| Look us over |
| With this issue, Catholic Health World launches a redesign that gives the paper
a cleaner, more contemporary feel. |
| Catholic systems praised for high quality |
| Catholic and other church-owned health systems demonstrate greater
quality and efficiency than other nonprofit or investor-owned systems,
according to a new analysis by Thomson Reuters of its 100 Top
Hospitals: Health System Benchmarks data. |
| Multitasking chaplains put yardstick to services |
| The U.S. health care system is undergoing significant and rapid
changes — changes that have direct implications for the work of health
care chaplains. |
| Covenant assumes sponsorship of St. Joseph in Bangor |
| The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice has
transferred sponsorship of St. Joseph Healthcare of Bangor, Maine, to
Covenant Health Systems of Lexington, Mass. |
| Summit to explore how to integrate services for seniors |
| To help Catholic health care providers prepare for the future — particularly when it comes to knitting a seamless continuum of care for older adults — CHA is hosting the first Catholic Health Strategy Summit: Integrating Services for Seniors. |
| CHP groups senior ministries into single division |
| Catholic Healthcare Partners of Cincinnati has combined its 13 senior
care and housing ministries into a single division. It also named Jason
Niehaus president of the division, which is called Senior Health and
Housing Services. |
| No more guesswork, St. Elizabeth solicits advice from patients, families |
| A hospital's success depends heavily upon its ability to understand and
meet the changing needs and expectations of patients and family members. |
| Book illustrates Baltimore Mercy's story |
| In the world of academia, autumn is the traditional time for students
to peruse course descriptions replete with required reading lists,
assignments and exams. |
| Mercy polishes its Baltimore bonafides with new hospital |
| Mercy Medical Center's new 18-story, 686,000-square-foot Mary Catherine
Bunting Center is slated to open at St. Paul Place — contiguous to the
existing downtown Baltimore campus — in December. |
| Columbia St. Mary's donates supplies to Afghans facilities |
| At press time, three, 40-foot containers of medical supplies were en
route from Columbia St. Mary's of Milwaukee to Afghanistan, where the
donation was scheduled to arrive in mid August. |
| Providence ElderPlace looks to expand Portland-area presence |
| Providence ElderPlace has plans to partner with a Portland, Ore.,
suburb to develop a senior housing and services complex by early 2013. |
| Animal clinics benefit from outmoded St. Anthony's supplies |
| When a medical supply or piece of equipment no longer meets the
standard for use with human patients it still may be useful in treating
four-legged ones. |
| Taking a wellness message into schools |
| It's the start of a new school year. Students are stocking up on school
supplies. Teachers are updating lesson plans. And Catholic health care
providers who serve in their local schools are preparing for a fresh
batch of new patients. |
| Keeping Up |
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