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William Henry Lawrence, Jr.
Summit Health is a for-profit, multispecialty medical practice headquartered in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. The company is a result of a Mergers and acquisitions, merger between Summit Medical Group and CityMD. Summit Health is led by Chairperson, Chairman and Chief executive officer, CEO Jeffrey Le Benger, MD. In 2016, Le Benger was named #8 in the "NJBiz Health Care Power 50 list" – a publicized ranking of the leaders of New Jersey healthcare organizations, state policymakers and Legislator, legislators. History Founders Summit Health traces its beginnings to October 1919, when co-founders William H. Lawrence, MD, and Maynard G. Bensley, MD established the company as Summit Medical Group in Summit, New Jersey. The two had met in the United States Army's World War I Ambulance Company 33, which Lawrence had organized, and which was later headed by Bensley. Lawrence attained a rank of Major, and Bensley attained the rank of Captain, in their participation in the ambulance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Practice
Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. Contemporary medicine applies biomedical sciences, biomedical research, genetics, and medical technology to diagnose, treat, and prevent injury and disease, typically through pharmaceuticals or surgery, but also through therapies as diverse as psychotherapy, external splints and traction, medical devices, biologics, and ionizing radiation, amongst others. Medicine has been practiced since prehistoric times, and for most of this time it was an art (an area of skill and knowledge), frequently having connections to the religious and philosophical beliefs of local culture. For example, a medicine man would apply herbs and say prayers for healing, or an an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
