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September 15, 2013
Hickman packs food boxes for patients on restricted diets
Brenda Beard knows she should eat better as a step toward improving her health. The rural Nunnelly, Tenn., resident weighs more than 400 pounds and has type 2 diabetes, sciatica, difficulties walking and dental problems, she says.
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September 15, 2013
Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care launches academy
Tacoma, Wash.-based Franciscan Hospice and Palliative Care is opening an academy to train clinicians to provide palliative medical care for patients with serious illnesses, said leadership involved with the effort.
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September 15, 2013
Alexian Brothers' bilingual therapists reach out to Polish Americans
When clinical therapist Margaret Myszka appeared at Polish-language Masses one Sunday last fall to tell parishioners at Chicago's St. Constance Church about a new bilingual counseling office she had established at the church, the response was immediate.
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September 15, 2013
St. Joseph's effort to improve health in Reading, Pa., includes group sessions with mothers-to-be
When Isel DelVillar had a prenatal visit before the May 3 birth of her second son, Jeriel Torres, she knew she would have plenty of time to discuss her concerns.
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September 15, 2013
Loyola center bridges care for cancer survivors returning to life's routines
In the months after Kari Harris completed her surgery and chemotherapy for breast can-cer, she realized the trauma of the disease and treatment had changed the way she experienced her own home.
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September 15, 2013
Columbia St. Mary's diversifies its workforce with INROADS
Fahad Tahir considers himself lucky that a minor infraction landed him in the counselor's office at Milwaukee's Shorewood High School in 2001.
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September 15, 2013
St. Joseph to prepare staff for new roles under health reform
Leaders of St. Joseph Health of Irvine, Calif., know that under health reform, their operating strategy will shift, with more care delivered outside of the hospital walls, under a population health model.
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September 01, 2013
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September 01, 2013
Three Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother take on new roles with Ascension
Three Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother are taking on new roles with St. Louis-based Ascension and the system's public juridic person, Ascension Sponsor.
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September 01, 2013
St. Francis of Monroe, La., marks centennial
St. Francis Medical Center of Monroe, La., is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with awards banquets, commemorative events, a feast day, centennial Mass, pet blessing and other activities.