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Dr. Dr.
Debra Alberts became chair of The CHEST Foundation Ambassadors Group at CHEST
2005. The
treatment model in use at the Academy was praised in a recent study by the
RAND Corporation.

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"The Academy
has been very effective in helping troubled adolescents overcome substance
abuse and reclaim their lives , but cuts in state funding have severely limited
the number of young men and women we are able to reach.

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Alberts has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including being
selected by his peers to be listed in the Best Doctors in America.

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Michael Alberts of H. The Ambassadors Group comprises ACCP spouses and other interested
individuals who serve as emissaries to help the ACCP and The CHEST Foundation
improve patient care and lung health through education.

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For more information about the ACCP, please visit the ACCP
Web site at http://www.org .

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"I am committed to enhancing the value of ACCP membership through
education, practice management support, and advocacy," said Dr. His
research and scholarly interests include the diagnosis and management of lung
cancer, occupational airways disorders, and the business of medicine. The Meadows Foundation
has stepped up in a big way to fill the void and allow us to restore key
services to our residents.

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Phoenix House Receives $107 000 Grant from The Meadows Foundation

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Alberts will build on the
strengths of the ACCP to assist and support its members in delivering patient-
focused care.
Dr. The CHEST Foundation is the
philanthropic arm of the ACCP whose mission is to provide resources to advance
the prevention and treatment of diseases of the chest.org .

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Michael Alberts, MD, FCCP, was
inducted as President of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) at
CHEST 2005, the College's 71st annual international scientific assembly, held
October 29 through November 3, in Montreal, Quebec , Canada."

The Phoenix Academy of Austin, founded in 1997, is one of eleven
residential treatment High Schools operated by Phoenix House nationwide.

Phoenix House is the nation 's largest nonprofit provider of substance
abuse treatment and prevention services, operating more than 100 programs in
nine states.

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chestnet. "At a time when
federal and state support of such programs is being cut, it is increasingly
important for the private sector to provide resources for the continuation of
programs and services dedicated to helping those caught in the dangerous
spiral of drug and alcohol abuse.
"It is impossible to overstate the importance of The Meadows Foundation's
extraordinarily generous grant is to the Phoenix Academy of Austin," said
Michael J.

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NORTHBROOK, Ill ., W. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research
Institute and Professor of Oncology and Medicine in the Department of
Interdisciplinary Oncology at the University of South Florida College of
Medicine in Tampa, FL. He completed a residency in
Internal Medicine at the Ohio State University and a Pulmonary and Critical
Care Medicine Fellowship at the University of California in San Diego. Alberts and his wife Debra live in Tampa, FL, with their two children."
"We are pleased that The Meadows Foundation can be a partner in the
efforts of the Phoenix Academy in Austin to provide help and a safe haven for
so many in need," Evans concluded.

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Alberts currently
is the editor of the ACCP Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Diagnosis and
Management of Lung Cancer and serves on the CHEST editorial board and the
editorial boards of several other journals. Alberts received his MD from the University of Illinois and earned an
MBA degree from the University of South Florida.

The Meadows Foundation is a private philanthropic institution established
in 1948 by Algur H.

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Funding Will Assist Austin Teens in Substance Abuse Treatment

AUSTIN, Texas, crucial funding that will restore essential services and
sustain operations at the Academy through August.

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Alberts is
Chief Medical Officer at the H.

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Since 1967, Phoenix House has treated more than 100 ,000 substance
abusers -- currently caring for a population of more than 6,000 at residential
centers for adults, residential Phoenix Academies combining long-term
treatment and schooling for adolescents , outpatient, after school, and day
programs.

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American College of Chest Physicians Inducts New President

Hathcoat, Director of Phoenix House's Texas programs.

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"ACCP
initiatives will reflect our commitment to patient-focused care and will be
guided by this important question: What can the ACCP do to help members help
their patients?"
As an active Fellow of the ACCP for more than 20 years, Dr.

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The ACCP's mission is to promote the prevention and
treatment of diseases of the chest through leadership , education, research,
and communication.

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Dr. For more information
about The CHEST Foundation, please visit http://www. The study found that teens treated at a Phoenix Academy
demonstrated substantial reductions in drug use and improvements in
psychological well-being.
Since its inception, it has disbursed more than $550 million in grants and
direct charitable expenditures to more than 2,400 Texas institutions and
agencies.

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chestfoundation. Foundation grants support work in the fields of arts and culture,
civic and public affairs, education, health, and human services.

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As ACCP President , Dr. and Virginia Meadows to benefit the people of Texas.

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Alberts has
served the ACCP in many leadership roles, including chairing the Continuing
Education Committee and the Council of Governors and serving on the Board of
Regents and Executive Committee of the Board of Regents.
ACCP represents 16 ,500 members who provide clinical respiratory, sleep,
critical care, and cardiothoracic patient care in the United States and
throughout the world.

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"The work of Phoenix House in assisting adolescents who are victims of
substance abuse is a vital component of maintaining healthy communities," said
Linda Evans, president and CEO of The Meadows Foundation. The
Foundation's mission is to assist the people and institutions of Texas improve
the quality and circumstances of life for themselves and future generations. Phoenix House has been providing substance abuse services in Texas
for nearly ten years and now operates 12 programs in Dallas, Austin and the
Houston/Galveston Bay area.

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