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August 15, 2014
CHA supports new State Medicaid Expansion Caucus in U.S. House
To encourage reluctant states to expand Medicaid as allowed by the Affordable Care Act, a group of lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives has created the State Medicaid Expansion Caucus.
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August 15, 2014
Grief camps offer children a safe environment for mourning
Isaac Niermann, now 6, was a great comfort and companion to his sister Gracie. Gracie — who had red hair and blue eyes and loved to play peekaboo with her health care providers — battled a congenital disorder called Kabuki syndrome. When the children's mom needed Gracie's attention, she'd call Isaac over, because Gracie always kept her eyes on her brother. Isaac used to help his sister, staying with her through her breathing treatments. Gracie died last year of pneumonia, shortly before she would have celebrated her third birthday, said the children's mother, Lauren Niermann.
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August 15, 2014
High-tech eyewear frees Dignity Health doctors to focus on patients
It was during one of her son's recent medical appointments with his doctor that Maria Wallace witnessed the benefits that can come with new wearable technology for clinicians.
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August 15, 2014
St. John Providence champions advance care planning
As a pastor and social worker, Reggie Huff has witnessed his share of arguments about end-of-life decisions that tore entire families apart.
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August 01, 2014
Keeping Up
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August 01, 2014
Sr. Judith Ann Karam voted next CHA chairperson
Sr. Judith Ann Karam, CSA, was elected vice chairperson/chairperson-elect of the CHA Board of Trustees by unanimous vote at the June 24 membership assembly, which convened during the Catholic Health Assembly here. Sr. Karam will be installed as CHA chair at the 2015 Catholic Health Assembly in Washington, D.C.
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August 01, 2014
CHA to offer formation program for sponsors beginning in 2015
Beginning in fall 2015, CHA will offer a four-session, in-depth "Sponsor Formation Program for Catholic Health Care" to prepare people for a sponsorship role in the Catholic health ministry and to advance the capabilities of sitting sponsors.
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August 01, 2014
Sr. Gilmore, CSJP, remembered as courageous peacemaker
Sr. Eleanor Gilmore, whose life was "marked by peace, courage and a joyful spirit" died July 12 in Bellevue, Wash., at age 82, according to her religious order.
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August 01, 2014
McGuire retires after more than three decades in the ministry
Terry McGuire retired July 1 as senior vice president of mission integration at Felician Services of Chicago. He has worked in Catholic health care for over three decades.
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August 01, 2014
Pittsburgh Mercy Health System unpacks hoarding disorder
Hoarding may seem like an isolated phenomenon, affecting only the hoarder and his or her family members. But its effects go far beyond the individual and into the community, in terms of fire hazards, lost work days, evictions, animal neglect and abuse and the societal support needed when children or elderly family members are removed from the home.