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N2  - Support vector data description constructs an optimal hypersphere in feature space as a description of a data set. This hypersphere when mapped back to input space becomes a set of contours, and support vector clustering (SVC) employs these contours as cluster boundaries to detect clusters in the data set. However real-world data sets may have some distinctive distributions and hence a single hypersphere cannot be the best description. As a result, the set of contours in input space does not always detect all clusters in the data set. Another issue in SVC is that in some cases, it cannot preserve proximity notation which is crucial for cluster analysis, that is, two data points that are close to each other can be assigned to different clusters using cluster labelling method of SVC. To overcome these drawbacks, we propose Proximity Multi-sphere Support Vector Clustering which employs a set of hyperspheres to provide a better data description for data sets having distinctive distributions and a proximity graph to favour the proximity notation. Experimental results on different data sets are presented to evaluate the proposed clustering technique and compare it with SVC and other clustering techniques
AB  - Support vector data description constructs an optimal hypersphere in feature space as a description of a data set. This hypersphere when mapped back to input space becomes a set of contours, and support vector clustering (SVC) employs these contours as cluster boundaries to detect clusters in the data set. However real-world data sets may have some distinctive distributions and hence a single hypersphere cannot be the best description. As a result, the set of contours in input space does not always detect all clusters in the data set. Another issue in SVC is that in some cases, it cannot preserve proximity notation which is crucial for cluster analysis, that is, two data points that are close to each other can be assigned to different clusters using cluster labelling method of SVC. To overcome these drawbacks, we propose Proximity Multi-sphere Support Vector Clustering which employs a set of hyperspheres to provide a better data description for data sets having distinctive distributions and a proximity graph to favour the proximity notation. Experimental results on different data sets are presented to evaluate the proposed clustering technique and compare it with SVC and other clustering techniques
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staff,
you may use this portal to:
view class list(s), complete with student photos. These pages are populated from the PeopleSoft datamart; because of the lag time, changes made within the last 24 hours may not be reflected.
access the Faculty Center for the most up-to-date class information (teaching schedule, class rosters, and grading information). Changes to classes are reflected here in "real time" as they are made in the PeopleSoft student administration system.
enter the online evaluation and reporting system
To use the Winter Session portal, you will need a Cornell NetID. A Cornell NetID consists of your initials followed by one or more numbers (e.g. abc123).
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The student portal provides a single place for you to access all the information you need. You can view and manage your personal and enrolment details, check your exam timetable and results, manage your library borrowing, access careers and accommodation information as well as follow University news and activities.

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. Editors are world-recognized scholars of Islamic law who hold a PhD, JD, or related doctoral degree in their field and are recognized by their peers for superior scholarship and publications in Islamic legal studies. Student editors work under the tutelage of these scholars during their period of study at Harvard or a partner program. Contributors are not experts in Islamic law, but they have interests and expertise in adjacent fields or in data science and AI to expand the corpus of primary sources and tech tools for building out the Portals collection and facilitating the digital study of Islamic law.

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. On TACC resources, you can install these packages in user space by running
login1$
pip install --user
package-name
Q: I run Caffe on multiple nodes, however the program hangs after loading the model. What is going on?
A:
This may be caused by the LMDB concurrent reading issue. To work around this problem, you may want to broadcast the LMDB instance to every node's local SSD, which is mounted at "
/tmp
". Use the lines below in your Slurm script. The following lines let one of the nodes read from the shared file system to
/tmp
, then broadcast the database files to
/tmp
on all four nodes in the allocation. Refer to
/home1/apps/caffe/test/run-4nodes.slurm
for a real usage example.
Then update the LMDB path in the corresponding specification file (e.g., https://github.com/intel/caffe/blob/master/examples/cifar10/cifar10_full_train_test.prototxt). Do not forget to set
"shuffle: true
" in the data_param. Otherwise, you can get degraded accuracy even with large batch size.
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. This address will redirect you to
keycloak.accre.vanderbilt.edu
where you can enter your ACCRE cluster username and password (not your VUNetID password) to access your account, and redirect you back to
portal.accre.vanderbilt.edu
.
