| The time is now for health reform |
| As I watched our president present his plan to pass the health reform legislation, it was clear this is an historic opportunity to make great improvements in the lives of so many Americans. Is it perfect? No. Does it cover everyone? No. But is it a major first step? Yes. The insurance reforms will make the lives of millions more secure, and their coverage more affordable. |
| Program reaches out to seniors suffering with addiction |
| The walkers that some elderly clients rely on for balance scuff the linoleum hallways at Recovery Plus Addiction and Mental Health Services. The marks are a reminder that it is never too late to develop — or recover from — addiction. |
| St. John expands access to mental health services in challenging economy |
| By expanding the services it offers to high-functioning mental health patients, PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center of Longview, Wash., is generating enough revenue to improve care for people who have significant mental health needs but no means to pay for services. |
| Saint Francis Hospital gets the lead out in Hartford |
| Herman and Terri Gwynn of East Hartford, Conn., were happy to buy their colonial-style home in 2003. It was room enough for their growing family. But 2009 was a bad year. . . they learned that Daniel, the second-youngest of their five children, had a dangerously high level of lead poisoning. |
| Webinar cuts through misinformation on tube feeding hydration |
| While clinical considerations underlie all initial discussions about starting or stopping tube feeding and hydration in individual patients, decisions on medically assisted sustenance are often influenced by moral judgment, and may be clouded by emotion or politics. |
| Casa de Misericordia helps domestic violence victims to rebuild lives |
| When a woman uproots her life to flee a violent relationship, she can face some daunting challenges, particularly if she is a low-income mother. She must figure out how to ensure her own safety and that of her children, where to live, how to get financial and legal help and how to recover emotionally. |
| Sacred Heart Health System to open hospital in Port St. Joe Fla. |
| As Catholic Health World went to press, Sacred Heart Health System of Pensacola, Fla., was poised to open a $38 million, 25-bed hospital in Port St. Joe, Fla., on March 15. |
| Paupers meal raises money for Haiti relief |
| Employees and visitors at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis dined on "paupers' meals" on Ash Wednesday to generate funds for earthquake relief in Haiti. |
| CHA director to coordinate international relief efforts among ministry members |
| Bruce Compton, an administrator skilled in bringing surplus medical supplies from the Midwest to medical missions in developing nations, will join CHA April 1 as senior director of international outreach |
| Employee's gift will help expand children's hospital |
| A $2.5 million posthumous gift from a former employee and his wife will help St. John's Mercy Children's Hospital in St. Louis to expand its facilities. |
| Perinatal hospice fills care gaps for families facing prenatal, newborn death |
| Months before Miriam Hernandez gave birth to her daughter Nathalie she knew that her baby's life likely would be measured in minutes, hours or days. No matter how brief the allotted time, she simply wanted her daughter to know love. |
| Keeping Up |
|