Baptist Health System President and CEO Trip Pilgrim has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer for Vanguard Health Systems, parent company of Baptist Health System. Graham Reeve, current COO for Baptist Health System, has been named as Pilgrim’s replacement.

As part of Baptist Health System’s commitment to community health education the Baptist Health System Speaker’s Bureau works to provide free community health education to neighborhood associations, schools, churches, community groups, libraries, senior living or senior centers, non-profits, small businesses and major corporations.

Learn how complementary therapies can keep you healthy and aid healing. Enjoy a Hatha Yoga Class and learn about the art of Thi Chi. The event will be held at the Baptist Cancer Center on Friday, July 10 from 9am to 12pm. The program is FREE and open to the public but please reserve your spot by calling 210-297-CNCR.

Join our featured speaker, Armando E. Quinones Bodega, MD Board Certified in Family Practice & Occupational Medicine, as he shares valuable information about heat stroke. Tuesday July 21 at 6pm at HealthLink. The seminar is free, but registration is required. Call 297-7005 to reserve your seat.

Fun activities for the kids, plus informative exhibits that you’ll enjoy. Saturday, August 1, 2009 from 9:00 am to Noon at North Central Baptist Hospital.

Ten months after developing The Brain & Stroke Network to improve stroke care in San Antonio and South Texas, Baptist Health System has earned Primary Stroke Center Certification at each of its five hospitals, effective June 8.

Samantha Garcia, a local high school students, donated 38 baby blankets to the Baptist Medical Center's Mother and Baby Unit.

The Baptist Health System School of Health Professions in San Antonio received $151,513 from Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio for 125 summer term scholarships.

The San Antonio Eye Bank will recognize North Central Baptist Hospital’s Emergency Department for its outstanding support of eye and corneal donation that lead to several individuals receiving the Gift of Sight.

The Baptist Cancer Center is offering FREE gentle Hatha style yoga classes for cancer patients and cancer survivors on Friday mornings at 8 am. The classes are FREE for all cancer patients and survivors. Guests are also invited but are asked to pay $10.00 each session. Fridays at 8am at the Baptist Cancer Center at Northeast Baptist Hospital. Call 210-297-CNCR to reserve your spot.