Be careful that this is your primary cluster credential and must be kept secure. Do not attempt to log into the portal from untrusted machines or browsers that are not fully up to date. Do not under any circumstances enter your ACCRE password into a site that is not
keycloak.accre.vanderbilt.edu
and does not offer a valid certificate.
Always remember to promptly sign out when you have completed your session or are away from your desk. Signing out of the portal will not affect any running jobs or interactive desktops  these will still be running when you sign back in.
The File Explorer
Clicking on the Home Directory item in the files menu will take you to the file explorer application. This application allows you to browse your directory tree, and securely upload and download files to your workstation. You can view text files as well as standard image formats such as JPG and PNG in the browser window.
The file explorer will also allow you to edit files with the
. This modern editor provides syntax highlighting for most languages, automatic indentation, and a number of other features designed with software development in mind.
The Job Composer and Viewer
Under the jobs menu there are options to view Active Jobs and to open the Jobs Composer application. The active job viewer will show you the status of all your running jobs on the ACCRE cluster. The Jobs Composer application allows you to develop jobs and job templates through a graphical interface, then submit and manage jobs at the click of a button.
Gateway Shell Access
Under the clusters menu the Shell Access item will open a tab with a typical ssh login to a gateway node, only through your web browser rather than through any software installed on your workstation.
ACCRE Desktops
Under the Interactive Apps menu the

ACCRE Visualization Portal. The ACCRE Visualization Portal is a new graphical interface to the ACCRE cluster powered by Open OnDemand. This interface allows users to access all cluster resources conveniently through modern web browsers, and provides the ability to create virtual desktop jobs that create a temporary desktop environment within the cluster on a compute node for interactive...

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Ford Motor Company president Jac Nasser insists that, The Internet is the 21st Century equivalent of the moving assembly line Ford pioneered in the 20th Century. Ford brought Internet technology in-house in 1996 by launching an intranet called the Ford Web Hub. That system has since evolved into one of the worlds largest corporate portals, My Ford, with an estimated 150,000 daily users and 400,000 daily hits. The Ford portal is a doorway for employees to access the information resources of the firm and the Internet. Employees in a Ford paint shop in India can post tips that improve efficiency in Ford facilities around the world, and the company estimates that this knowledge has added $1.25 billion to its bottom line.
Companies ranging from traditional manufacturing and retail to services and Internet companies are using business portals to create efficiencies both inside their companies and with their suppliers and partners. Portals provide business users with integrated, personalized, and web-based interfaces to business content. This content could be anything from transactional information, to human resource information, to inventory. A portal provides a cost-effective web-interface to business intelligence. Furthermore, this occurs in a single, consolidated customizable view that is secure from unauthorized users. Finally, these business applications work in conjunction with e-business and business intelligence software.
A portal is distinct from a web-interface in that it is:
Customizable
Provides publishing and categorization services.
Automates workflows.
Is a single point of control for securing internal business content plus external/internal business intelligence.
Provides collaboration and groupware capabilities.
Includes delivery and notification services.
The consumer business portal was the precursor to todays corporate portal. This beginning stage of portal evolution enabled the user to customize content and applications in the public domain. Examples include Yahoo!, Excite and Alta Vista. Firms quickly adapted the consumer business portal format into Intranet portals that enabled employees to share workgroup and collaborative tools in addition to internal corporate information.
Intranet Portals Provide Business Intelligence and Collaborative Tools
The next stage of portal evolution involved the inclusion of business intelligence from internal data warehouses, the Internet, and streaming data sources. Eventually, these internal and external data were delivered to users in interactive and shared formats.
As the corporate portal evolved, system integration methods were developed that made data more accessible across different platforms. Categorization techniques were developed to allow organizations to better access the considerable amount of unstructured data that resides in reports, spreadsheets, and other non-database formats. Smart searches enabled portals to push relevant data to users based on stored preferences or dynamic user profiles.
The term metadata refers to data about data, such as its topical category. By creating, labeling, and storing metadata in directories, organizations gain more efficient access to their knowledge capital. Search engines and crawlers (programs that use key words to look for information) can assist subject matter experts in tagging unstructured data. In this ongoing process, portals can alert users when content changes in relevant folders.
