Rex Healthcare Discusses Developments in Cancer Research at The V Foundation’s Scientific Symposium and Exhibition
Posted: 08-14-2009 : RALEIGH, N.C.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Rex Healthcare is proud to participate in The V Foundation’s Scientific Symposium and Exhibition on Aug. 15, 2009. The event will include a scientific symposium panel discussion on cancer research and an exposition that will feature area health advances and new medical technology. It will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center.

The cancer research symposium’s panel of distinguished doctors, including Rex Senior Health Center’s founder and medical director Leroy Darkes, MD, will share developments in cancer research made here in the Triangle region. Discussions will include Rex Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence work, made possible through a $500,000 grant from The V Foundation.

At the Exposition, Rex will showcase its new technology, including a daVinci surgical robot used at the state-of-the-art Rex Surgery Center. The robot improves patient outcomes and increases surgical capabilities of laparoscopic procedures. People may stop by and “test drive” the robot to understand what it is like to perform robotic surgery. Information about the Rex Cancer Center and the Rex Hospital Foundation will also be available at the Expo.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information about The V Foundation, visit jimmyv.org. For more information about Rex Healthcare, visit rexhealth.com. For more information about the Rex Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence, call (919) 784-1261.

The exposition will take place from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. and the panel discussion will begin at 10:30 a.m. The Raleigh Convention Center, Room 305, is located at 500 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh, N.C. 27601.

About Rex Healthcare
Rex Healthcare, a member of UNC Health Care, is a private, not-for-profit health care system, with 4,400 employees. Rex Healthcare has 665 beds (433 general acute beds, six inpatient hospice and 226 skilled nursing) and treats more than 26,000 inpatients each year. Rex offers dedicated centers for women, cancer, post acute rehabilitation and skilled nursing care, heart and vascular, same-day surgery and wellness, plus dedicated clinics for pain management, heartburn, wound care, sleep disorders, diabetes education and state-of-the-art emergency services. Rex provides various healthcare services throughout Wake County with facilities in Cary, Apex, Garner, Knightdale, Wakefield and downtown Raleigh. Rex is also the first hospital in the Triangle, and one of only 10 in North Carolina, to receive Magnet Recognition, which places Rex nurses among the top 2 percent in the country. In 2008, Rex was listed as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals® by Thomson Reuters Healthcare. In addition, Rex was named a Thomson Reuters Performance Improvement Leader – one of only 16 hospitals in the country to make both Thomson Reuters lists. Rex also was named one of the top 100 (#15) Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine.