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IN BUSINESS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 group prenatal care program. CenteringPregnancy is a program of group prenatal care delivery that has successfully reduced c-sections, pre-term births and low-birthweight babies. Rather than individual appointments, women who are at similar points of their pregnancies are brought together in small groups. HHS ANNOUNCES GRANT PROJECT The federal government is offering up to $1 billion in grants as part of a project to reward progressive thinking in health care. In the Health Care Innovation Challenge, launched last week by the Department of Health and Human Services, the government will award grants in March to applicants who implement ideas to deliver better health, improved care and lower costs to people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program. Preference will be given to initatives aimed at quickly hiring, training and deploying health care workers. "When I visit communities across the country, I continually see innovative solutions at the very ground level — a large health system working with community partners to decrease the risk of diabetes with nutrition programs or a church group that sends volunteers to help home-bound seniors so they can live at home," said Donald M. Berbick, M.D., administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in a news release. "By putting more programs like this in place and more 'boots on the ground,' these types of programs can truly transform our health care system." Awards for individual innovations will range from $1 million to $30 million over the next three years. Among those eligible to apply are health care providers, payers, local government organizations, community based organizations and public-private partnerships. For more information, including a fact sheet, visit www.innovation.cms.gov. PHYSICIANS DONATE SURGERIES Five Las Vegas surgeons volunteered their services Nov. 15 to provide free surgeries to 10 uninsured Nevadans. The patients were the first to receive surgeries at no charge from Helping Hands Surgical Care, a nonprofit organization formed in October by Dr. Kevin Petersen. The organization received more than 150 applications from Nevadans who have not met qualification requirements for government assistance and did not have the means to pay for operations. A medical advisory board screened the applicants to select those who would receive | 21 NOVEMBER 2011 | TODAY YOU REACHED YOUR GOAL. Starting a business may be your greatest achievement. With Health Plan of Nevada's years of experience and local presence, you can start enjoying your new business and start thinking about your next goal. When it comes to experience, HPN means business. Call HPN at 702.821.2200 or 800.873.0004 or your broker today! 21NVHPN959 Visit healthplanofnevada.com assistance. Participating physicians were Petersen, Dr. Ronette Cyka, Dr. Yevgeniy Khavkin, Dr. Albert Khavkin and Dr. Michael Verni. The group's specialties include gynecology, urology and obstetrics. Staff members from the Medical District Surgery Center also volunteered their services. Supporters of the organization include the Medical District Surgery Center, which donated the use of three operating rooms for the day of surgeries. Summerlin Hospital Medical Center donated an operating room and a hospital stay for a patient who needed a hysterectomy, while Capriotti's sandwich shop and the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf provided food and beverages for volunteers. SUNRISE ADDS CARE OPTION Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center has begun offering a new treatment option for patients suffering from brain aneurysms. The Pipeline Embolization Device, recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration, allows physicians to treat the most complex and dangerous aneurysms using minimally invasive techniques. Sunrise is the only facility in Nevada to offer treatment through the device. 15