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September 09, 2014
Children's Hospital of San Antonio cooks up anti-obesity campaign
Children's Hospital of San Antonio plans to fight obesity by teaching children and families how to prepare healthy meals and by demonstrating firsthand that the freshest ingredients come from the ground, not bags or boxes.
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September 08, 2014
Tech-savvy new nurses swap expertise with patient-care veterans
A hospital is a high-pressure workplace. Throw in a major new computer program, with its multiple screens and mysterious sequences, and the result can try the most composed veteran nurse.
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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.