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Partnerships that are neither mergers nor acquisitions are becoming the preferred option for healthcare consolidation and market expansion among community providers. The recent affiliation between Illinois Masonic Medical Center (IMMC) and Norwegian-American Hospital (NAH) is… Continued

We’re looking for your best marketing/PR campaigns of the year. Our second annual "Best PR and Marketing Campaigns of 1997" is underway and we’re accepting your entries that demonstrate exceptional campaign strategy, planning and execution.… Continued

Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp. is in the throes of a sweeping reorganization that could ultimately mean its local PR will call the shots on shaping the corporate image of the troubled-but-thriving hospital giant. The corporate strategy,… Continued

Media Campaigns Hinge on Thoroughness and Timing Product tours can seem like one of the most obvious ways to attract media buzz and get your company some publicity, but putting on successful product tours has… Continued

An interview with Pam Alexander High-tech PR is one of the fastest growing communication genres. In this conversation with Pam Alexander, founder of Alexander Communications, PR NEWS delves into issues that impact PR in the… Continued

For corporations, the Internet has been as much of a PR nemesis as it has been a friend. Companies as deep-pocketed as McDonald’s [MCD] and as all-American as Hewlett-Packard [HWP] have felt the power of… Continued

Conference Round-Up Media 2000 Shows Internet Provides Promise – And Pitfalls As mighty as the Internet is in conveying accurate information, it can be equally powerful in spreading misinformation, so the need for lightening-quick media… Continued

Say the name Bayer and most likely the word aspirin or the brand Alka-Selzter comes to mind. Yet Bayer Corp., the Pittsburgh-based U.S. subsidiary of Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany, wanted the public and the media… Continued

New Hires AlliedSignal Aerospace, Torrance, Calif., appointed Catherine Tornero communications manager; was associate manager, corporate communications and PR for Baskin-Robbins USA Co., Glendale, Calif. American Council on Exercise (ACE), San Diego, named Jim Winters VP… Continued

http://www.womenconnect.com Editor’s Note: This site, which launched in the spring of 1996, is attracting 1 million visitors a month. The site does focus on women’s issues exclusively, but it has a far more serious slant… Continued