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November 01, 2013
Mercy opens $115 million orthopedic hospital in Springfield, Mo.
The Mercy system has opened a $115 million, 48-bed orthopedic facility in Springfield, Mo., that will provide general orthopedic treatments, total joint replacements and spine care.
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November 01, 2013
CHI board chair authors book on Pope Francis
Chris Lowney, the board chair of Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives, has written a book on the leadership style of Pope Francis. Loyola Press published the 184-page Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads.
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November 01, 2013
St. Francis Country House marks 100th anniversary
St. Francis Country House of Darby, Pa., marked its centennial last month with a celebration. The 273-bed long-term care facility is part of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Catholic Health Care Services.
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November 01, 2013
PeaceHealth, UW Medicine collaborate on complex care
PeaceHealth and University of Washington Medicine have entered into an agreement that makes Seattle-based UW Medicine the preferred provider for complex medical care for PeaceHealth patients in northwest Washington and southeast Alaska.
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November 01, 2013
St. Vincent's HealthCare opens hospital in Clay County, Fla.
St. Vincent's HealthCare of Jacksonville, Fla., opened a $110 million, 64-bed hospital in Middleburg, Fla., Oct. 1. St. Vincent's Medical Center Clay County is located about 30 miles southwest of Jacksonville, where St. Vincent's has two hospitals.
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November 01, 2013
CHA restructures annual governance conference for ministry trustees
CHA has renamed and restructured its annual governance conference. Under the new format, not only can trustees new to Catholic health care gain foundational knowledge about the ministry; now, all ministry board members can gather to discuss pressing issues.
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November 01, 2013
Employees connect to Ascension Health's mission by volunteering
Employees at Ascension Health's national administrative center in Indianapolis tutor homeless students, cheer teenage boxers and paint classrooms, all on company time. They draw regular pay for their good deeds.
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November 01, 2013
Kids with cancer write songs with pluck, emotion, humor
Having cancer is nothing to sing about, especially if you're a 7-year-old who has spent much of the past four years virtually living in hospitals.
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November 01, 2013
Franciscan leads center to treat Washington's injured workers
Bryan Isaacson, a boiler engineer at a Tacoma, Wash.-lumber mill, was using an industrial drill on a piece of metal when the bit caught, jerking his arm around and tearing his rotator cuff.
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November 01, 2013
Mercy St. Vincent helps revive blighted Toledo neighborhood
When Karen Rogalski joined Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in 2008, with a charge to revitalize the neighborhoods surrounding the Toledo, Ohio, hospital, she decided to start by walking the streets and getting to know the community and its residents.