| Free clinics founded by women religious reach low-income elderly |
Two decades ago, Catholic nuns in Colorado established three free
clinics to bring wellness checkups to low-income elderly people.
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| Urgent mental health clinic may keep patients from crisis |
It's no wonder Montana has been dubbed "the last best place."
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| Genesys Health fosters response to homelessness |
When Deborah Chaney walked into the offices of the One Stop Housing
Resource Center in Flint, Mich., she was out of work, on food stamps
and low in spirit.
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| At Providence Saint Joseph's cancer center, patients control the ambiance |
When patients enter the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Cancer Center in
Burbank, Calif., they answer an array of health questions before
starting cancer treatment. They also get asked about their decorating
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| Providence facilities among Circle of Life honorees |
Providence Health & Services facilities in Everett, Wash., and
Torrance, Calif., are among the organizations that the American
Hospital Association is honoring this year for excellence in palliative
and end-of-life care.
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| CHA to study best practices in mission donations |
Responsible redistribution of surplus supplies and equipment to mission
hospitals in the developing world can benefit donor and recipient
alike, but only when the goods can be used by the recipients.
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| Pilgrimage to France gives Seton leaders insight into system's heritage |
During their pilgrimage to France, dozens of executives, sponsors,
board members, clinicians and associates of the Seton Family of
Hospitals strolled the same streets Seton's founders walked centuries
ago to gain a greater understanding of the roots of the health system.
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| Mercy's Baltimore NICU is setting for reality series |
Baby Angel is only minutes old, but her weight of nearly 12 pounds
concerns doctors and nurses at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, where
she is taken immediately after her birth by caesarean section to the
hospital's neonatal intensive care unit.
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| Efforts to shape up the workforce make employers more attractive |
Even though health care workers extol the value of wellness and
prevention, they may have difficulty practicing what they preach.
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| Keeping Up |
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