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September 08, 2014
Mentors expose students to hard work of hospital medicine
At his first knee-replacement surgery, Kevin Anderson was surprised to see tools as basic as hammer and saw put to blunt use with a force that launched a small bone chip into his plastic face shield.
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September 08, 2014
Group 'graduates' from Franciscan system formation program
Ten executives are the first to complete a formation program launched in 2011 by the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Service Corporation.
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September 08, 2014
Presence convenes inaugural class in new formation program
This month, Chicago-based Presence Health is launching its first formal formation program since the system began operations in November 2011.
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September 08, 2014
Queen of the Valley rallies to treat people injured in Napa quake
After a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Napa, Calif., Aug. 24, staff of Napa's St. Joseph Health - Queen of the Valley quickly set up a command center and triage tents to aid the dozens of community members who had flocked to the medical center seeking treatment for injuries.
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September 08, 2014
Mercy Eye Care Ministry puts clear sight in reach of low-income patients
A good deed changed James J. Rooney's career.
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September 08, 2014
Transitions Coaches support patient self-care after hospitalization
Barbara Narduzzi was frightened when she had to be hospitalized at St. Mary Mercy Livonia twice in March due to several health problems, including a heart attack followed weeks later by pulmonary edema. Just one thing upset her more than being in the hospital — the idea of going home.
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September 01, 2014
Saint Francis offers acupuncture on a pay-what-you-can basis
Although it has been effective in treating a wide range of ailments, the Chinese art of acupuncture is usually expensive and rarely covered by insurance.
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September 01, 2014
Providence Sacred Heart names clinic for Father-Doctor Malnar
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash., has named its maternity clinic for a priest and doctor to recognize him for his dedicated service in caring for patients, including a commitment to serving mothers who are sometimes young, unmarried, and have limited resources for medical care. It christened the "Father Stan Malnar, MD, Maternity Clinic" earlier this year.
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September 01, 2014
CHI foundation passes major milestone in awarding grants
Catholic Health Initiatives has given out more than $55 million in grants aimed at creating healthy communities through its Mission and Ministry Fund, an internal grant program established when Englewood, Colo.-based CHI formed in 1996.
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September 01, 2014
Empathy's on tap in 'dementia-friendly' community
No mother wants to see her child struggle, regardless of the child's age. So it's understandable that Janet Rubenzer-Pike gets choked up and emotional when she talks about her 55-year-old daughter, Julie Anderl, of Chippewa Falls, a northwest Wisconsin community of 14,000. A one-time successful lawyer in private practice, Anderl had also been a city attorney, president of the Chamber of Commerce, county court commissioner and circuit court judge candidate.