Metadata can be integrated with other data sources using Extensible Markup Language (XML). XML is a refinement of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) used so extensively on websites today. XML also integrates metadata with portal applications and, in various mutations, is becoming an accepted format for online data transmission and transactions.
To secure proprietary data and preserve a single log-on procedure, portals have implemented granular authorization systems, which means that an individual user can access data according to his or her role in the organization. Some portals provide granular authorization using an access control list (ACL). Users not named on the ACL for a content object are not allowed to see that this content exists.
Reliable security measures enable organizations to open their portals to outsiders  including customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders. This has prompted the recent rush to transform corporate portals into platforms for e-business. An e-business portal provides customizable, one-point access to intelligence, internal shared corporate information, collaborative tools for workgroups, and e-business capabilities connecting firms to their suppliers and customers.
The following companies demonstrate the different ways that portals are currently used to enhance business practice. They also reflect some of the considerations involved in portal selection and deployment.
Cases
There are a number of useful examples that organizations can study in order to select the look, feel, and functionality needed in a particular portal solution. This decision is based on the type of business involved, the types of business processes represented, and the objectives of the portal implementation. Staplesuses its business portal as an Intranet to provide its internal users with access to information from various corporate systems, usually from the operation level. The goals and objectives of the system are to:
Increase productivity.
Lower information delivery costs.
Improve employee communication and knowledge.
By carefully analyzing its content and application requirements, Staples was able to roll out its portal in about 10 weeks. In addition to achieving its initial objectives, Staples was able to extend the usefulness of the firms existing data by integrating it into the new system.
Nestle
uses its portal to handle the distribution of key reports from the corporate system (such as financial reports) as well as to capture business intelligence in the broader industry environment. Charles Schwabintegrates these two kinds of functionality by using its portal to collect business intelligence and then allowing 300 mutual fund companies to download or generate reports from this intelligence. This integration of the internal and external functions supports the business model and transaction efficiencies that this trading company is working to achieve.
Cisco
combines the features we see in the Schwab system with its e-business functions. Cisco uses its portal to provide information and enable transactions among users in sales, services, support, supply-chain partnerships, its employees, and in education. Cisco estimates that it saves $175 million per year in operating costs using its portal and has reduced its order cycle time by 70 percent.
Danger of Portal Anarchy
One problem with having so many options is that multiple portals may be constructed within a firm. Companies such as Fordmay have a business-to-employee portal to serve its employees and enhance internal efficiencies. At the same time, a firm ma

Portals promise to create significant and sustainable competitive advantages for early adopters.

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Julie Oppermann recently moved to Berkeley from New York City, where she earned her B.F.A. at The Cooper Union School of Art in 2004. She also holds a B.A. in Biological Sciences from Hunter College, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2007. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Neuroscience at UC Berkeley. As an artist and a scientist, she is interested in how colors, shapes and patterns are perceived by the eye, and how they affect the viewer. Julies paintings have been exhibited widely in solo and group shows at galleries throughout the Bay Area, as well as in New York. You can see more of her recent work, as well as find out about other shows, at

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21 December 2015
The Challenge
The employers 401(k) plan has above average participation due to automatic enrollment and automatic escalation features.  The employers challenge is to get employees engaged with their financial planning so they are confident in their financial futures.
Many employers hold benefits fairs during open enrollment, providing employees an opportunity to review all benefits offered to them.  Focusing on the 401(k) plan only during open enrollment events can give employees the false impression that they must make their 401(k) decisions only during the open enrollment period.  How can the employer better highlight the benefits of a 401(k) plan and engage employees in the process?
The Solution
Celebrate the 401(k) plan with its own day.  The employer has an established annual 401(k) Day celebration and, for 2015, looked to Milliman for help in developing a strategic plan and theme.
The 401(k) Day planning team, made up of Milliman consultants and the clients human resources professionals, brainstormed and designed materials using the Game of Life theme, tying in lifes various stages with the features of the 401(k) plan.  Participants encountered different life stages, from starting your career to getting a promotion to paying for college.
