Physicians Replace Heart Valve with New Minimally-Invasive Procedure

Yesterday, physicians at Overlake Medical Center replaced a valve in the heart of an 87-year-old man using a game-changing, minimally invasive procedure. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a procedure that uses a catheter to replace a patient’s aortic valve with an artificial valve that greatly improves the ability of the patient’s heart to regulate […]

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Tune in to KJR this Thursday and Support The Medic One Foundation

Mark your calendars! Join us this Thursday, December 19 for the Medic One Foundation’s fundraising radiothon at King County Fire District 34 in Redmond!  KJR Seattle Sports Radio personality Dave “Softy” Mahler will be broadcasting LIVE from the fire station between 3 and 6:30 p.m. as he works to raise awareness and much-needed money to […]

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Raisbeck Aviation High School touches down at The Museum of Flight

We have liftoff! Yesterday, Oct. 17, Raisbeck Aviation High School (RAHS) celebrated its Grand Opening in truly impressive fashion. The morning’s festivities commenced when an Alaska Airlines 737-900ER dubbed “Spirit of Education” delivered over 100 students and honored guests to The Museum of Flight. Among the students on the plane was RAHS junior Alyda Sorm, […]

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Quicker, More Precise Cancer Treatment Offered at Overlake

Overlake Medical Center is now treating cancer patients more quickly and with greater precision than ever before. The new TrueBeam radiotherapy and radiosurgery treatment system from Varian Medical Systems is an innovative, image-guided radiotherapy technology that enables a radically different approach to cancer treatment. With TrueBeam, doctors are able to identify the optimal treatment approach […]

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Turner Construction’s Dwayne Goddard Named AGC Superintendent of the year for 2013

Turner’s Seattle office is only one of two business units out of Turner Construction’s network of 46 offices across the country to pilot the Building LIFE (Living Injury Free Everyday) program. Goddard spearheaded the Building LIFE program on his projects, taking on the challenge to improve safety culture by including pre-planned safety, engaging the workforce […]

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Bothell resident to speak at WGU Washington’s second annual commencement Saturday at Benaroya Hall

MAY 16, 2013 · 10:55 AM Bothell resident Connie Summers will receive her Bachelor of Science Business and Human Resources Management degree on Saturday and will make remarks as one of three commencement speakers for the Western Governor’s University (WGU) Washington at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. Summers works in Boeing’s human resources department and […]

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Auburn man to speak at WGU Washington commencement

MAY 16, 2013 · 12:47 PM Auburn’s Julius Giron will be one of three speakers at the Western Governors University Washington’s second annual commencement ceremony at Benaroya Hall on Saturday. The ceremony begins at 3 p.m. Giron will join more than 500 graduates, nearly doubling WGU Washington’s inaugural graduating class. Giron will receive his bachelor […]

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The Museum of Flight Names Star After Seattle Southside Tourism Executive

At Annual Meeting, Museum Honors Katherine Kertzman with Star Named in Her Honor for Years of Dedication to Tourism Industry Trip Switzer from The Museum of Flight awards Katherine Kertzman with a start named in her honor. Read more here: http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/05/13/4857773/the-museum-of-flight-names-star.html#storylink=cpy Published: May 13, 2013  SEATTLE: Katherine Kertzman, Executive Director of Seattle Southside Visitor Services (www.seattlesouthside.com), […]

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Man travels 6,000 miles for procedure at Overlake

By: KEEGAN PROSSER Bellevue Reporter Staff Writer MAY 1, 2013 · UPDATED 1:23 PM KEEGAN PROSSER, BELLEVUE REPORTER Maria Escalona laughs with her husband, Eduardo Engler, after he underwent his second atrial fibrillation ablation surgery at Overlake Medical Center on Friday, April 26. The cardiology department at Overlake Medical Center has long been recognized as one […]

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