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Dr. Merkin Honored with Inaugural Tommy Lasorda Leadership Award

Dr. Merkin Honored with Inaugural Tommy Lasorda Leadership Award

“Dick Merkin’s business and philanthropic achievements are legendary and I’m proud that he partnered with me in co-founding the Milken Institute’s FasterCures Center…his many achievements – in healthcare, education and the arts – emerge from a profoundly personal commitment to making the world a better place.”

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Rhea Malik as the Class of 2018 Richard Merkin Fellow

Rhea Malik as the Class of 2018 Richard Merkin Fellow

Each year, one graduating college student is selected as a Merkin Fellow through the Schwarzman Scholars Program. The student chosen travels to China to pursue a one-year Master’s Degree. The experience promotes building relationships with other students from China and around the world to promote global collaboration that will help strengthen and inspire global relations for years to come.

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Merkin Institute for Transformative Technologies in Healthcare

Merkin Institute for Transformative Technologies in Healthcare

In a recent Broad Institute article, Dr. Merkin was quoted as saying, “I am honored to establish this institute at the Broad. For more than three decades, I have been deeply committed to transforming healthcare through encouraging innovation and challenge, and I see this partnership as essential to realizing this vision. I am excited to see the transformative technologies that this new endeavor will yield.”

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Saving Antibiotic Strength

Saving Antibiotic Strength

For the past few decades, a critical topic of discussion has been the growing public health crisis around bacterial resistance which continues to increase exponentially. This crisis has many health organizations launching national campaigns to target awareness and increase efforts to find a viable solution by educating physicians, healthcare providers, consumers, and employers about appropriate antibiotic usage.

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Dr. Merkin Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference

Dr. Merkin Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference

The discussion will focus on how “technology has had a dramatically disruptive impact in medical research, perhaps most remarkably in genomics. Nearly two decades after the initial sequencing of the human genome, scientists are unlocking new ways to understand the cellular basis of disease through big data analysis, artificial intelligence and machine learning.” The discussion will explore the importance of future challenges – where we are now and where we need to go.

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Heritage Provider Network offers Scholarships to Universities and City of Hope

Heritage Provider Network offers Scholarships to Universities and City of Hope

High Desert Medical Group & Heritage Health Care, at the forefront of growth initiatives, salute Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of Heritage Provider Network, HDMG & HHC, for his contributions to research. Dr. Merkin and the Merkin Family Foundation announce multiple scholarship commitments to: the USC Keck School of Medicine, Cal State University, and City of Hope.

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Heritage Provider Network Partners with Crain’s New York Business

Heritage Provider Network Partners with Crain’s New York Business

“Honoring innovators who have improved the quality, access and cost of healthcare for New Yorkers is the goal of the Heritage Healthcare Innovation Awards,” said Dr. Richard Merkin, President and CEO of HPN. “Using a diverse panel of independent expert healthcare judges, we will honor and support the clinicians, researchers, administrators and organizations that pioneer the newest models of diagnosis, treatment and care coordination. We believe honoring these leaders will bring needed recognition to their advances and ultimately help improve the lives of millions of New Yorkers.”

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2015 Expo De Salud Video

2015 Expo De Salud Video

Thank you to all those who participated in our First Annual Expo De Salud. It was a huge success with over 1,200 attendees celebrating health and wellness. Our guest celebrity, Angelica Maria, was very personable taking time to reach out to as many participants as possible. We hope to see you again next year!

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