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			{
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		{
		
			currentSize = smt_fontsizeGetCurrentFontSize(elem);
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<script type="text/javascript">
//<!--
var ns4 = (document.layers);
var ie  = (document.all);
var ie4 = (ie && !document.getElementById);
var ie5 = (ie && document.getElementById);
var ns6 = (!ie && document.getElementById);

var aryMoused = new Array();
var aryLayerMoused = new Array();
var aryMoImages = new Array();
var imageList = new Array();
var runMouseOvers = true;
var TimerID = null;
var iLimit = 25;
var itmp = 0;

var nbTime = 100;
var nbTimes = 2;
var nbThisLoc = 325;
var aryLayerNames = new Array();
var aryNavBarLayerInfo = new Array();
var aryNavBarLayers = new Array();

var registeredObjects = new Array();
var viz = "hide";

function MOImage() {
	var arg = MOImage.arguments;
	this.ptrImage = BillzNavBarMM_findObj(arg[0]);
	this.imageMO = new Image();
	this.imageMO.src = arg[1];
	this.HTMLname = arg[0];
	this.Moused = false;
	this.OriginalSrc = '';
	return true;
}

function BillzImagePreload() {
	// 0) html image name 1) mo image src 2)image Name for rollover key (rollover may have multiple mos for one html Image) 
	var arg = BillzImagePreload.arguments;
	nbImagePreload(arg[0], arg[1], arg[2]);
}

function nbImagePreload(img_name, mo_img_src, rollover_key_img_name) {
	var imageKey = (rollover_key_img_name.length > 0) ? rollover_key_img_name : img_name;
	imageList[imageList.length] = imageKey;
	if (!(aryMoImages[imageKey])) aryMoImages[imageKey] = new MOImage(img_name, mo_img_src);
}

function BillzMouseover() {
	var arg = null;
	if (runMouseOvers) {		
		arg = BillzMouseover.arguments; //args 0)ImageName 1)OriginalSrc 2)array index (caller imagename)		
		nbMouseover(arg[0], arg[1], arg[2]);
	}
	return true;
}
// args 1) ImageName 2) OriginalSrc 3) array index (caller imagename)
function nbMouseover(img_name, orig_src, img_key) {
	var imageKey = null;
	var o = null;
	if (runMouseOvers) 
	{				
		imageKey = (img_key.length > 0) ? img_key : img_name;
		if (!(aryMoImages[imageKey].ptrImage)) aryMoImages[imageKey].ptrImage = BillzNavBarMM_findObj(img_name);		
		if (aryMoImages[imageKey] && (o = aryMoImages[imageKey].ptrImage)) {
			aryMoImages[imageKey].OriginalSrc = orig_src;
			aryMoImages[imageKey].Moused = true;
			o.src = aryMoImages[imageKey].imageMO.src;
		}
	}
	return true;
}

var NavBarTempOnload = null;
if (window.onload && window.onload != null) NavBarTempOnload = window.onload;

function FullyLoaded() {
	if (NavBarTempOnload != null) NavBarTempOnload();
	runMouseOvers = true;
	return true;
}

function BillzMouseOutTimer() {
	return nbMouseOutTimer();
}

function nbMouseOutTimer() {
	if (TimerID) clearTimeout(TimerID);
	TimerID = setTimeout("nbLayerRestore()",5000);
	return true;
}

function RestoreAll() {
	nbMouseoverRestore();
	nbLayerRestore();
	return true;
}

function BillzMouseoverRestore() {
	return nbMouseoverRestore();
}

function nbMouseoverRestore() {
	var i = 0;
	var o = null;
	if (runMouseOvers) {
		for (i = 0; i < imageList.length; i++) {
			if (aryMoImages[imageList[i]].Moused && (o = aryMoImages[imageList[i]].ptrImage)) {
				o.src = aryMoImages[imageList[i]].OriginalSrc;
				aryMoImages[imageList[i]].Moused = false;
			}
		}
	}
	return true;
}

function BillzLayerRestore() {
	return nbLayerRestore();
}

function nbLayerRestore() {
	var i = 0;
	for (i = 0; i < aryLayerNames.length; i++) {
		if (!aryNavBarLayerInfo[aryLayerNames[i]].isDefault) BillzNavBarRestoreLayers(aryLayerNames[i]);	
	}
	return true;
}

function BillzArrayPushUnique(aryArray, varNewElement) { //only pushes if unique value
	var pushIt = true;
	var i = 0;
	for (i = 0; i < aryArray.length && pushIt; i++) {
		pushIt = (varNewElement != aryArray[i]);
	}
	if (pushIt) BillzArrayPush(aryArray, varNewElement);
	return pushIt;
}

