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November 01, 2011
Palliative care growing, but many still lack access
Palliative care is one of the fastest-growing services in health care, according to a new report released by the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the National Palliative Care Research Center.
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November 01, 2011
Mercy to invest $4.6 billion in Missouri operations by 2019
Mercy health system of Chesterfield, Mo., has announced it will spend $4.6 billion over the next eight years to enhance its Missouri operations.
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November 01, 2011
Doctor says crowdsourcing tools can make people healthier
In his seminal book Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations, Clay Shirky explores how new technology and social media can foster democracy, stop crime, even build a better kite.
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November 01, 2011
Duquesne University conference explores immigrants' health and social challenges
As globalization makes the world more interconnected, widespread economic uncertainty and anti-immigration sentiment is creating more barriers to the movement of workers across borders and contributing to a divisive sense of "them and us."
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November 01, 2011
Wheaton clinic counts its successes two by two
In April, 2010, Chrissy Pircio — 21 weeks pregnant with twins — found herself lying flat on her back in a rented RV as her husband and brother sped down the highway on a 10-hour trip, from her home near Pittsburgh to Milwaukee in a desperate bid to save her babies' lives.
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November 01, 2011
Health care providers target obesity as threat in communities
Obesity rates have been rising rapidly in the U.S. and have reached epidemic levels.
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October 15, 2011
Keeping Up
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October 15, 2011
Detroit's St. John receives Kellogg grant
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded Detroit's St. John Hospital and Medical Center $1.2 million to promote breast-feeding, particularly among low-income and minority women.
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October 15, 2011
Mercy in Grayling, Mich., marks centennial
Northern Michigan's Mercy Hospital Grayling celebrated its 100-year anniversary this spring with a ceremony presided over in part by Bishop Bernard Hebda of the Diocese of Gaylord, Mich.
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October 15, 2011
Joint Commission names care quality leaders in five categories
"Top Performers on Key Quality Measures," a recently published list of 405 hospitals singled out by the Joint Commission for excellence in patient care, includes 30 CHA member hospitals.