Employees advanced through each of the stations and were provided with activities and games while learning how the different 401(k) plans features could help them assume responsibility and plan for their financial future. The planning team worked to develop the activities and games for each station.  For example, one game illustrated the negative impact of loans and in-service withdrawals.  The game let employees visualize the weakening of ones account balance and its ability to accrue compound earnings.
The Outcome
The 2015 401(k) Day celebration was well attended and employees eagerly participated in the activities.  They were encouraged to make appropriate changes based on their individual situations and were provided the opportunity to enroll, increase their savings percentages, sign up for auto escalation, and designate beneficiaries.
With both automatic enrollment and automatic escalation features, the 401(k) plan already has excellent participation with higher than average deferral levels.  Even with an already excellent participation rate prior to the 401(k) Day celebration, the following weeks saw a slight increase in participant activity including enrollment, deferral increases to take advantage of the full employer matching contribution, and beneficiary designations.
By having a separate 401(k) day celebration, the employer was successful in generating excitement around the 401(k) plan and further engaging its employees in their financial future.
Next steps
For more information about this topic, please contact Noah Buck
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Of the Internal Revenue Service code (
similar to the US tax agen
cy) section defines
401k
as contributions to a plan whose recovery happens only when certain conditions are met. They take their name, because they are described in Section 401k of Title 26 of the Code.
The name
401k
h become so popular by the Hollywood industry that is also used in the Japanese tax system with that name and in the UK, although there is not officially known that.
What is a 401k?
Features 401k plans
401k plans
are intended for employees, the aim is that they decide how much of your salary (with limits) is intended to get into the plan. Some employers offer a great incentive to their employees, providing what is called matching Contributions. That is, if the employee has contributed $ 4,000 to the plan, your employer will contribute an additional $ 4,000, thus encouraging saving.
401k plans
also allow interest on such investments do not pay taxes until the money is recovered, similar to our pension taxation.
Employers can provide
401k
, they are even allowed to include all employees in the plan automatically, they still have to specify that you want to get away from it.
Finally, there is another feature that the reader will have guessed by reading the text, is that a difference between the pension and
is that
401 k
are for employees, while the employment status of a person does not depend on their ability hiring a pension plan.
Payback
Virtually all employers put strong conditions for the recovery of an investment while people remain with the company and have less than 59 and a half years. Also recover the money before then, requires a 10% penalty except in cases of death of the employee, the employees disability or separation where the employee after the employee reaches age 55.
You can also bind the employee to cancel the account if certain conditions are not met (for example, a very low balance on it).
An interesting option that allows
401k plans
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The Heart of Empathy: Emotional Intelligence
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United Community Concerns Association (UCCA) would like to thank the Elmhurst community for its overwhelming support of Taste of the Town: Dining for a Cause, held throughout the month of May at 17 Elmhurst restaurants and businesses.
With community support and the generosity of participating businesses, we were able to exceed our goal, raising almost $7,000. These funds will be used to provide Mobile Food Pantries through the summer and fall months to Elmhurst District 205 children and their families experiencing difficult times.
UCCA is an all-volunteer, not-for-profit organization that has provided food to local residents facing food scarcity for 42 years. 98% of all funds that UCCA collects are used to help those in need. So far this year, UCCA has provided over $138,000 in food and food certificates to more than 300 families and 84 senior residents. This would not be possible without our dedicated volunteers, our generous partners, and our caring community. Since the needs are as strong as ever, your financial support is appreciated year-round as we continue to work together to fight hunger in our Elmhurst community. Checks may be made payable to UCCA, 125 W. Church Street, Elmhurst, IL 60126. For more information, please visit www.ucca-elmhurst.org.
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Thank you to our Participating Restaurants: 151 Kitchen I Bar, Cuvee Cellars, Doti's Liquors, Elijah's Specialty Coffee & Tea, Elmhurst Brewing Co., Fitz's Pub, Fitz's Spare Keys, Francesca's Amici, Gia Mia, Guac N Tacos, Kilwins Elmhurst, Nu Crepes, Pints, Primos Locos, Roberto's Ristorante & Pizzeria, The Silverado Grill, and Tannins Wine Bar.