function BillzArrayPush(aryArray, varNewElement) { //Implement Array Push 'cause IE cant handle it
	aryArray[aryArray.length] = varNewElement;
	return true;
}
function BillzArrayPop(aryArray) { //Implement Array Pop 'cause IE cant handle it before 5.5
	var varItemToPop = null;
	if (aryArray[aryArray.length - 1]) {
		varItemToPop = aryArray[aryArray.length - 1];
		aryArray[aryArray.length] = null;
	}
	return varItemToPop;
}

function getDivRef(id) {
	var divref;
	if(ns4) divref = document.layers[id];
	else if(ie4) divref = document.all[id];
	else if(ie5 || ns6) divref = document.getElementById(id);	
	return divref;
}

//v3.0 name changed to avoid clash with possible other JS in content, this function complements of MM Dreamweaver
function NavBarSwapRollover(swapimage,defaultimage,imageID) {
	if(imageID.length > 0 && document.getElementById(imageID))
	{
		if(swapimage.length > 0) 
			document.getElementById(imageID).src = "images/" + swapimage;
		else
			document.getElementById(imageID).src = "images/" + defaultimage;		
	}
}
function BillzNavBarMM_findObj(n, d) {
	var p,i,x;
	if (ns6) x = document.getElementById(n);
	else {		
		if (registeredObjects[n]) return registeredObjects[n];
		if (!(d)) d = document;
		try {
			p = n.indexOf("?");
		}
		catch(e) {
			p = 0;
		}
		if (p > 0 && parent.frames.length) {
			d = parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document;
			n = n.substring(0,p);
		}
		if (!(x = d[n]) && d.all) x = d.all[n];	
		for (i = 0; !x && i < d.forms.length; i++) {
			x = d.forms[i][n];
		}
		for (i=0; !x && d.layers && i < d.layers.length; i++) {
			if (d.layers[i].id.indexOf("external_") == -1) x = BillzNavBarMM_findObj(n, d.layers[i].document);	
		}
		registeredObjects[n] = x;
	}				
	return x;
}

function BillzArrayContains() {
	var arg = BillzArrayContains.arguments;
	var foundit = false;
	var i = 0;
	for (i = 0; i < arg[0].length && !foundit; i++) {
		foundit = (arg[1] == arg[0][i]);
	}
	return foundit;
}

function NavBarRegisterLayer() {
	var arg = NavBarRegisterLayer.arguments;
	var n = arg[0];
	var d = arg[1];
	var mo = false;
	var o = null;
	if (arg[2] && arg[2] == 'MOutLayer') mo = true;
	else mo = false;
	
	if (!(BillzArrayContains(aryLayerNames, n))) {
		if (o = BillzNavBarMM_findObj(n)) {
			aryNavBarLayers[n] = o;
			BillzArrayPushUnique(aryLayerNames, n);
			aryNavBarLayerInfo[n] = new NavBarLayer(n, d, mo);
		}
	}
	return true;
}

function BillzNavBarMM_showHideLayers() {
	//v3.0 name changed, this function complements of MM Dreamweaver with customizations by Bill Heller
	var i = 0;
	var x = "";
	var obj = null;
	var v = null;
	var p = null;
	var args = BillzNavBarMM_showHideLayers.arguments;
	
	if (args[args.length - 1] != "menu") nbMouseOutTimer();
	for (i = 0; i < (args.length - 2); i += 3) {
		if (!aryNavBarLayers[args[i]]) {
			x = (args[i + 2] == 'show') ? 'hide' : 'show';
			NavBarRegisterLayer(args[i], x);
		}
		if ((obj = aryNavBarLayers[args[i]]) != null) {
			v = args[i + 2];
			aryNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].isDefault = false;
			if (args[args.length - 1] == "restore") v = (v == 'show') ? 'hide' : 'show';
			
			if (obj.style) obj.style.visibility = (v == 'show') ? 'visible' : ((v == 'hide') ? 'hidden' : v);
			else obj.visibility = v;
		}
	}
	return true;
}

function BillzNavBarRestoreLayers() {
	var i = 0;
	var x = "";
	var obj = null;
	var v = null;
	var p = null;
	var args = BillzNavBarRestoreLayers.arguments;
	for (i = 0; i < (args.length); i++) {
		if (obj = aryNavBarLayers[args[i]]) {
			v = aryNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].defaultVisibility;
			if (obj.style) {
				obj = obj.style;
				v = (v == 'show' ) ? 'visible' : ((v == 'hide') ? 'hidden' : v);
			}
			obj.visibility = v;
			if (!aryNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].MOutLayer) aryNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].isDefault = true;			
		}
	}
	return true;
}

