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October 01, 2013
Keeping Up
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October 01, 2013
SSM leaders say deal with Dean will improve care integration
SSM Health Care leaders say a deal with Madison, Wis.-based Dean Health Systems continues SSM's transformation from a hospital-based system to an integrated care delivery system, with improved networks to serve patients.
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October 01, 2013
Sacred Heart chaplain Msgr. Edmund Klimek remembered for compassionate care
Msgr. Edmund Klimek, whose commitment to the sick and suffering left a lasting impression on patients and staff at Sacred Heart Hospital and touched the greater community of Eau Claire, Wis., died on Aug. 28 at age 85.
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October 01, 2013
CHA's Hamel promoted to senior ethicist
CHA has promoted Ron Hamel to senior ethicist, from senior director of ethics.
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October 01, 2013
Holy Spirit, Geisinger explore options in south central Pennsylvania
Holy Spirit Health System in Camp Hill, Pa., and Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pa., said on Sept. 9 that they have signed a letter of intent to explore ways they can work together on health care through a strategic affiliation in south central Pennsylvania.
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October 01, 2013
Catholic Health Initiatives, Texas Heart Institute pursue partnership agreement
Catholic Health Initiatives and the Texas Heart Institute said on Sept. 16 they have entered into exclusive negotiations toward a new partnership for research and education on cardiovascular diseases to be funded by $220 million over the next decade.
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October 01, 2013
With a healthy dose of silliness, Clowns on Call frees kids to be kids
If laughter is the best medicine, it stands to reason that a clown's bedside manner can do wonders to help a sick child heal.
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October 01, 2013
Batter up: Saint Agnes Hospital dusts off a piece of Babe Ruth's history
Restoring the baseball field where young Babe Ruth smashed his first towering home runs is the centerpiece of a plan by Saint Agnes Hospital in Baltimore to transform a former school site that adjoins its health care complex.
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October 01, 2013
Bon Secours' benefits ease the strain for low-income employees
Several years ago, managers at Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital in Richmond, Va., were frustrated with the high level of absenteeism among low-wage workers on the Friday after payday.
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October 01, 2013
St. Joseph adopting open technology platform to improve medical data use
St. Joseph Health of Irvine, Calif., is investing in a technology platform that its leaders believe will enable clinicians and patients to share medical information more effectively.