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Family of COVID-19 patient in standoff with Edward-Elmhurst Hospital over controversial treatment
An Elmhurst woman whose mother is in grave condition with COVID-19 says a local hospital is refusing to treat her mom with a specific drug, despite a judge's order to do so.
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An Elmhurstwoman whose mother is in grave condition with COVID-19says a local hospital is refusing to treat her mom with a specific drug, despite a judge's orderto do so.
"She might pass away within hours," said Desi Fype of her 68-year old mom, Nurije, whose condition has been deteriorating since she was admitted to Edward-Elmhurst Hospital on April 7.
"My mother has been on a ventilator for three days now, and the moment before they intubated her, she had her heart stop," said Fype.
Worried her mother may die of the virus at any moment, Fype has asked that she be treated with an anti-parasitic drug called ivermectin, which has gained attention as a possible treatment for COVID, but has not been approved by the FDA
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"Every day that I've been requesting it, I've been denied this drug, " Fype said. "So I hired lawyers to fight this."
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Fype hired Buffalo, NY-based attorneys Ralph Lorigo and Jon Minear, who have successfully fought for other COVID patients wanting prescriptions for ivermectin.
This week, they secured a court order from a judge in DuPage County ordering Edward-Elmhurst Hospital to administer ivermectin to Nurije Fype.
But Fype and her legal team say the hospital didn't budge and continues to refuse to give her mother the drug.
"[The judge] ordered that Elmhurst Hospital and Elmhurst Medical Groupto administer ivermectin to the ward, per the prescription, immediately," Lorigo said. "That's what he ordered. That order's properly served on the hospital, and the hospital refuses."
"I am so devastated. So frustrated," said Fype.
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The statement says the drug has only been approved at very specific doses for parasitic worms and that it is dangerous at large doses.
FOX 32 did reach out to Edward-Elmhurst Hospital for a response to the court order; a spokesperson said it couldn't comment due to privacy regulations.
Fype's attorneys said they are in the process of preparing a Motion for Contempt to be served on the hospital this weekend, and expect to be back before a judge on Monday.

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Edward Elmhurst Hospital was relying on a mix of SAN storage technologies from multiple vendors. With the changes in the healthcare laws and the increased focus on providing patient-centered, quality healthcare across all populations, we are storing more and more data every day, Fosen explained. In addition to needing more capacity for all of our initiatives, we were also getting ready to refresh some of our aging storage technology. One of our main goals was to reduce costs, because we have tremendous pressure on margins and need to work more effectively. But we didnt want to bring something in that was just cheaper  it had to be cheaper AND better. Luckily, we are at a fairly unique point in the evolution of data storage technology where we can actually get both.
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Elmhurst Hospital has earned an A grade in The Leapfrog Groups Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grades, one of only 27 hospitals in the U.S. to achieve straight As since the Hospital Safety Grades began in 2012.Elmhurst and Edward Hospital in Naperville together make up Edward-Elmhurst Health, which was recently named one of the nations 15 Top Health Systems by Fortune/IBM Watson Health. For the second year in a row, Fortune/IBM Watson Health named Edward and Elmhurst among the 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S.The Leapfrog recognition is based on performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms.The Fortune/IBM Watson Health program spotlights the best-performing U.S. health systems and hospitals, based on a score card of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data.Edward-Elmhurst Health system CEO Mary Lou Mastro spoke about the Fortune/IBM Watson recognition. The ability of our staff and physicians to maintain this high level of performance during the COVID-19 pandemic is remarkable, Mastro said in a statement. Although their dedication came with personal sacrifice, there was never a doubt that they would pull together to do whatever was necessary to provide skilled and compassionate care for our patients, families and the community.In the Fortune/IBM Watson recognition, Elmhurst Hospital was ranked first and Edward Hospital was ranked seventh in the Large Community Hospitals category. Edward and Elmhurst are two of only five Illinois hospitals to make the 100 Top Hospitals list. Edward was previously recognized in 2011, 2016, 2018 and 2020. This is the second time Elmhurst Hospital has been honored.In safety, The Leapfrog Group assigns