function NavBarLayer() {
	var arg = NavBarLayer.arguments;
	this.defaultVisibility = arg[1];
	this.isDefault = true;
	this.MOutLayer = arg[2];
	return true;
}

function BillzNavMove() {
	return nbNavMove();
}

function nbNavMove() {
	var thisl = null;
	var otherl = null;
	if (thisl = BillzNavBarMM_findObj("nbScrollLayer")) {
		if (thisl.style) {
			thisl = thisl.style;
			viz = "hidden";
		} 
		thisl.top = nbThisLoc -= 3;
		if (nbThisLoc < -750) {
			nbThisLoc = 325;
			nbTimes--;
		}
	}
	if (nbTimes <= 0) {
		otherl = BillzNavBarMM_findObj("BillzLayer");
		otherl.visibility = viz;
	} else {
		setTimeout("nbNavMove()", nbTime);
	}	
	return true;
}

function NavBar_openadmin() {
	window.open('admin/','SiteAdmin','height=screen.availheight,width=screen.availwidth,scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,resizable=1');
	return true;
}

window.onload = FullyLoaded;
//-->
</script>
					
<script type="text/javascript">
//<!--
function NavBar_setCookie(cookievalue,navVersion,linkID) 
{	
	var cookiename = "SLIDINGTABLE_NAVBAR" + navVersion;
	var cookieVersionname = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_VERSION";
	var cookieClear = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_CLEARCOOKIES";	
	document.cookie = cookieClear.toUpperCase() + "=false";
	if(cookievalue.length > 0)
		document.cookie = cookiename.toUpperCase() + "=" + escape(cookievalue);
	if(navVersion.length > 0)	
		document.cookie = cookieVersionname.toUpperCase() + "=" + navVersion;	
	if(linkID.length > 0)
		NavBar_setPLinkIDCookie(linkID,navVersion);		
}
function NavBar_setoLevelIDCookie(cookievalue,linkID,navVersion) 
{
	var name = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_OLEVELID";		
	if(cookievalue.length > 0)
		document.cookie = name.toUpperCase() + "=" + escape(cookievalue);	
	if(linkID.length > 0)
		NavBar_setPLinkIDCookie(linkID,navVersion);	
	if(navVersion.length > 0)	
		document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_VERSION=" + navVersion;		
}
function NavBar_setPLinkIDCookie(linkID,navVersion)
{	
	document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_PLINKID=" + linkID;	
	if(navVersion.length > 0)	
		document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_VERSION=" + navVersion;
}
function NavBar_deleteCookie() 
{
	// first we'll split this cookie up into name/value pairs
	// note: document.cookie only returns name=value, not the other components
	var check_name = "SLIDINGTABLE_NAVBAR";	
	var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split( ';' );
	var a_temp_cookie = '';
	var cookie_name = '';
	var cookie_value = '';
	var b_cookie_found = false; // set boolean t/f default f	

