successfully perform North Carolina’s first hand
#transplant
on patient from Texas
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COVID-19 vaccinations of frontline healthcare providers and staff begin today
@dukeraleigh
today. The vaccinations are part of the rollout across Duke University Health System and will ramp up in the next days and weeks.
#COVID19
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#DukeHealth
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Duke interventional pulmonologist Dr. Momen Wahidi recently performed bronchoscopy to remove a dental drill bit from a patient’s lung after it detached during a dental procedure and was accidentally inhaled deep into his right lung.
@int_pulmonology
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@DukePACC
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@DukeMedicine
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.
@dukeeyecenter
and the Duke Pratt School of Engineering have collaborated to create an algorithm that helps clinicians select treatments for patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). This is a significant stride toward precision medicine.
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“I figured if I didn’t take it, I might be sorry later.” 103 year-old Annie Pearl Patterson’s motivation to get the COVID-19 vaccine was to travel and reconnect with two sons in New York. Duke Health is scheduling people age 16+ for vaccines 🔗:
#COVID19
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A couple that wears masks and gets vaccinated together, stays healthy together!
This afternoon Brett Jordan of
@DukeRegional
PACU, administered the COVID vaccination to her husband, Wesley Jordan, of
@DukeHospital
.
#DukeHealth
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We 💙 our
#DukeHealth
heroes.
Hopefully this video provides a minute of calm and endless encouragement for all the
#HealthcareHeroes
on the frontlines.
#ThankYouDukeHealth
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#COVID19
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Duke Health is scaling up the number of daily COVID-19 vaccinations.
@NC_Governor
&
@SecMandyCohen
toured the logistical effort. “The start of vaccinations has been a beacon of hope,” according to Dr. Thomas Owens,
@DukeHospital
president.
#COVID19
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Matthew Moore marked a special 40th b'day w/family after his artificial heart implant.
@DukeHeartCenter
surgeons placed the first-in-North-America device in mid-July. His wife Rachel & son Marshall celebrated at
@DukeHospital
. The family is from Shallotte, NC.
#HeartTransplant
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Duke Health’s COVID vaccination effort expands w/ NC’s rollout to people age 75+, vaccinating 164 patients on Wednesday. Appointments are necessary to get a vaccine. It is just one more way to stay safe. Learn more:
#Covid19
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#GetTheShot
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#OneMoreWay
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A pair of Duke Health physicians spread the word about vaccine safety to communities of color. Drs. Gabriela Maradiaga-Panayotti & Viviana Martinez-Bianchi are among the first frontline providers & staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine this week.
#COVID19
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Heart transplants. Heart disease. Overall cardiology. Why Duke's Heart Center?
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CARMAT developed the device. It has been studied & approved for use in Europe. Members of the surgical team, the patient’s wife & leadership of the
@DukeHeart
transplant & cardiology programs will talk about the implantation at 2:00 p.m. (ET) here:
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#NursesWeek
is a great time to recognize the daily excellence & dedication of Duke’s nursing staff.
@WRALClaudia
interviewed Duke Life Flight nurses today on the helipad. Story airs Wednesday morning on
@WRAL
.
#NursesWeek2018
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Prep is underway for “Thank You” parade at Noon passing 4 locations at Duke Medical Center Campus and ending at Duke Medical Pavilion.
#ThankYouDukeHealth
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.
@Duke_Childrens
remains
#1
NC Children’s Hospital via
@USNews
. All 10 pediatric specialties are among best in the nation & Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery is 2nd in the nation. Duke is now tied for
#1
in the Southeast.
@DukeHospital
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What a great day for the Center for Autism & Duke Baseball! ⚾️ More photos & clips coming soon on the Duke Health FB page...
@DukeBASE
@GeriDawson
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Duke Health supports
#CoverDurham
’s goal of delivering 40,000 free face coverings by 7/1 & educating about their importance. Partners include
@Chealthc
,
@CityofDurhamNC
,
@DurhamCounty
,
@DurhamPublicSch
, &
@DukeU
. The effort kicked off at the Durham Transportation Center.
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We appreciate you all so much!
#ThankYouDukeHealth
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#WorldHealthDay
Incredibly grateful to all our medical professionals and support staff both at
@DukeHealth
and worldwide for their tireless work to keep us safe
#ThankYouDukeHealth
💙
#WorldHealthDay
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Honoring some of the heroes we work with on
#WorldHealthDay
.
@KenJeong
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@JayBilas
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@DukeHMCT
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@Paul_Wischmeyer
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@GeriDawson
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@DukeNeuro
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@DukeRaleigh
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@Duke_Neurology
#DukeHealth
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#ThankYouDukeHealth
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Listen to
@DrLolaFayanju
discuss racial disparities in breast cancer care and resource recommendations for anxious patients.
🔗:
#DukeHealth
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#BreastCancerAwareness
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It's Medical Laboratory Professionals Week and we want to thank everyone working tirelessly in DUHS medical labs year round and especially during
#COVID19
. Your work is so important to keeping our community safe!
#ThankYouDukeHealth
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#LabWeek
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Duke engineers are redeploying 3D printers to make reusable face shields and help head off potential shortages in protective equipment.
#DukeHealth
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@DukeEngineering
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#PPE
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#COVID19
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#Coronavirus
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Dedication. Care. Hard Work.
Tag your neighbor, friend or coworker and share your thanks for the Duke Health team by replying to this tweet and using
#ThankYouDukeHealth
.
#DukeHealth
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#COVID19
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#ThankYouDukeHealth
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The Duke Health vaccination rollout continues, this time
@DukeRegional
. Charles Alford, director of respiratory therapy received cheers as the first vaccinated.
Vaccinations at
@dukeraleigh
begin on Thursday.
#Covid19
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#DukeHealth
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Thank you to our fantastic Duke Health team for your dedication, care and selflessness through these difficult times.
🔗
#DukeHealth
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#COVID19
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Incredible! We can feel the love from the Duke community.
#ThankYouDukeHealth
Saw this walking into
#ICU
call at hospital tonight...
#ThankYouDukeHealth
...We love you too! Thank you for all you are doing to keep us safe and help us care for all our patients.
@DukeHealth
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Asher's Story: The domino
#hearttransplant
is an innovation built on the Duke Health-pioneered world’s first partial heart transplant.
@DukeSurgery
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@DukeHeartCenter
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@Duke_Anesthesia
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@Duke_Childrens
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@DukeMedSchool
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#DominoHeartTransplant
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A
#pulmonaryfibrosis
patient rode his bicycle on a 2-day trip from Virginia to demonstrate his recovery from a
#lungtransplant
on his one-year check-up.
@DukeCTSurgery
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@DukeSurgery
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@DukeHeartCenter
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#LungTransplant
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#PulmonaryFibrosis
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Colleagues
@DukeRegional
adapted an idea from gamers to help improve
#COVID19
safety. ICU Nurse Gillian Hayami and Safety Director Aaron Weinbaum suspended tubes to keep IV pumps outside of patient rooms. The system is like retractable wires used by virtual reality gamers.
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A note of thanks to the Duke Health team. Want to share your appreciation for someone you know? Tag us
#ThankYouDukeHealth
#covid19
#coronavirus
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