letter grades of A, B, C, D and F to hospitals across the country. The Group uses up to 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,700 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice a year, using peer-reviewed transparent measures of hospital performance.Edward Hospital in Naperville earned a B. To see details of both hospitals grades, see www.hospitalsafetygrade.org.The Leapfrog straight As certainly are a testament to the dedication and professionalism of our nurses, physicians and staff, Elmhurst President and CEO Pamela Dunley said in a statement. The commitment to safety is our priority, its something thats ingrained in our culture.According to IBM Watson Health, as compared to similar hospitals, the hospitals included on the 100 Top Hospitals list had better results on key clinical and operational performance indicators. Those include survival rates, patient complications, healthcare-associated infections, 30-day mortality and 30-day hospital-wide readmission rates, length of stay, throughput in emergency departments, inpatient expenses, profitability and ratings from patients.Hospitals were surveyed across three components: 1) assessing hospital contributions to community health as a provider of critical services for community health and preventive care; 2) identifying ways that hospitals contribute to community health as a community partner teaming up with local organizations to implement critical programs; and 3) focusing on ways that hospitals promote community health through their practices as anchor institutions supporting local economic and social progress.Among other recent recognitions, Edward Hospital and Elmhurst Hospital emergency departments were named 2020 recipients of the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award. Edward is one of only two hospitals in the country to be honored four times (2011, 2014, 2017, 2020). This is Elmhurst Hospitals first Lantern Award.Graydon Megan is a freelancer.

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Penning an open letter to the editor, Edward-Elmhurst HealthSystem CEO Mary Lou Mastro announced the intent to begin vaccinating health care workers with the recently approved COVID-19 vaccine. While not equipped with a sufficient quantity to vaccinate all, thousands will be administered next week.
True to form, our healthcare workers have stepped up en masse to do what is right and noble. Next week, we will receive and administer thousands of vaccines to them. In the first week, we will not have enough vaccines for all those who want them. But they are lined up and will patiently wait for the next shipment  because they know there is light at the end of the tunnel and they must lead us all through to the end, says Mastro.
Multiple pharmaceutical companies are in the process of producing COVID-19 vaccinations en masse, including Pfizer, which had its vaccine approved by an FDA panel this afternoon. With efficacy rates reported in a range of 80-90% for multiple vaccines, many are hoping the light at the end of the tunnel is growing brighter.
Together, we will fight back against the pandemic that has wreaked havoc on all our lives. Weve studied the data. Purchased ultra-cold freezers. Educated the staff. Established mass vaccination centers. Mobilized the delivery team and, in many other ways, prepared to change history and the course of this disease, says Mastro.
While the daily number of positive COVID-19 tests has declined since the November 13 high of 15,223, the number of COVID-19 related deaths continue to hover around all-time highs. December 10, the most recent date for statewide statistics, shows 231 deaths recorded, second-most since the pandemic began.
Edward Hospital continues to treat and care for COVID-19 patients, making immunity for front line workers imperative.
I am so proud of our physicians, employees, volunteers and the entire community whove worked together to battle this pandemic. We have witnessed unthinkable pain, suffering and tragedy. We have also felt profound love, camaraderie, compassion and support, says Mastro.
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For the second year in a row, Edward-Elmhurst Health has been named one of the nations 15 Top Health Systems by Fortune/IBM Watson Health.
For the second year in a row, Edward-Elmhurst Health has been named one of the nations 15 Top Health Systems by Fortune/IBM Watson Health.
Edward-Elmhurst was one of five systems recognized in the Medium Health Systems category.
The study spotlights the best-performing health systems in the U.S., based on a balanced scorecard of publicly available clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics and data.
Edward-Elmhurst Health is a 721-bed system that includes three hospitals  Edward Hospital in Naperville, Elmhurst Hospital and Linden Oaks Behavioral Health (on the Edward campus), and an extensive ambulatory care network that provides comprehensive health care to residents of the west and southwest suburbs of Chicago.
Edward-Elmhurst is only the third Illinois health system to be recognized as a 15 Top Health System since the program began in 2008.
