| Experts to share insights at assembly on thriving in times of change |
The structural changes taking place in U.S. health care finance have many leaders in the field asking how the shifts will affect their organizations and communities and what they can do to prepare.
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| Ethical discernment clears way for FQHC at Holy Cross |
For many of its poor patients, the new primary care clinic at Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago will be like a water well in a desert.
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| Online course in end-of-life care mines complex emotional content |
Issues revolving around end-of-life care for patients are among the most challenging and emotionally difficult for health care professionals.
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| Physician delivers culturally sensitive care to Amish |
A $150,000 grant from the Mercy Health Foundation of Chesterfield, Mo., allowed Dr. Nancy Hayes to purchase ultrasound equipment, an X-ray machine and a refrigerator for vaccines. But it was her Amish patients who helped paint the walls, lay the tile and build the cabinets at the Amish Health Outreach clinic in Webster County, Mo., in the Ozark Mountains.
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| Pro-life senator says health reform will protect vulnerable women |
| Abortion remains one of the most difficult and contentious issues facing our nation. This was proven once again in the recent national debate over health care reform. |
| Chandler Regional to expand heart services-add tower in 2012 |
Chandler Regional Medical Center of Chandler, Ariz., plans to expand its cardiac catheterization unit and add a patient tower by summer 2012 in order to meet a growing demand for health care services in south-central Arizona.
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| Providence St. Peter upgrades detoxification center |
The Providence St. Peter Chemical Dependency Center in Lacey, Wash., is wrapping up a $3 million renovation aimed at improving the center's ability to respond to the needs of patients - most especially those with other psychiatric conditions or medical diagnoses.
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| Wheeling Hospital to expand by 2012 |
Wheeling Hospital of Wheeling, W.Va., plans to add a new tower to its campus by 2012.
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| VA asks ministry to help it educate minority veterans on benefits |
The Veterans Health Administration wants to partner with CHA members to reach out to minority veterans, many of whom may be unaware that they qualify for benefits and services, said Lucretia McClenney, director of the VA's Center for Minority Veterans in Washington, D.C.
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| Grateful patient donates 2.5 million to Saint Francis |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center of Hartford, Conn., has accepted a $2.5 million donation from a patient who was grateful for the care received from a Saint Francis cardiologist, according to the hospital. |
| Saint Joseph resale shop generates funds for people in need |
Saint Joseph Hospital of Chicago is finding that its resale shop has taken on new relevance in the economic downturn.
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| Catholic partners join forces to reduce infant child deaths in Peru |
Peru is widely perceived as a country plagued by natural and man-made disasters, from earthquakes and tsunamis to pervasive pollution and poverty.
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| Keeping Up |
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