Clinical Center News
Staff honored for improving patient care and the workplace environment
In December, Dr. Jim Gilman, CEO of the Clinical Center, proudly presented awards to more than 400 NIH employees for their leadership in helping advance the Clinical Center's priorities.
Staff Engagement Tour Program debuts
A lot goes into operations at the largest clinical research hospital in the world. Everyone has an important role to play.
Clinical Center employees honored for clinical excellence, compassionate care of patients
Dr. Colleen Hadigan with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was named Staff Clinician of the Year, and Clinical Center colleagues Victoria Anderson and Karen Baker were co-named Nurse Practitioners of the Year.
Clinical Center CEO speaks at inaugural Children's National – NIAID Symposium
On Sept. 17, 2018, NIH Clinical Center CEO Dr. James Gilman spoke at the first annual Children’s National and NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Symposium in Washington, D.C.
National Symphony Orchestra "types" a tune at Building 10
The National Symphony Orchestra performed in the Clinical Center atrium as part of its Sound Health Initiative which brings orchestral music to area hospitals and medical centers.
Going above and beyond: learning from lectures, mentors
Dr. Kelly Stone from the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases received the 2018 NIH Distinguished Clinical Teaching Award on Sept. 5, 2018.
Artwork encourages staff to take the stairs
They popped up like spring daffodils, seemingly overnight; the colorful, motivational and informational artwork that appeared in Stairwell 7 in Building 10 during 2018.
Department of Transfusion Medicine hosts annual symposia in September
The NIH Clinical Center Department of Transfusion Medicine and the American Red Cross co-hosted the 37th annual Immunohematology & Blood Bank Symposium Sept. 11.
Elementary school students raise $8,000 for CC patients, their families
This summer, the students of Carderock Springs Elementary school in Bethesda, MD, presented a check for more than $8,400 to benefit patients and families participating in trials at the NIH Clinical Center.
Technology Transfer Office facilitates innovation
The NIH Clinical Center has been at the forefront of innovation since it opened its doors in 1953.
Clinical Center staff find their stride in 35th NIH Institute Relay Challenge
An estimated 40 Clinical Center employees took to the races Sept. 20, 2018, as they participated in the 35 annual NIH Institute Challenge Relay.
NIH fights the Flu
The NIH Office of Research Services and the Clinical Center provided free flu shots from Oct. 1 through Nov. 9, 2018, to staff who had a valid NIH identification badge.
NHGRI scientific director named 2018 Federal Employee of the Year
Dr. Daniel Kastner of the National Human Genome Research Institute was named 2018 Federal Employee of the Year as a part of the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals.
NIH Director's Awards honor 16 Clinical Center employees
The NIH Director's Award Ceremony celebrated 770 staff members across the 27 institutes for superior performance related to fulfilling the mission of the NIH.