Among the 15 Top Health Systems, Edward-Elmhurst Health ranked lowest for inpatient mortality, resulting in fewer in-hospital deaths; lowest for 30-day mortality, resulting in fewer mortalities overall; and highest for influenza immunization protocol of the five medium health systems.
Fortune/IBM Watson Health also named Edward Hospital and Elmhurst Hospital to its list of the 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S. (Large Community Hospitals category) and recognized each as an Everest Award winner, which is bestowed on those hospitals that, in addition to ranking among the top for current performance, also rank among the fastest-improving over five years.
Edward and Elmhurst are two of only seven Illinois hospitals to make the 100 Top Hospitals list. The 100 Top Hospitals study has been conducted annually since 1993. Edward was previously recognized as a 100 Top Hospital in 2011, 2016 and 2018. This is the first time Elmhurst Hospital has been honored.
Edward and Elmhurst are two of only three Illinois hospitals and two of only 20 in the country to be recognized with the Everest Award.
IBM Watson Health identified the top hospitals following a rigorous evaluation of 3,134 short-term, acute care, non-federal hospitals in the U.S.
These include survival rates, patient complications, health care-associated infections, 30-day mortality and 30-day hospital-wide readmission rates, length of stay, throughput in emergency rooms, inpatient expenses, profitability and ratings from patients.
For more information, visit www.100tophospitals.com
In addition, Edward and Elmhurst Hospitals each earned an A in The Leapfrog Groups Spring 2020 Hospital Safety Grades. Elmhurst is one of only 32 hospitals in the U.S. and five in Illinois to achieve an A in every update since Leapfrog began the Hospital Safety Grades in 2012.
Edward and Elmhurst Hospitals also each received five stars in the 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings, just two of 13 hospitals in the Chicago area and 21 in Illinois to receive five stars.
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The Edward-Elmhurst Health system earned a major vote of confidence Tuesday as it was named one of the 15 Top Health Systems in the country by Fortune/IBM Watson Health.
The award came along with two other honors from the health data firm, which put Edward and Elmhurst hospitals each on the list of the 100 Top Hospitalsin the country and among 20 hospitals recognized with the Everest Award for high achievement and fast improvement in the clinical, operational and patient satisfaction metrics evaluated.
                                                                                                                                                                                                               

This is the second year in a row the Edward-Elmhurst Health organization, formed by merger in 2013, has earned the honor as one of the 15 Top Health Systemsin Watson Health's review of publicly available hospital data. Edward-Elmhurst is the only Illinois system to make the list this year and one of only three in Illinois to be recognized since the program began in 2008.
"This, for us, is a very, very important award," said Mary Lou Mastro, system CEO of Edward-Elmhurst Health. "To us, it's one of the most prestigious awards just because it's based on measurable data."
A detailed review process for each honor evaluated factors such as inpatient mortality, patient complications, average length of stay, readmission rate and annual operating profit margin. The program evaluated 332 health systems and 2,492 member hospitals for the 15 Top Systems award, and 3,134 hospitals for the 100 Top Hospitals honor.
Joining Edward and Elmhurst on the 100 Top Hospitals list in Illinois are Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Evanston Hospital, Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago and SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital in Centralia.
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For its systemwide success, Edward-Elmhurst is especially proud of its low mortality rates, with an inpatient mortality rate of 0.66, on a risk-adjusted index for which the lower the number is below 1, the better. The next-lowest risk-adjusted mortality rate among the 15 Top Health Systems was 0.79, while the highest rate among systems that made the list was 1.09.
"When we look at all 15 health systems, we had the absolute lowest mortality of all of those," Mastro said. "Having fewer complications and lower mortality -- that's always important, no matter what is going on in health care, including a pandemic."
Data studied for the 2020 awards came from before COVID-19 cases had been identified in the suburbs.
But Mastro said news of the awards comes at a welcome time to be a morale booster, as hospital staff members -- especially those in the intensive care and emergency departments -- have been treating patients with COVID-19 since March.
At the peak of cases seen so far, Edward and Elmhurst hospitals together were treating about 150 COVID-19 patients at once. As of Monday, Mastro said, the total of COVID-19-positive patients at the two hospitals was down to 16.

