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February 15, 2014
Providence builds immigrants' work skills, connections
Abdurahman Dawud, 30, was born in Somalia but spent most of his life — 22 years — eking out an existence in a refugee camp in Ethiopia. In 2011, his dream of emigrating to America finally came true through the auspices of Catholic Social Services in Anchorage, Alaska.
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February 15, 2014
Alliance strengthens Catholic home health services in New York City
Judith Baron trusts the home health workers from Cabrini Eldercare who care for her in her New York City apartment, and she wants to know they'll be back.
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February 15, 2014
Health care providers can improve personal resiliency
Health care management and delivery is stressful under the best of circumstances and the rapid pace of structural and organizational change under way now in U.S. health care is adding a layer of uncertainty that creates even more stress for executives, managers and frontline caregivers.
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February 15, 2014
School, skilled nursing center teach students geriatric nursing skills
A nursing school and a Catholic skilled nursing center have teamed up in Massachusetts on an educational model providing nursing students one-on-one training in geriatric care skills.
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February 15, 2014
California ministry leaders challenge Modern Healthcare story, defend quality of women's care
We were surprised and disappointed as to how Modern Healthcare chose to cover the recent report from the American Civil Liberties Union and MergerWatch ("Catholic systems' growth threatens women's care, report says," ModernHealthcare.com).
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February 15, 2014
CHA responds to The New York Times editorial
The New York Times editorial published on Dec. 8 ("When Bishops Direct Medical Care") was misleading and in error. It is especially regrettable that such a respected publication would rush to judgment without validating the facts.
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February 15, 2014
CHA challenges untrue attack on ministry's maternal care quality
Nearly 1 million people work in Catholic health care every day. Many, if not most, choose their workplace because they believe in the mission of providing high-quality, compassionate care for everyone, especially those who are vulnerable.
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February 01, 2014
Keeping Up
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February 01, 2014
Pittsburgh Mercy brings 'Dancing Classrooms' to inner-city schools
In mid-December, 124 fifth-grade students from 10 inner-city Pittsburgh elementary schools lit up the dance floor of a school auditorium, showing off their merengue, foxtrot, rumba, tango and swing moves during a ballroom dancing competition.
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February 01, 2014
TriHealth, St. Elizabeth to form integrated network in Cincinnati
Two Cincinnati-area health care providers are forming a joint venture intent on better managing the health of populations under a single integrated network called Healthcare Solutions Network.