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The Department of Health and Human Services granted more than $14 million Thursday to 45 school-based health centers across the country, increasing the number of children served at the centers by nearly 50 percent.

Edward Sim President of Physician Integration Baptist Health Jacksonville, Fla.

Robert LeWinter Vice President Regional Claims Recovery Service North Shore-LIJ Health System New Hyde Park, NY

Jim Webb Senior Vice President of Operations Provista Irving, Texas

Mike Murrill Chief Financial Officer Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital Bolingbrook, Ill.

Jeffrey Lewis Chief Operating Officer Employment Health Insurance Management Southfield, Mich.

Rosemary Sheehan Vice president of revenue cycle operations Partners HealthCare Boston, Mass.

Don Berwick, who left his job last week as head of the Medicare and Medicaid programs after sustained opposition from Senate Republicans who accused him of supporting rationing, struck back Thursday with a blistering attack on his critics.

George Taylor, III Partner, Burr & Forman Birmingham, Ala.

Hospitals across the country have been rocked by nursing strikes over the last year. The coming months show no letup, which means that hospitals will continue to face major disruptions, both financial and otherwise.