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Expected to cost $29.9 million, the project would be funded by a combination of cash and investments. Minneapolis developer Ryan Cos. is under contract to purchase the property at 3329 75th St. in Woodridge, which it would lease to Edward-Elmhurst for $28.50 per rentable square foot for 12 years, according to the application.
The Edward-Elmhurst Health physician network has grown by 27 percent over the past four years, including both primary care and specialists, the application says. Future growth is imperative to ensure cost-effective patient access throughout the community.
The center is scheduled to open in August 2022. However, the Naperville-based hospital systems two active projectsapproved by the state in 2018 with completion dates in November 2020 and March 2021, respectivelyare expected to be delayed, the application says. It did not say whether delays are related to the pandemic.
Net patient revenues at Edward Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital and Edward Health Ventures totaled $1.2 billion forfiscal 2019, up 2 percent from the previous year. Like other health care facilities, it has seen patient volumes decline as a result of COVID-19. In addition to
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To offset lost revenue, leaders are taking 15 to 25 percent pay reductions through June 30 when the chain's fiscal year ends.
"Theres no doubt that were focusing on video visits and they will continue to grow, but brick-and-mortar health care locations arent fully going away," spokesman Keith Hartenberger said in an email. "Theres still a need for in-person visits with your physician and other services like mammography, X-ray and lab. The Edward-Elmhurst Health center in Woodridge willconsolidate many of our existing services into one convenient location, even as we expand our video and virtual care options.
The Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board, which decides the fate of health care projects in the state, is tentatively scheduled to vote on the application at its June 30 meeting.
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Every parent wants to know what their child is doing at school. However, more often than not when you ask your child what they did today, they will most likely answer, I played or nothing. Of course, as parents, we know this is not true but we also really want to know what they have been working on and learning. Therefore, we implemented a new reporting tool called Montessori Records Express or MRX. MRX allows us to communicate with our parents and allows parents to check in anytime to see what their child has been working on in the classroom. MRX enables each teacher to customize the lessons that directly pertain to their individual classroom/students. It also gives the teachers easy access to see what each child has accomplished, what they are progressing on and when they are ready for something a bit more challenging. As a parent and an assistant teacher here at Norbeck, I love the program! As a mom, the fact that I can access the program at any time during the year to see what my son is working on, is probably one of the biggest benefits to me. As an assistant, I love how easy it is to organize and keep track of the progress for all the kids we work with. Since our initial launch in October, a new feature was added- videos! The video links allow you to get a better idea as to what the lessons actually look like and how they are done.
The Primary Montessori teachers have been working hard these past few months imputing information and really learning the program for our parents. We know this is new for you (and us) but we hope you like it and get as much from it as we do.
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The Primary Montessori teachers have been working hard these past few months imputing information and really learning the program for our parents.

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The Montessori Records Xpress (MRX) App, an extension of the online subscription service (Paid Subscription required), is designed to facilitate teachers record keeping in a Montessori classroom. This version offers teachers flexibility when tracking students as observations occur. MRX designed a tracking tool that is both more informative and quicker than traditional methods.All records correlate to the online desktop version so that information is consistent and up to date. It is compatible with Android phones and tablets. If you are using a tablet, please find the 'MRX Tablet' app for all of MRX's features.The App offers several of the primary features currently on the desktop version:Take Attendance:Take attendance for both students and classroom staff.Add information about attendance patterns with reusable comments.Record Progress:Record progress that reflects stages of a students comprehension.Track learning for multiple lessons and multiple students.Monitor history of proficiency for each student.Correlate student progress with individualized teacher lesson plans.Add individualized comments or select from a list of reusable comments.Lesson Plan On The FlyMRX allows teachers to lesson plan while in the classroom right before a presentation. Expedited planning provides an accurate picture of each students educational progress, prioritizing specific student needs.Features:Filter specific lessons based on a students proficiency.Assess individualized learning gaps.Determine which students are appropriate to join a group lesson.Increase classroom presentation efficiency.To purchase a subscription visit www.MontessoriRecordsXpress.com (Adobe Flash required use a desktop or laptop) to learn more about the full desktop version.
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