	document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_VERSION=0";	
	document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_OLEVELID=";	
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		<p><strong><font color="#008193">A Commitment to Excellence</font></strong></p>
<p>After merging four hospitals during the 1970s and 1980s, Bay Regional Medical Center developed a full continuum of health services for Northeast Michigan. With acute care at Bay Regional Medical Center - Main Campus and <a href="body.cfm?id=153"><strong><font color="#008193">Bay Special Care Hospital</font></strong></a> on the West Campus, home health services, medical equipment, pharmacy, women's health and rehabilitation services, more than 2,000 BRMC employees provide quality care to nearly a half million people in East Michigan.</p>
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<li><strong>Award winning&nbsp;Interventional Cardiology Services</strong> </li>
<li><strong>Award winning Advanced Neurosciences</strong> </li>
<li><strong>Open Heart</strong> <strong>Surgery</strong> </li>
<li><strong>Advanced Diagnostics</strong> <strong>including MRI and PET/CT</strong> </li>
<li><strong>Women's Health Services</strong> </li>
<li><strong>Five Star Orthopedic Services, including <font color="#007ac5">Joint EXPRESS</font></strong></li>
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<li><strong>Comprehensive Rehabilitation</strong> </li>
<li><strong>Home Health and Hospice Care</strong> </li>
<li><strong>Emergency Medical S</strong><strong>ervice</strong><strong>(Ambulance/Paramedics)</strong> </li>
<li><strong>24-hour Level II Emergency Department</strong> </li>
<li><strong>Oncology/Radiation Therapy</strong></li>
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<p>Bay Regional Medical Center has recently earned the following awards:</p>
<p><strong>March 2009</strong> 
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<li>Bay Regional earned Center of Excellence status from Blue Cross/Blue Shield for Cardiac Care</li>
<li>Bay Regional earned Center of Excellence status from Blue Cross/Blue Shield for Cardiac Surgery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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<p><strong>June 2009</strong> 
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<li>&nbsp; Bay Regional Medical Center earned "Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval"&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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<p><strong>August 2009</strong> 
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<li>Bay Regional earned the Award for Excellence for "Outstanding Performance on tPA Administration and Smoking Cessation Counseling from the Michigan Department of Community Health and the Michigan Stroke Registry and Quality Improvement Program (MiSRQIP)</li>
<li>Bay Regional earned re-certification from JCAHO as Primary Stroke Center.</li>
<li>Bay Regional Inpatient Rehabilitation earned Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) re-accreditation.</li>
<li>Bay Regional Medical Center's Cardiac Rehabilitation earned re-accreditation.</li>
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<p><strong>September 2009</strong> 
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<li>Bay Special Care Hospital received the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce 2009 "On the Go" award, which showcases economic development opportunities in the Bay Area and recognizes businesses making significant developments</li>
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<p><strong>March 2010</strong> 
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<li>Bay Regional Medical Center was awarded the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce's "Family Friendly Employer Award".</li>
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<p>Bay Regional Medical has also earned the following awards and recognition:</p>
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<li><font color="#ff0000">J.D. Power and Associates</font> Distinguished Hospital Award for an "Outstanding Patient Experience" (2005, 2006) </li>
<li>Keystone ICU Award from <font color="#ff0000">Michigan Health and Hospital Association &amp; Johns Hopkins University</font> </li>
<li>2005 Governor&rsquo;s Award of Excellence for Improving Care in the Hospital and Emergency Department </li>
<li>Five Star Award for Overall Orthopedic Services Five Consecutive Years <font color="#ff0000">(HealthGrades)</font> </li>
<li>BRMC&rsquo;s Oncology Program is approved by the <font color="#ff0000">American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer</font> as a Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program, the highest level attainable by a community hospital. </li>
<li>President&rsquo;s Award from the <font color="#ff0000">American Association for Cancer Education</font> for BRMC&rsquo;s Colorectal Cancer Screening Program with Great Lakes Cancer Institute </li>
<li>Five Star Community Award from the <font color="#ff0000">American Cancer Soci</font>ety (Four consecutive years) </li>
<li>Five Star Community Investor Award from the <font color="#ff0000">American Cancer Society</font> (Four consecutive years) </li>
<li>Oncology Nurse Certification is the highest in the area. </li>
<li>Obstetrics and Women&rsquo;s Health Nurses: Winners of the <font color="#ff0000">Johnson &amp; Johnson Award of Excellence</font> </li>
<li>The Laboratory has earned Professional Research Consultants&rsquo; 2004 National Customer Service Award </li>
<li>Five nurses from the 3-West Pediatrics Department earned certification from the <font color="#ff0000">Pediatric Nursing Certification Board</font>. Bay Regional Medical Center is the fourth hospital in Michigan to reach this level of certification. </li>
<li>Bay Regional Medical Center is designated as a <em><font color="#ff0000">Neuroscience Center of Excellence (COE),</font></em> according to the 2006 Neuroscience Center of Excellence Survey, co-sponsored by NeuroSource, Inc., Chicago, IL and HealthTech, San Francisco, CA. </li>
<li><font color="#ff0000">American Heart Association</font> - American Heart and Stroke Heroes Day: Community Education and Awareness Award </li>
<li>Bay Regional Medical Center supports the community and our service area with free or low -cost screenings, health information on the web, health fairs, expos, and donations. </li>
<li>Major supporter of Bay Arenac Intermediate School District Imagination Library</li>
<li>Major supporter of <font color="#ff0000">East Shoreline Red Cross</font> for First Responder Training</li>
<li>Free or Low Cost EMS Coverage for All Major Community Events.</li>
<li>Free VIALS OF LIFE for area citizens.</li>
<li><font color="#000000">Provider of&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="body.cfm?id=263"><font color="#008193"><strong>Helen M. Nickless Volunteer Clinic</strong>,</font></a></font> serving the uninsured and underinsured in Bay County with free primary medical care, referrals for testing, and follow up care.</li>
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